A bunch of random credits...

I attended a large, regionally accredited university for two years and accumulated 54 credits, but never completed a degree. 36 of the credits are in music theory, music history, and music performance. Another 18 are in english, history, math, physics, and sociology.

Is there a university that I could transfer these credits to and graduate with an Associates degree? I would be willing to take a few more classes to cover any requirements and get to 60+ credits, but I have neither the time nor the money to do more than 6-10 credits.

The college would have to:

• Be cheap - under $2500 for all costs, including tuition and fees
• Be regionally accredited, or at least reputable
• Have completely online coursework
• Not require too much specific coursework; e.g. 6 credits of Math, 6 credits of Social sciences, etc.
• Not have a residency requirement; e.g. require that 15 or so credits be taken at the college and not be transferred in

I have looked all over the internet, but have not found anything that fits. The closest school is Excelsior College, but they have too many fees. TESC and COSC require too many courses in their General Education requirements; I would probably have to take 12-15 credits to fill them.

Does anybody have any other suggestions? Any help is much appreciated.

-J.

 

EC would be a good choice.

 

The three schools you mentioned are probably your best options with Excelsior being the most flexible. Don't forget you can earn extra credits using CLEP or DSST exams.

Did you check out the EC AS degree requirements (LS catalog page 20)?

 

Thanks for the advice. As I looked more closely at Excelsior, I realized that it is not as costly as I thought. As I understand it now, the $440 annual Student Service Fee does not get billed until one year after enrollment, making a degree cheaper if you complete it before a year passes. This definitely makes Excelsior the best option; hopefully they will accept all of my credits into the degree program...

The A.S. in Liberal Arts was the program I was considering. If I am lucky and they accept all of my credits, I will only have to take two more classes, both electives.

Thanks again to all for the help.

-J

 

It looks like Excelsior's AS would fit your credits best, as long as you're willing to pay the fees. If your other credits match up, Information Literacy from Penn Foster ($90-ish) and two ALEKS math courses on an ACE transcript ($20 for a month of ALEKS and $40 for the transcript from ACE) seem to be workable for finishing quickly and under $2K.

If the fees are still putting you off, check out Clovis Community College. Tuition is very inexpensive, and though they do not meet your no-residency requirement, 15 hours to their Associate of General Studies would cost roughly $750. Requirements for the AGS are listed on page 117 of the catalog: Course Catalog.

 

Excelsior fees, along with costs for CLEP or DANTES tests to pay for additional credits appear to total $2425, which meets your budget requirements:

$75 - Application Fee
$895 - Enrollment Fee
$440 - Student Service Fee
$495 - Graduation Fee
$520 - Approximate Fees for Four Tests @$130 each for 12 Credits

Costs & Financing - excelsior.edu

 

Hi, Not sure if you are considering TESC with the option of filling in anything with the FEMA EMI. Tuition is going up VERY SOON. All state colleges in NJ got the OK to make the jump upward. Hille