Can anyone answer this question?

Hello everyone. I'm a brand new user. It's great to read all of your posts.

Here's my question:

I have lots of credits from 4 year schools (120+ by now). Of course I'd like them all to transfer to whatever school I go to.

I'd like to go to a school that has poli-sci and law-type courses, and Undergrad majors in Social Science and Writing(Journalism).

~ I'd like to do a combined major if I can. ~

I'd rather the school not be a virtual school.

Can anyone out there help with this question?

Kind regards,

funstuff

 

What, exactly, is the question?

If you're just looking for a particular University as a recommendation, search this board and other sites such as petersons.com. There must be a thousand and one universities that offer online Bachelors. I'd recommend looking for local or in-state universities as they may be more cost effective.

I'd also be amazed if all your credits transferred. One might have an expectation of 70-80 hours transferring and only having to complete the last year or two online.

 

I've heard from scores of people, over the years, who had great bundles of units, and ended up with at least 120 in the proper categories (science, humanities, etc.) from Excelsior, Edison, or Charter Oak, and therefore got the Bachelor's with no further work.

 

Hello John,

Yes, I've already talked to Charter Oak and they think I may just be granted a degree with no fuss.

But I'm really hoping to find a 'B & M' school. One that might do a Soc. Science major (poli-sci emphasis), and a minor in Journalism (or some other writing focus).

And of course, I'd like the school to take more than 90 credits. I really do think most (or all) of my credits will transfer since they are from schools like Reed, Harvard ext., UC-Boulder, UCSB, etc.. etc.

No underwater basket weaving on any of the transcripts. Obviously I didn't take any courses on 'completion' either. (ha ha)

 

Since I will not be involved in any more Bears' Guideses, I haven't really been keeping up on the nitties and gritties of school programs since the research for the last one, two years ago. At that time, there were no brick-and-mortar schools that would do 100% of a degree based on prior stuff, no matter how much. There were some -- Western Illinois comes to mind -- that only required one semester's worth of courses -- 15 units -- after enrolling, and those could be done at a distance.

This may well have changed. The new sole author of Bear's Guide may address it.

John

 

I'm sorry but I think the answer to your question is, "No."
Jack

 

Thank you for the replies, John and Jack.

I checked out Western Illinois. It appears to have one BA degree that looks amorphous.

I'm inclined to think the way for me to go is to either:

Go to Syracuse and do their Liberal Studies degree (I cringe at doing that because your environment these days isn't exactly 'liberal'!)

or

find a school that offers a major and minor in Soc. Sci and something writing-oriented ~ that is not a virtual school.

I'd love to hear your suggestions if you have any.

 

Mountain State University only requires 18 credits from them and they are a B&M school.

 

It sounds as though you've accumulated a lot of credits from some fine schools, and I hope that you can put them together to form a degree. It sounds as though you once had a lot of specific interests, so you went "a la carte" to the max.

I'm curious though, what you mean by a "virtual school", and why you are averse to them? A diploma mill may be an example of a really virtual school, since no "school" exists. Or the University of Massachusetts Amherst online MBA program may be a virtual school to you, since it's taught through a "virtual" classroom?

Anyway, it sounds as though you haven't lost any of your passion for taking classes, so maybe you should just pick any old baccalaureate program, get that out of the way, and start some graduate coursework.

 

Thanks for the posts, Skidadl ahd tescStudent.

I checked into Mountain State. Is there only one undergrad DL degree offered? In Criminal Justice?

All the same, I was glad to hear there is a "B & M' school out there that will take more than 90 units.

Thanks for the advise, tescStudent. I should just get a BA and move on. To answer your question, for me a 'virtual' school is one that has been a DL school from its inception.

Hey Skidadl, keeping scouring your mind for me on more schools that will take 90 + units ...and that will give minors, too, please!