Fastest Bachelors Degree, 0 credits, Testing Not an Option

firstmode4c, here's my take - for what it's worth . . .

If your buddy had sufficient motivation, he would be asking those questions here himself.

"I'm asking for a friend..." doesn't cut it. Let him get into the habit of doing his own work, starting now.

Besides, if he's in such a rush, then when (not if) he makes the wrong decision, he won't be able to blame you.

 

Hi Steve - Thanks for this post. If this "friend" isn't able to come online and ask a few questions on his own behalf (or if he can't do a bit of Googling himself) then he doesn't stand a chance of earning this degree anyway.

 

Wow, look at all the agression!

He would rather complete course work than study for tests and pass tests. So testing out is out of the question. I will tell him about AIU, thanks guys.

 

I would really reconsider the AIU option. $60,000 for a degree fom AIU doesn't make sense to me, especially when you can earn elsewhere just as quickly, from schools with better names, for $20,000. Whatever.

Pug

 

Oh it is ok, our employer has 100% tuition reimbursement. They will pay for online fees, tuition expenses, the cost of the books, and the shipping fees the student pays to recieve the books. The employee just has to stay with the company for 1 year after their final quarter or semester. The employee has not pay nothing at all, so money is not a problem, unlimmited resources.

If there are schools just as fast as AIU for a degree with no testing out and credits for doing classwork I would love to hear about them. Especially if they have a better name than AIU. That actually was one of the reasons I started this thread for my friend.

 

"The employee has not pay nothing at all"

Ouch, ok, that meant to say "The employee does not pay anything at all"

 

The option I spelled out at the top of this thread would be as fast or faster
than AIU:

1) Get the TESC Associate Degree first (AAS/Occupational Studies) - 33 credits could be earned toward the AAS with FEMA credit over a couple of weekends. Assuming 1 class per month through a self paced program like BYU/LSU/Penn Foster = 9 months for the remaining 27 hours.

2) With the AAS, enter Bellvue's 15 month BA program

This option has the added advantage or earning the Associate degree along the way for continued motivation. Bellevue certainly has a WAY better name than AIU.

Pug

 

I am going to tell him about that pugbelly. Thank you.

How do you take Fema Classes?

 

FEMA offers these courses via independent study.

 

It may be faster to just skip the BA and get a MBA at Aspen. At $4500 - it's worth considering (they accept masters candidates w/o having an undergrad).

 

Alright,

This is enough. First, someone can obtain 33 "credits" over a couple weekends through FEMA? What do you learn from that?

Now you can skip a bachelors all together

Give me a break. What is next, PHD with no masters, finish in 2 weeks

Do the time, learn a thing or two, and graduate with pride. At least thats my philosophy.

 

I think the person would have to have 12-14 years professional experience in order to be accepted straight into a Masters program. Just wanted to throw that in.

Abner

 

For this program, Aspen requires "applicants to submit an extensive resume demonstrating a minimum of 15 years progressive work experience." BTW, although the link above states that the "Executive MBA" program is the "only graduate program that can accommodate applicants not possessing an undergraduate degree", this is not the case. In fact, I don't believe that Aspen even offers an "Executive MBA." In my correspondence with the Dean of Admissions, he indicated that the MBA programs, MS/IT and MS/IM degrees were also available to those students without a BS/BA (provided that they met the requirements set forth by Aspen).

Tom

 

For what it's worth, you may want to also consider Athabasca.

If one is taking courses, shaving a year off the requirements may make a significant difference IMO (3 year degree vs. 4).

Just an idea.

Greg

 

Thank you for all the info guys. Fanstastic!

 

Thank you for all the info guys. Fanstastic!

 

FEMA credit

Pugbelly, could you possibly give some help or details on how to go about getting an Associates Degree using FEMA credits? Thanks!

 

I agree you may have a point quicker degrees may tend to cheapen the reputation of online degrees. However I do not consider the question necessarily related to " depth and breadth of knowledge" etc. In my experience the decline of standards and what One generally learns has declined on average so much over the last decades, I am not really sure at Bachelor level how much intellectual development we are really talking about.

I have degrees in business and history. For business classes I know schools seem to prefer to hire professors without much real world experience, and seem to require classes more from what an academic thinks is necessary as oppose to an employer except for very large companies I have seen MBA degrees consisting of 85% courses that had very little application.

I guess though if someone needs a piece of paper to advacne their job prospects,then how critical can one be in this job market ?