AIU online BIT- will i be able to pursue master with another school?

Any one have experience with this? I am currently in the AIU Bachelors of IT program, and i was wondering if i would have problems transfering to a reputable school to pursue a masters in a similar field?

 

My gut feeling is no - if you can hit the GRE/GMAT score, as long as the school is accredited, I would think you would be OK. Again, my opinion.

Shawn

 

Define "reputable school".

 

schools like...
Columbia Southern University
Boise State University
Seton Hall University
American Military University
Northcentral University
Norwich University



i wish i knew about these schools before i started the BA, but ive already used up a nice amount of change from the air force and cant go back..

 

really? So most schools want you to take a test and write a paper to get into the graduate programs huh?

 

You will have no problems whatsoever, unless you apply for an Ive league school, such as Harvard or Princeton; and they have their own very unique standards. AIU is RA and other RA schools will accept a Bachelors from AIU towards a Masters degree. No sweat!

 

These schools are not reputable school, maybe "ACCEPTABLE SCHOOL"

Reputable School such as Havard University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Southern California, George Washington Uiversity, University of Virginia, Princeton University, and etc....

 

If you're rich, you should apply to Southern Methodist University in Master of Science in Telecommunication (Almost the same as IT). In 2008, Southern Methodist University is ranked top 48 institution accross the nation by U.S News. It is a private institution; therefore, the tuition is about $980.00 per credit it is the same as George Washington University, and Boston University.

 

There's also Harvard's ALM IT program. To get in, you need to take 3 of the courses prior to admission and get a B in each course. The tuition for most of the IT courses is $1700 per course, with some courses costing more. However, there is a residency requirement of one course being taken in person, which can be during the shorter summer term. This residency requirement is a detractor for many prospective students.

 

Aiu

That is a funny question. I went to AIU LA campus, then I went on to a certificate program at Cornell (on the extension campus in NYC), and completed a masters degree at Norwich University, currently I am in an MPA program at Baruch College-City University of New York. So I guess the answer is yes a BA from AIU will serve you just fine.

 

Norwich is VERY reputable in military circles, with a highly active alumni community. Moreover, its IA program is NSA-certified - doesn't get more reputable than that.

 

Hard to tell, the reality is that graduate school even for top schools is a huge business so many schools are not so "picky" when it comes to admission. I would say that if you are planning to get into a professional program such an MBA or Master of IT then you wouldn't have so much of an issue. Research programs might be a bit more strict since they look at academics more closely.

 

I can't speak for IT, but many schools do not require tests or papers to start a masters degree; however some degree programs have prerequisites (in fact some requirements can be waived - for example my MSQA prerequisites included computer programming - I replied that I had written software programs since the mid 60s and CSUDH waived the requirement.)

 

While these and other top tier universities are certainly reputable, so are schools like Boise State and Seton Hall. They are accredited and have very good national reputations in many of thier disciplines. The other schools on "Irreligious'" list are definitely accredited and legitimate.

A motivated and disciplined learner can receive a fine education at any of the more than 2,000 accredited universities in this country--most of whom would accept a student with an AIU BA degree with a good GPA and good GRE scores.