How to complete a regionally-accredited degree for less than University of the People

If UoP means University of Phoenix then usually their courses transfer since they are regionally accredited and provided the courses compare favorably with the courses at the new university.

CLEPS are just exams (same with DSST exams).

 

I think the UOP in this case is University of the People.

 

Update on tuition and fees. These could change again after July 1st.

BA in Liberal Studies

General Education Requirements
English Comp I: CLEP Composition General (6 credits) - $100
English Comp II: CLEP Composition General - $0
Mathematics: ALEKS - $20
Electives in Intellectual and Practical Skills: ALEKS - $0
Electives in Intellectual and Practical Skills: Saylor Calculus I - $25
=$145

Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World (18 credits)
Humanities: Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP (6 credits) - $100
Social Sciences: 6-credit Social Science and History CLEP - $100
Natural Sciences: ALEKS - $0
=$200

9 credits in Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science, or Interdisciplinary
Overage from 6-credit humanities test - $0
Overage from 6-credit social science test - $0
ALEKS - $0

Personal and Social Responsibility
Diversity/Global Literacy: Any acceptable CLEP/DSST - $100
Responsible Ethical Leadership: Any acceptable CLEP/DSST - $100
Other Ethics or Diversity Course: Any acceptable CLEP/DSST - $100
=$300

18 credits in General Education Electives
Saylor Intro to Computer Science I - $25
Saylor Intro to Western Political Thought - $25
6-credit American Literature CLEP - $100
6-credit English Literature - $100
=$250

Liberal Studies Area of Study: 33 credits, 18 UL credits, 6-credit limit on 100-level courses, and credits in at least two broad areas (natural science/mathematics, humanities, and social science)
Saylor Corporate Communication (UL) - $25
TECEP Marketing Communication (UL) - $111
TECEP Abnormal Psychology (UL) - $111
Any UL liberal arts CLEP/DSST - $100
Any UL liberal arts CLEP/DSST - $100
Any liberal arts TECEP 100-level or above - $111
Any liberal arts TECEP 100-level or above - $111
Any liberal arts TECEP 200-level or above - $111
Any liberal arts TECEP 200-level or above - $111
Any liberal arts TECEP 200-level or above - $111
Required liberal arts capstone (UL) - $1473
=$2475

27 Credits in Free Electives
NFA (3 credits) - $0
TEEX (6 credits) - $0
Saylor Business Law and Ethics - $25
Saylor Business Statistics - $25
Saylor Principles of Management - $25
Humanities CLEP (6 credits) - $100
Any unused CLEP/DSST - $100
= 275

Total: $3645
With graduation ($299) and application ($75): $4019
With transcript fees for ACE ($40), DSST ($30), and CLEP ($20): $4109

BSBA in General Management

General Education

English Comp I: CLEP Composition General (6 credits) - $100
English Comp II: Overage from CLEP - $0
College Algebra or Quantitative Analysis: ALEKS College Algebra - $20
Managerial Communication: Saylor Corporate Communication - $25
Electives in Intellectual and Practical Skills: ALEKS Precalculus (or Trigonometry, duplicates) (easier alternative is ALEKS Intermediate Algebra) - $0
=$145

Human Cultures and the Natural and Physical World
Macroeconomics: CLEP - $100
Microeconomics: CLEP - $100
Statistics: ALEKS Intro to Statistics, Business Statistics, or Statistics for Behavioral Sciences - $0
=$200

Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science, or Interdisciplinary Electives (9 credits)
Any 6-credit liberal arts test (Recommended: Analyzing and Interpreting Literature) - $100
ALEKS Intermediate Algebra (if used above, replace with Intro to Psychology CLEP and add $100) - $0
=$100

Personal and Social Responsibility
Diversity/Global Literacy: Any qualified CLEP/DSST (Recommended: Intro to Sociology CLEP) - $100
Responsible Ethical Leadership: Any qualified CLEP/DSST (Recommended: Ethics in America DSST) - $100
Ethics or Diversity Elective: Any qualified CLEP/DSST (Recommended: Human/Cultural Geography or General Anthropology DSST) - $100
=$300

General Education Electives (18 credits)
Saylor Intro to Western Political Thought - $25
Saylor Calculus I - $25 (easier alternative is Environment and Humanity DSST, add $75)
Saylor Chemistry - $25
Saylor Biology - $25
6-credit CLEP (Humanities, Social Science and History, Natural Science, English Literature, American Literature, or foreign language) - $100
=$200

Business Core
Principles of Finance: DSST - $100
Business Law: Saylor Business Law and Ethics - $25
Business in Society: Business Ethics and Society DSST - $100
Strategic Management: TECEP - $111
Computer Requirement: Saylor Intro to Computer Science I - $25
Intro to Marketing: Saylor - $25
Principles to Financial Accounting: TECEP - $111
Principles of Managerial Accounting: TECEP - $111
Principles of Management – Saylor $25
=$633

Area of Study Options 18 credits (Credits must be in at least three areas out of Accounting, Management, Finance, and Marketing. At least 12 credits must be upper level.)
Marketing: TECEP Public Relations Thought and Practice - $111
Accounting: TECEP Federal Income Taxation – $111
Marketing: TECEP Sales Management (or Marketing Communications) - $111
Marketing: TECEP Advertising (or Marketing Communications) - $111
Management: Saylor Business Statistics (counts as Operations Management) - $25
Marketing: TECEP Marketing Communications - $111
=$580

Business Electives
6 credits from TEEX - $0
Any qualified business CLEP/DSST (Recommended: Principles of Supervision or Intro to Business DSST) - $100
=$100

Free Electives (6 credits)
NFA (3 credits) - $0
Kaplan PLA - $0
=$0

Total: $2258
With graduation ($299) and application ($75): $2632
With transcript fees from ACE ($40), CLEP ($20), and DSST ($30): $2722

 

Hopefully more Saylor "ACE" credits soon

Hi all - This is Jeff Davidson from Saylor.org. Thanks for all the mentions in the post and site generally. Just wanted to give a heads up that we may have more credit recommended courses this year. We can't guarantee anything yet, but really hoping to have several more ACE credit recommended courses by end of this summer (2015). Possibly some new TECEP alignments too.

Great work putting this comprehensive pathway together!

 

Thank you for keeping us updated.

 

I would appreciate it if your organization would give me (aka Tammy Ghalden) credit for any ideas you receive from me in comments on your articles or posts on this forum and degreeforum.net. Thank you.

 

yeah, they were pretty quick to blog their (your) new degree plan.

 

hey sanantone, you know the old saying . . . No good deed goes unpunished.:rant: