3 More programs from Illinois

Illinois has three programs that seem to be similar to TESC. COSC & Excelsior -

Board of Governors Bachelor of Arts Degree Program
Governors State University
Bachelor's Degree
Internet
Continuous enrollment

Board of Trustees Bachelor of Arts Degree
Western Illinois University
Bachelor's Degree
Internet
Continuous enrollment

Board of Trustees Bachelor of Arts Degree Program
Eastern Illinois University
Bachelor's Degree
Internet
Continuous enrollment

First glance indicates maximum costs (take all course on-line) of around $12,000 and shading down from there depending on prior learning, portfolio, and transfer.

 

Funny, I was just referring someone to this program this morning. The BOG and the BOT BA degree programs have been around for a long time. They differ from the offerings from the assessment colleges in that,

1. some minimum portion (21 to 30 IIRC, depending on institution) of total credits must be earned under the auspices of the conferring institution.

2. in the case of the BOG, there is, as I remember it requirements for minimum existing credits to qualify for entry into the program - usually 60 but less if you can document other acceptable learning. The BOT has no such restriction.

3. the requirement that one course on the Illinois constitution be taken. Memory suggests the requirement was that this be tested on campus, but that may have changed to make the degree entirely distance based.

Like the three assessment institutions, the BOG and BOT BA programs accept exam and portfolio based credit. The issues are (or were) with the general limitations on transfer of external credit compared to programs of the Big Three, where such transfers can represent 100% of credit required for degree conferral.



Lawrie Miller
BA in 4 Weeks
http://www.geocities.com/ba_in_4_weeks

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Completetion requirements

BOG amd EIU BOT = 20 hrs through the school

WIU BOT = 30 hrs through the school

It is not totally clear, but it appears that even some of these can be done through indpendent study or similar.

 

ANY satisfied customers...?

I recall there having been board input from satisfied grads of the WIU prgram, but has anyone from the BOG or BOT programs?

ANYONE HERE a grad from the Illinois BOG or BOT degree completion programs?

--Orson

 

Re: ANY satisfied customers...?

Hi Orson,

I am a satisfied grad from the BOG/BA program from Western Illinois in 1993. To help with some of the requirements when I attended...

1) 120 hours - specific requirements for hours in upper level and subject matter (English, Social Sciences, etc.) is required.

2) Exam on the Illinois Constititution. A study booklet was sent to me and I took the exam at a local Junior College Testing Center. (The JC Testing Center recieved the test from WIU, proctored the exam, and sent the exam back to the WIU)

3) I was required to take 15 hours at WIU to qualify for residency. All 15 hours could be taken via independent study. The exams are proctored by a certified testing center (like the JC testing center I used for the Illinois Test).

4) There was also a writing exam. It was very pedestrian but proof you could do college work.

My only attendance at the school was graduation and I live in Dallas, Texas.

I had many hours from several schools, and I was going to have to take many more hours in order to get my degree. WIU was an excellent opportunity for me. I have referred several students to this program with varying levels of college work. EVERY TIME, the reference had glowing responses. The stories are great.

A good program --- ABSOLUTELY! I reccommend it!

Incidently --- "Cont'd" is the BOG (now BOT) new letter that I recieve (I believe quarterly).

Hope this helps!

David

BA Western Illinois Univeristy 1993
MS Nova Southeastern 1995
Just enrolled in Ph.D. program - Touro University International

 

A longtime frined of mine is a professor in the College of Education at Western Illinois University. The Board of Trustees BA program has been around for many years and has been a very successful program.

Tony

 

Re: Re: ANY satisfied customers...?

See my inputs below.

Kevin

BA Western Illinois University 1996
BS Manhattan Christian College 1996
Currently working on commission and enrolled in School of Hard Knocks. I can either feed my family or go to school. The kids want to eat.