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  1. kebrit

    kebrit New Member

    i would like to have some help and advise. i have 15 credits in maths from lsu and around 15 credits in the italian language from a swedish university.
    can the swedish credits be transfered to a us dl program?
    to which program can i transfer these degrees to get an AA or AS and then get a BA/BS. i would appreciate helps.
    tnx
     
  2. sentinel

    sentinel New Member

    You would need to have your Swedish academic credits evaluated by an approved educational credentials evaluator. An approved evaluator is somewhat dependent upon the USA school where you intend to enroll.

    However, your first contacts should be one of Charter Oak State College, Excelsior College, or Thomas Edison State College. Based on credits you could wrap up an AA or AS degree less than 2 years; with the additional foreign language credits maybe in less than 1 year. Afterwards, completion of a BA or BS degree can be undertaken.

    I suggest the above schools solely due to their no-residency requirement; all academic credit can be transferred in from other institutions. Maximum flexibility.

    Example - 10 courses after transfer-in of mathematics and foreign language (Italian); definitely can be finished within 1 year.
     
  3. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member


    I enrolled at Excelsior and they had UK engineering and math courses evaluated by an independent agency in the US. What I did to help the evaluators was to compile a folder containing a listing of all my courses with class time (hours) spent on each, letters from UK schools, copies of all certificates, and a list of all text books used in each course.

    If you lived in Sweden then perhaps you could gain credit via portfolio in topics such as Swedish geography, economics, politics, culture, sociology. Search university catalogs to see if there are courses that you might have lifetime learning in.
     
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  4. kebrit

    kebrit New Member

    thank you very much for your advises. i went through the sites you gave me, all of them cost alot, i have to pay the degree from my pocket.
    can u pls let me know colleges or uni that cost less pls as well.
    what kind of AA can i enroll in with the credits i have already
    tnx again
     
  5. sentinel

    sentinel New Member

    While the enrollment / advising fees for one year may appear to be a lot from the perspective of a foreign student, the three schools mentioned above allow 100% of the credit hours to be transferred into the degree. Therefore, you could complete the remaining 10 courses in your own country or say from LSU, which you have already used, to earn the last 30 credit hours and afterwards apply to one of those schools. Penn Foster offers single courses at very low cost; choose ACE evaluated courses though.
     
  6. kebrit

    kebrit New Member

    thank you again for the rapid response. now how can i choose what subjects i should start to study from now on?
    which AA/AS would be the one that allows me to use all of my credits?
    tnx
     
  7. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

  8. sentinel

    sentinel New Member

    For purposes of illustration only, consider the requirements of the Associate of Arts degree from Thomas Edison State College.

    Example

    Subject/Category Credits

    I. General Education 48
    A. English Composition 6
    B. Humanities (must include two subject areas) 12
    3 foreign language course (9 credit hours)
    C. Social Sciences (must include two subject areas) 12
    D. Natural Sciences 9
    3 mathematics courses (9 credit hours)
    E. General Education Electives 9
    2 mathematics courses (6 credit hours)
    1 foreign language course (3 credit hours)

    II. Free Electives 12
    1 foreign language course (3 credit hours)

    Total:
    60 credits

    I have inserted your earned credit hours (15 mathematics and 15 foreign language - Italian) into the academic plan. You must complete 30 credit hours (10 3-credit-hour courses): 6 credit hours of English Composition I* and English Composition II*, 12 credit hours of sociology science courses+, and 9 credit hours of free electives-.

    Notes:
    (*) 6 credit hours in English composition required for BA so you might as well complete them for the AA so those credits are completed if you intend to earn a BA later.
    (+) social science courses such as psychology, sociology, economics, or history, for example and MUST
    have courses from at least 2 different areas of social science.
    (-) 9 credit hours of free electives in any area of study; if you know a third language, say French, but do not have academic credit you can earn it through passing an interview in that language I think.
     
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  9. Susanna

    Susanna New Member

    Have you taken the TOEFL exam?

    Susanna
     
  10. kebrit

    kebrit New Member

    no i havent taken toefl test, to take courses they dont ask for it
     
  11. Susanna

    Susanna New Member

    If English is your second language, it is my understanding that RA schools require that you take the TOEFL (as a prereq. to program admission). Perhaps others can verify/correct me on this...

    Susanna
     
  12. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    I don't think this is a function of accreditation, but either way, American schools typically require the TOEFL from students from countries where English is not the dominant spoken language. Sometimes students are exempt when they have a degree from an institution where English is the language of instruction, but not necessarily.

    When I was at Southeastern the policy was that only students from Canada, Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand were exempt. I lobbied the dean to update that to include the English-speaking countries in the West Indies, the exclusion of which seemed difficult to justify.

    -=Steve=-
     
  13. kebrit

    kebrit New Member

    you think after i took courses and did exams in english they will ask for toefl?
     
  14. sentinel

    sentinel New Member

    The TOEFL examination is only required as a means of proving a potential student has a command of the Engish language sufficient to handle academic coursework and lectures given in the English language. Since you have already successfully completed coursework from Louisiana State University (LSU) where the language of instruction is English and the coursework and textbooks were presumably written in English I expect you are eligible for a waiver on the TOEFL. That is only my opinion; contact the school you want to attend to confirm or refute my thoughts.
     
  15. Susanna

    Susanna New Member

    Yes, I believe that will be the case if you are trying to enroll into program.

    Some schools may be less stringent but overall I think most have this policy. A statement from Thomas Edison State (since this school was mentioned in this thread) : "You do not need to take the SAT or ACT. However, international students whose country of origin is not English-speaking must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)"

    Susanna
     
  16. Susanna

    Susanna New Member

    How exclusionary...good thing you called them on that...

    Susanna
     
  17. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Southeastern's been around a long time, and as a majority minority institution it's inconceivable the policy was like that on purpose. I think it was more that none of the English-speaking countries there had yet gained independence last time the school took a look at the policy. :)

    -=Steve=-
     
  18. kebrit

    kebrit New Member

    how leaving the toefl for when it becomes a problem, lets go back to what credits i should take. is it possible to take more math courses?
     
  19. Susanna

    Susanna New Member

    So, you already have English credits from an RA school? If not, and you perceive the TOEFL to be a problem, then I would suggest taking English courses instead of math courses. I understand that this may not interest you as much but I think it would be most beneficial in the long run.

    Susanna
     
  20. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

    I suggest that you download degree requirements from the three main DL colleges (COSC, TESC, and Excelsior) and compare them. Pick the degree that best meets your needs. It sounds like you have all the math courses you need unless you wqant a concentration in math. You need to satisfy several areas including english, natural science, and humanities. If you get stuck on finding appropriate courses ask for suggestions on this forum.

    In my case I did not apply to the college (Excelsior) until I had completed all but two or three courses. That proved to be the most cost effective approach for me.

    Can you let us know in which country you reside? That might elicit more suggestions for courses.
     

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