Canada to US Credit Transfer

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  1. lostandfound

    lostandfound New Member

    After stumbling across this website, I am truly inspired to finally attempt to finish off my degree.
    I'm looking to finish off my undergrad degree first in record time and low cost coming in at a close second.
    But before I plunge in, I'd like to ask for some advice.

    I have a number of credits from when I went to the University of Toronto, sometime before the beginning of time...

    I'd like to enrol in one of the Big 3 but it appears they all need a third party to assess the "international" credits.
    Problem: time and money. Plus the fact I have not heard good things about any of them.
    So then I was thinking...maybe I could enrol in Athabasca (Canadian DL), transfer my credits there, then transfer over to one of the Big 3.
    Is there a flaw in my logic?

    Also, I'm curious as to how much longer I'd need to go before completing a degree.
    Any words of wisdom out there?
    I was going to attend other Canadian universities as a part-time/distance student, but they're basically regular courses, offered at regular semester times and would take me 3 years to complete.

    I've got 6.5 1st year TofTcredits (which equates to 39 credit hours), 2 2nd year credits (= 12 credit hours), 0.5 3rd year (3 credit hours) and 0.5 4th year (3 credit hours).
    I also have 2 1st year courses at Seneca College (says 5 credits each on the transcript but let's say they're equivalent to 6 credit hours).
    Assuming full credit transfer (I realize it's unrealistic) that's a total of 63 credits.
    Grades and subject matter are all over the place.
    If anyone is able to supply more info, I'll gladly post the courses and grades to help.

    I want to get back to the books in a hurry so if anyone could offer some advice, I'd truly appreciate it!!
     
  2. zefrench

    zefrench New Member

    As a Canadian I went that route. A friend of mine from Brasil use WES as the evaluator. It was pretty straightforward.

    I am at Excelsior, doing a bachelor of science in IT. In my opinion I would not go any other way. What degree program are you looking at?

    The option via Athabasca would most likelly result in less credits and higher cost, if it ever works at all.
     
  3. xecuter

    xecuter New Member

    what degree are you looking to finish?
     
  4. lostandfound

    lostandfound New Member

    zefrench/xecutor - if there's a significant difference in time and money, I'll pick any degree; the fastest and cheapest degree would be my initial choice.
    Having said that, since my career path has been investments/banking for years, the preference would be a business degree - either General Business or Finance, (the faster of the two).
    But again, not if it would mean signficantly more and/or money.
    The ultimate goal is to get into grad school.

    I've passed the CFP, passed level 1 of the CFA, have a bunch of securities courses, passed the life insurance exam - I wonder if those help towards getting credits?

    @zefrench - less credits maybe (not sure about their transfer policy) but i think it's less cost. $100 for general admission which gets your credits over vs. $135+ at WES, ECE etc.

    Now that I think about it, $35 is no big deal, but I'd really like to have a sense of how Canadian credits transfer over before I plop money down.
     
  5. xecuter

    xecuter New Member

    I think you have many options to choose from. But it all depends on what courses you completed at the UoT, grades..etc So it is not that any school of the big three would accept all your credits.
    For example, you have the option of applying for a bachelor degree in general business at Memorial Univ located in Newfoundland-Canada. They do offer an online degree and is AACSB accredited...It will cost you around $450/course but again, it depends on how many courses they will accept. They do not require an external evaluator, the admissions office will evalute your courses directly.

    Another option would be Univ of Wyoming's BBA degree (General Busines). They also do not require a third party evaluator and a course there will cost you $400.

    There is also some useful info on the bain4weeks.com website where you can complete an undergrad degree in 4 weeks, but I think it would be a bit hard. I would give it 6 months to 1 years if you are presistent.

    Now if you are only looking to go to grad school to complete a MBA or Msc in Finance program, there are a few schools in the UK that you can apply for their graduate programs without an undergrad degree. Three off the top of my head are Heriot Watt University, Univ of Liverpool and Univ of Leicester.

    Hope that helps.
     
  6. zefrench

    zefrench New Member

    If you enjoye exams, you cannot beat the speed and cost of using CLEP/DSST exams and enrolling at Excelsior. At $80ish an exam, for 3 semester hours, its tought to beat.
     
  7. lostandfound

    lostandfound New Member

    Thank you for your feedback!

    I've looked at other online Canadian programs but I find the the time and cost is prohibitive.

    I don't enjoy exams per se but CLEP/DSST exams, for the cost and money may do the trick. Are there any Canadian test centres?

    Basically, it looks like I have to enrol to find out exactly what credits would transfer and what remains to be taken?
    I wish I could better get a sense of what it'd be before I enrol but it seems to be a "chicken or the egg" sort of thing.

    So if I opt to do CLEP/DSST plus transfer credits, do I enrol first and then figure out what's remaining?
    Or should I guesstimate what exams to take, pass them and then enrol nearer completion of the degree?

    Thanks again for all the advice.
     
  8. lostandfound

    lostandfound New Member

    post went missing?
    I'll try and restate what I said in my post that's floating aroundsomewhere in the cyberuniverse...

    Thanks for your feedback and advice!

    I've considered DL from Canadian university programs but find the costs and time committments prohibitive.
    I guess the only way to find out how many credits actually transfer will be to start the ball rolling through WES or ECE?

    And if I opt to go the way of CLEP/DSST, do I guesstimate what exams I need, take then and then enrol? Are there any CLEP/DSST test centres in Toronto, Canada? Google says yes but I got the impression I had to enrol in a program at the test centre institution.

    Thanks again for all your advice!
     
  9. zefrench

    zefrench New Member


    Last time I check when I called them they said they would let an outsider take an exam on Wednesdays at lunch time only.

    As far as Excelsior. Ther is another forum where people put together degree plans they have. You could also apply, ($75) but not yet enroll, and submit your evaluated transcripts ($135 for the evaluation from Educational Credential Evaluators)

    I would start by reading instantcert forum, and checking out what other plans people have put together, and calling the Toronto School that offer CLEP to see if you have to drive to Buffalo before paying any money.

    (Not putting any URLS as this is my third try to put URL in posts)
     
  10. zefrench

    zefrench New Member


    Last time I check when I called them they said they would let an outsider take an exam on Wednesdays at lunch time only.

    As far as Excelsior. Ther is another forum where people put together degree plans they have. You could also apply, ($75) but not yet enroll, and submit your evaluated transcripts ($135 for the evaluation from Educational Credential Evaluators)

    I would start by reading instantcert forum, and checking out what other plans people have put together, and calling the Toronto School that offer CLEP to see if you have to drive to Buffalo before paying any money.
     

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