Greetings! Back in the day when John Bear would write books on distance learning, I would troll the groups and attempt to assemble my plan of attack for obtaining a degree. Three adult children later and at the age of 49, I'm ready to recalculate, regroup and get back in the distance learning arena. I think I have about 12 credit hours... Eventually, I hope to earn a masters degree, but for now I'd like to do whatever I can to earn a BA in a short period of time. I remember Steve Lovicott (I don't remember his exact last name) and a gentleman with the last name of Wilson used to visit these pages often and I benefited greatly from their experience. There was BAIN (Bachelors in 2 week) information, although that was mainly to let you know its possible to get credit by exam, CLEP, DANTES, etc... There was a lot of talk about TESC and Excelsior. Are these 2 schools still the best to consider for accelerated learning? Is Regents still around? Where do I start? I'd love to have a psychology or social work degree, but at this point, a degree in general would be just fine. I know someone who has a degree in some abstract area and then proceeded to earn her masters in SW and obtained her LCSW. Where do I go from here? Very sincerely, MP
BAIN & Dr. John Bear This is the newest information I have on BAIN and is from Dr. Bear: I read the BAIN.COM info and thought with was from a woman named Laurie... to which he replied, "It's actually a man named Lawrie. As I understand it, you can get up to 30 semester units for each subject GRE you take, depending on your performance. Other credits come from experiential learning (foreign languages, company courses, military, various licenses, etc.). It is possible to get a BA 100% on prior stuff from Excelsior College (NY), Thomas Edison State College (NY) and Charter Oak State College (CT), no others. Read the article by Steve Levicoff on the opening page at DegreeInfo Distance Learning - online degree forum - The Front Page He got the Edison Bachelor's by working the system like a virtuoso. It'll take a lot more than 4 weeks, but it is possible. Thanks for the kind words, and best wishes in your quest. John Bear www.johnbear.info" ---- However, I thought Excelsior no longer offers the option of receiving the BA on 100% prior education. At any rate, my search continues and it looks like the best way to begin is by taking various tests. What is the best degree for an "older" student to acquire (49) if she's like to do so without having myriad years pass by before finally holding the diploma in her hands?
Regents, is now Excelsior, a private college. I have up to date plans for TESC. I'll also post a wiki that's more up to date than BA in 4 Weeks, but some of the personal degree plans people have posted are really out of date. Degree Forum Wiki The General education options are guesstimates. Sanantone's General Education Options - Degree Forum Wiki Sanantone's BSBA General Management - Degree Forum Wiki Sanantone's BA in Psychology - Degree Forum Wiki Sanantone's BA in Social Science - Degree Forum Wiki Sanantone's BA in Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Degree Forum Wiki Sanantone's BA in Humanities - Degree Forum Wiki Sanantone's BA in History - Degree Forum Wiki Sanantone's BSBA in Computer Information Systems - Degree Forum Wiki Sanantone's BSBA in Human Resources Management - Degree Forum Wiki Sanantone's BSBA in Accounting - Degree Forum Wiki Sanantone's BSBA in Marketing - Degree Forum Wiki
All of the Big 3 are great choices, there is variety and differences among them. You should know that being a Florida resident you have some great options in state. At most state CC's (in Florida they are now called "state colleges") you can use up to 45 hours of credit by exam from CLEP/DSST, you can add another 30-45 credits via credit by exam for your bachelors. Point is that you can utilize federal aid and enjoy low tuition rates at around $100/credit, plus add the speed of CLEP/DSST. My daughter knocked out 30 some odd credits mostly via CLEP, kept her grades taken in residence up, and wound up with a substantial academic scholarship for her Bachelors....you have a lot of options.
If you google CLEP or DSST with the school name you should be able to find their specific CBE policies. Charter Oak requires these Gen Eds: General Education Requirements - Charter Oak State College Catalog plus at least 30 credits at the 300-400 level, the rest of the 120 credits can come from pretty much any CBE Exam, Straighterline, even FEMA (at least for now). Here is the breakdown of credit awarded by exam: http://www.charteroak.edu/current/academics/earningcredits/exam/exams-master-list.pdf I finished my AS at a Florida CC, my BS through Charter Oak (because Florida required 3 extra math credits and a full year of foreign language), and my MBA at WGU