Downside of alternative credit?

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by JNM13, Nov 9, 2015.

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  1. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    One of the reasons their Master's has been in development hell for so long is that they're not inclined to offer one that isn't, and that means tricky negotiating with the state of Connecticut and with NEASC.
     
    SteveFoerster, Nov 23, 2015
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  2. Neuhaus

    Neuhaus Well-Known Member

    Personally, I'd really love to see a Masters degree that is actually in the same alternative spirit as the undergrad degrees at the big three. I'd be thrilled to see a US based doctorate (maybe a Masters?) by publication, for example.

    I have a handful of graduate credits scattered across a few different schools. Right now, my only option would be to flip them to Excelsior for the MALS (or, I guess I could pick one of those former school and actually finish a program). It would be nice to have another option out there.
     
    Neuhaus, Nov 23, 2015
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  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    If I recall correctly, one goal for the COSC program is to accept up to 15 semester-hours in transfer. Perhaps you should fill out the form on that page so that you're told when the program starts accepting applications?
     
    SteveFoerster, Nov 23, 2015
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  4. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    APUS and Amberton accept a decent amount of graduate transfer credits. The Big 3 model doesn't really work at the graduate level. The best you are going to get are competency-based programs.
     
    sanantone, Nov 24, 2015
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  5. TonyM

    TonyM Member

    AMU/APUS is definitely easy to work with. I transferred in the full 15 credits and took just 7 classes to graduate.
     
    TonyM, Nov 24, 2015
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  6. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    I met some of the APUS people recently, they're active in the Northern Virginia Conscious Business Alliance. They're nice people who care about the value that students get out of their experience with them. I mentioned to one of them that the world eagerly awaits their PhD in History, he laughed and said they know and really would like to offer one.

    They also just hired a former colleague of mine from when I was at Virginia International University, and she's very competent, so that's another plus in my book.
     
    SteveFoerster, Nov 24, 2015
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  7. Neuhaus

    Neuhaus Well-Known Member

    I had a good experience at AMU when I briefly studied in their graduate history program.
     
    Neuhaus, Nov 25, 2015
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