Have 140+ hours; need bachelors ASAP

Someone very close to me has over 140 undergraduate credit hours. The credits range from being 15-35 years old. They were all from regionally accredited institutions.

Any idea the fastest way this person could obtain a regionally accredited bachelor's degree? She would prefer to take as few classes as possible, if she has to take any at all.

I just want to know the fastest way possible to turn these 140+ hours into a degree. Please help!

 

You should post the names of the courses, their prefixes, whether or not they came from a community/junior college, and number of credit hours.

 

I love this program on paper and they have only a 24-hour residency requirement.

Then there is always the Big 3.

Credit Hour Requirements for the RBA Degree | Marshall University Regents Bachelor of Arts

 

what's the difference between this and any other school's degree completion program ?

Most need 30 hours at their Uni for graduation, almost the same as Marshall unless there's something special about this i'm missing ?

But big 3 is still best/fastest.

 

As far as I know - the Excelsior College BS in Liberal Arts is the most flexible degree...

https://my.excelsior.edu/documents/78666/292073/SLA+BS+Liberal+Arts/c48f36ae-653b-48a5-bb7b-95b19936b2c3

Good luck!

Shawn

 

I didn't say it was special, but I do think it's a good program. Marshall offer 8-week classes and won't break the bank, so it can be done quickly (less than 8-months) since only 24-hours residency are needed.

It all depend on what the OP's friend want and the amount of general education and upper-level classes they have. I just gave them something to look at outside of the Big three.

 

ahh ok. Personally I was trying to find a Uni that has the least Upper level credits required for finishing a degree program.

So far seem's big 3 only.

 

Athabasca University accepts unlimited transfer credits for their general studies degree, but it's a 90-credit program. They also don't accept alternative forms of credit such as CLEP and DSST.

 

aaaahhh haaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

 

Make sure that are all in the same area of study...then apply to Thomas Edison State College and they will help her receive her degree!!

 

Anyone with 140 hours and no degree likely has a lot of credit in 1 area, deficiency in more than one area, a lot of vocational/technical credit or changed majors/schools. Is it 140 credits at the 100/200 level, or was upper level credit earned? The composition of those 140 hours is important to understand before anyone can answer your question. It is HARDER to help someone with 140 hours than someone with 0 hours because of the added pressure to "use everything."

Throwing out names of colleges or degrees is a waste of time. I know it's a pain, but listing courses (as Sanantone suggested) really is the only way to help your friend.

EDIT: it also is possible that those are quarters, which is something else entirely..... we need a list.

 

I agree! When I came to DI I was in a similar position and had around 120-130 credit hours. I think about 90 or so of my hours were industrial related and the remainder were gen eds. I had no upper-level hours.