Was on the Sophia subReddit today and saw an offhand comment in a months-old post that seemed to imply TESU no longer takes Sophia Public Speaking for the Oral Communication requirement. Is this accurate? If so, let me know and I'll update the Wiki. 
If it's not, then it's just more evidence not to believe everything posted on Reddit ... The person was also hawking Study.com codes so grain of salt.

Greetings, 

Currently doing my Liberal Arts Capstone and I'm getting up to the Oral presentation portion. Anyone that completed it. Did you stay in the 8-10 minute timeframe? I have timed myself and I am currently in the 12-15 minutes. I feel like if I cut more out that I will not meet the objective. 

Also when you had to submit it at the end. Did you have to submit the powerpoint presentation or just the recording? 

Thanks!

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Hey Everyone,

I started looking into the methods on this forum earlier this year and through the info here and other's help, I finished not only the pierpont BOG degree, but have also finished a session at UMPI which should award me a BAS with minors in MIS, PM, and BA. 

I asked this question on the discord, but wanted to test the waters here as well to see other opinions.

As it stands, I am very strongly considering continuing at UMPI for the MAOL.

During my bachelor coursework, I finished 2 of the 4 available exemption classes for the MAOL. I am aware that only 3 can be used for the masters program.

I was thinking about taking another session and finishing the last usable MAOL class in the undergrad courses and also using that time to try for another degree program, such as history or political science. The reasoning is that finishing the final MAOL undergrad class would relieve some pressure from me for the graduate classes and might allow me to finish the MAOL in one session, like my bachelors. The cost of two sessions of graduate classes is more than taking another undergrad session, finishing the last exemption class, and finishing another bachelors in an unrelated area. 

The questions comes down to does anything think it's worth it to do this? Or should I just go for the MAOL right away?

There will be Organizational Behavior in Sophia.
https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pa...65f38bf0e1
Somebody knows when will be active?

This might be a dumb question, but I graduated WGU (Cloud Computing) awhile back and I'm trying to transfer credit into TESU to get their BA in Computer Science.

When I went to WGU, I utilized Sophia/Study to get about 50-60 GenEd credits knocked out so that shows up on my WGU transcript. I then took 60 credits at WGU.

Going to TESU, I'm wondering if the classes I took and passed specifically at WGU (about 60 credits) count as RA or not?

And one more question, is https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...ience_Plan still valid or out of date at all? I am using this as a reference for additional Sophia/Study courses I can take. I looked briefly at TESUs degree plan and on Sophia's transfer page and Study's transfer page, and the suggestions there do still look valid.

Hello Everyone, 
My name is Minh and I am from Viet Nam. I have been  credited with 102 transfer credits from my previous univeristy which means I have to complete  6 courses plus a 1 credit course that is also required for the degree. Those subjects are: 

• Cornerstone
  
• Ethics
  
• Information Literacy
  
• Business Writing or Eng Composition II
  
• Leadership
  
• Project Management
  
• Integrated Business and Management Assessment
  

(08-22-2024, 11:18 AM)minhda Wrote: Hello Everyone, 
My name is Minh and I am from Viet Nam. I have been  credited with 102 transfer credits from my previous univeristy which means I have to complete  6 courses plus a 1 credit course that is also required for the degree. Those subjects are: 

• Cornerstone
  
• Ethics
  
• Information Literacy
  
• Business Writing or Eng Composition II
  
• Leadership
  
• Project Management
  
• Integrated Business and Management Assessment
  

I have read through and got no idea what is  about sophia and study.com to transfer the credits. Can anyone give me some explanations about that ? I am paying $1740 per course that is quite expensive for me and I had to pay by credit card. Does courses at Sophia or study are cheaper or something ?  Those courses I have to take above are require a lot of time to study and can we get any other resources to get all those assignments and final exam done easily ? What is the best and fastest way for me to get my degree ASAP by summer 2025  ?

Tomorrow is the last day of my session at UMPI. I get my grades next week and the BABA will be conferred within a few weeks after that.

I am trying to figure out which master's degree to pursue. I am unemployed right now, but have a pretty successful career with roles like program manager or agile coach for fortune 100 companies.

I know the general focus of the board is on maximum fast transfer credits, low cost, high speed, etc, but in my case, I would like a highly credible name for the master's university (eg US News & World Report top 100 national universities), since my undergrad university is not very well-known. Speed and cost also matter but are secondary to that.

Given that, I am looking at options like:

UIUC iMSM - $12,500 - I have applied here, my application is pending unofficial transcript - note, can stack into the MBA
UIUC iMBA - $25,000
Boston University MBA - $25,000
and,
Boston University Master of Data Science - $25,000 (I've been accepted to this)
Georgia Tech Master of Science in Cybersecurity/Policy concentration - $11,500, but I would have to wait until fall 2025 due to application deadlines

I am not that technical myself, but I often work in leadership roles with technical teams.

I have been planning to do UIUC MSM, if admitted, and later consider whether to also add the UIUC MBA, but I'm having second thoughts. Perhaps I should just pursue the MBA now? The questions in my mind are, what is the impact of my resume saying I am pursuing an MBA vs it saying that I am pursuing an MSM? And, would it be more valuable in 18 months to actually have an MSM, or to still be pursuing an MBA?

There is value in saying you are pursuing one of these degrees as well as value in having the degree and I want to be aware of that, since the one to three years I am pursuing the degree are also important in terms of jobs and advancement.

I know everybody looks at these factors differently and I don't think there is a wrong way to do it, but given how I am framing it, I'd love any advice about the degrees or schools I am listing, or other similar options. Thanks!

Hello I recently found this amazing community like 5 hours ago and it’s one of the best things I’ve ran into. 
Recently ive been battling extreme procrastination when it comes to getting an education. I’ve been going back and forth on whether or not I want to spend the money on a bootcamp or go the degree route and while searching around online I saw someone mention this gem and after looking around for the last couple hours on here it made me decide to want to go for my BA Or atleast AAS. My only fear is that when I was in high school I only did what I needed to do to pass and now it may comeback to bite me. My grades were not great and I also did not go to college at all so I have nothing to show after HS which I’ve seen most admissions want if you didn’t at least have great grades in HS. Any help would be appreciated as I’m really trying to improve myself and QOL. Budget is around 15k-20k also I may be eligible for financial aid so that will help with tuition aswell. I’m hoping to find an efficient enough route that won’t take me too long to complete if possible I.e that’s one reason why ive been going back and forth between getting a degree or boot camp

I hope I posted this in the correct category lol

Your Location: New York, United States.
Your Age: 25
What kind of degree do you want?: Been wanting to get into CyberSecurity/IT. I’ve always been interested in technology since I was young and that’s what I envisioned my future career would always be in(tech).
Current Regional Accredited Credits: None
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None
Any certifications or military experience? None

Hey everyone. Just wanted to update and get any feedback or advice on what to do.

Currently I am in Pierpont BOG AAS requesting information systems as my AOE. I have a transcript and paid my $350 fees for December 13th Graduation. (I hope I am still included with what was before the new BOG requirements that just went live with the new dean)

I have 1 class left at sophia Business Communications that I am awaiting grading for my final touchstone. 

Included are some screenshots of progress and plan. 

I was just going to try and do BAS with double minor of Project management and Management information systems. But due to all my credits maybe I can sneak in the Triple of management. 

I applied for UMPI already and sent transcripts from 2 previous schools and Credly (Minus the current class I am waiting on for pass grading)I can not send Pierpont transcripts because I believe it will mess up my degree there. 

Anyways if anyone can help me maybe build a plan or dial anything easier for the BAS I would greatly appreciate it as I have been working my rear end off for the last 5 ish months. 

Thanks!



  Pierpont BOG AAS Degree Plan
Sophia.org
Course
Credits
UMPI transfer Equivalent
BUS1200/Soph-0021 Develop Effective Teams
1
BUS 1XX business elective 1 Credit
HLTH1010/Soph-0063 Intro to Nutrition
3
BIO104 Intro to Human Nutrition 3 credits GLO3:LOC
CS1001/Soph-0023 Intro to Information Tech
3
COS103 Intro to Information Technology
VISCOMM1001/Soph-0009 Visual Communication
3
GEL1XX General Elective GLO2:LOD
ECO207/Soph-0012  Macroeconomics
3

ECON1001/Soph-0011 Microeconomics
3
This is Eco 2XX add this plus Microecon for UMPI eco-207 +3 electives
ENVS1001/Soph-0016 Environmental Science
3
ENV110 Intro to environmental science GLO3:LOD
Mat101/Soph-0005 Intro to Statistics 
3
GenEd Mat101 basic statistics
Bio103/Soph-0002 Human Bio
3
GLO3: LOA,B
Bio103/Soph-0002 Human Bio Lab 
1
3e
HTY161/Soph-0022 US History 1 
3
GLO5 :LOB
ART211/Soph-0006 Art History 2 
3
GLO2:LOE
SPA101/Soph-0057 Spanish 1
3
GLO5:LOC
POS101/Soph-0071 US government 1 
3
GLO15:LO1C,LO5E
BUS141/Soph-0013 Sophia Project Management
3

PHI152/Soph-0020 Sophia Intro to ethics
3
GLO245:LO2A,B,LO4C,LO5D
SOC100/Soph-0004 Intro to Sociology 
3
GLO25:LO2B, LO5A
HUM103/Soph-0065 Critcal Thinking 
3
GLO2:LOD


PCJ215/Soph-0059 Business Communication 3 credits Waiting on last touchstone grade
GLO1:LOC



Course
Credits
UMPI transfer
Google Advance Data Analytics
9
COS 1xx Computer science electives 9 credits 
Google Business Intelligence
6
BUS2XX Business Elective 6 credits - Possible BUS244?
Google Cybersecurity
9
COS1xx Computer sience elective 9 credits
Google Data Analytics
12
Counts for BUS-245 + COS electives at UMPI.
Google Digital Marketing and E-commerce
9
BUS433 e-commerce and soc media marketing  9 credits?
Google IT Support
15
COS1xx Computer sience elective 12 credits
Google Project Management
9
 BUS400: Project Management Applications 3 credits, BUS1xx Business elective 3 credits, BUS 3xx Business elective 3 credits
Google UX Design
10
GEL 1xx 7 credits and GEL3xx 3 Credits
IBM Data analysis and Visualization foundations badge
3
 BUS345 3 credits Possibly IBM Data analysis and Visualization foundations badge
IBM Data Analyst Professional 
12
BUS1XX 9 credits, BUS440 3 credits
Tri-c possible transcript transfer
Course
Credits
UMPI transfer
ENG1010 College Comp 1

ENG101 College Comp GLO1:LOA,D 3 CreditsPossbile
ENG1020 College Comp 2

ENG121 College Comp2 GLO124:LO1B,LO2C,LO4B 3 Credits Possible
GEN1000 Introduction to college

1 credit
IT1020 Information technology concepts

3 credits
MUS1010 Survey-Europe Classical Music

3 credits
EMT1301 EMT basic
7

ENG0990 Lnaguage Fundamentals 2

 6 credits Not Accepted
MATH0910 Basic Arith/Algebra

3 credits Not Accepted
Diet1050 Sports Nutrition
3

Diet1200 Basic Nutrition
3
BIO104 Intro to Human Nutrition GLO3:LOC 3 Credits