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  1. frkurt

    frkurt New Member

    Hi all,

    Years ago I recall reading about services where one can 'bank' credits toward a degree. I have a friend who has an A.S. in chemistry from Vincennes (Indiana), and additional classes from Indiana University. What are the best options for him? He's probably 3/4 of the way done, but some of these are, under some rubrics, courses too old to count.

    Also, does anyone know of any places that let one study for an MA without having a bachelor's degree first?

    Thanks for any help / information you can give.

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  2. Albert Fatimas

    Albert Fatimas New Member

  3. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    A credit bank is a complete waste of time and money in every way. A credit bank does not = an official transcript, you can literally create a MS Word document for your friend and accomplish the same thing as a bank. Having loose credits is not a problem, as long as he remembers where they are all from. ;) When he is ready to complete a bachelor's degree, he'll have to send all OFFICIAL transcripts to the target college. A credit bank transcript is not an official transcript, so again, a waste of time and money.

    You can take classes at Harvard University through their Continuing Education program for graduate credit without having a bachelor's degree. I've taken many, they are excellent.
     
  4. frkurt

    frkurt New Member

    Thanks.
    Unfortunately, we live in a degree-happy place (Bloomington, Indiana) - continuing ed. won't cut it. It has to be a degree. So, I'm trying to help him with options. Again, if we could skip the BA and go right into an MA of some sort, that would be ideal, but I'm not clear on how to approach that with schools. (For example, my old seminary, Christian Theological Seminary, next to Butler University, used to let in a few - as in one or two, max - students without BA credentials each year, so I know in some contexts it can be done).

    I'll keep up the search. Thanks again.
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  5. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    He can speed through a bachelor's degree program at one of the Big 3: Charter Oak State College, Excelsior College, or Thomas Edison State University. There are also self-paced, competency-based programs that are affordable, and many are able to speed through them. Competency-based bachelor degree programs are offered at Western Governors University, Northern Arizona University, Capella University, Walden University, Brandman University, University of Wisconsin, Purdue Global, and few other schools.

    If he just needs a theology-related degree, Nations University has a bachelor's degree that is self-paced and cheap. Nations is nationally accredited, so it will limit the graduate schools he can get into. Liberty University, the American Public University System, and Western Governors University will accept NA degrees.

    P.S. There is a rumor that COSC will only accept three FEMA credits now.
     
  6. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    You're misunderstanding my answer. You asked if there was a way to take graduate classes before the bachelor's degree is finished- and you can do that through Harvard University. The college within the university that does this is their Continuing Education College (as opposed to one of their other colleges within the university), but they are for graduate credit and a student can earn a full degree - it's not professional development. As for an accredited college or university that allows graduate admission without an undergrad degree- I have a vague memory of some law schools and med schools that will consider this, maybe even a PA program if memory serves, but it's certainly not the norm. I see no reason why your friend can't just get his undergrad degree in 12-18 months and apply to grad school.
     

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