Hey everyone.

I'm working full-time, outside of the US, and want to become a lawyer eventually. The opportunity cost of not working for three years and increasing my cost-of-living by going to the US is just not worth it in my shoes, so I'm looking at online law schools.

I see there are many options, and they're usually either ABA accredited, CalBar accredited, or completely unaccredited (e.g. Novus Law School). I'm interested in EITHER ABA or CalBar schools (completely fine if I can only take the Bar in California).

I learned that CalBar accreditation requires a minimum of 32 months of study, and ABA has even stricter requirements for online degrees (uncertain?), so I suppose that's why I couldn't find any 2-year online JDs, although there are many 2-year in-person JDs.

That said, I want to know what's the fastest & cheapest online law school? I have a 175 LSAT and 4.0 uGPA (BSc from public state university).

Some schools I'm aware of:
- Purdue Global: 2 years, 8 months! 100% online! But over $50,000 and no significant scholarships (I asked). Can start in January!
- Albany Law School: 3 years, 3 months. Online. Only September 2025 start. 1 yearly in-person residency required.
- National University JFK Law: 3 years and $62,000+.
- Vermont Law: 3+ years, residencies required
- Colleges of Law: 3.5 years, residencies
- St Mary's online: 3 years, 8 months
- CSU, 3 years 5 months. 6 residencies needed (!)
- University of New Hampshire: 3 years, 5 months. 14 residencies needed.
- 4 years: South Texas, Abraham Lincoln, Northeastern, St Francis, Touro Online, Dayton, Lincoln Memorial... many others

So far Purdue Global seems like the best bet, but it's still over $50,000. Anything cheaper? Any other hack/method I could sit for a US bar in a quicker/easier way (for example, I know that if you're an attorney anywhere in the world, you can sit for the CalBar - anywhere I can do that for less than 50K/32 months?).

Any thoughts and information is greatly appreciated.

Now i ran into the next problem.
After successfully taking the IELTS online Academic exam, i discovered that TESU does not accept the results if I send them. But TESU is not listed in the organisations, which accept IELTS (appearantly TESU is not one of the 12500 organisation that do). I have reached out to IELTS and TESU. Ielts said that TESU needs to register on their website((https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/iel...UuMTIuMC4w)) in order to send them my results, and TESU made it clear that i am responsible for IELTS sending it directly to the admission.

Given this situation, I feel that I have taken the exam (which cost 420 USD) in vain now and I guess my only way to enroll now is to get 9 credits at another english speaking university.

Has anyone had problems with this before?

Hi all i am looking for a degree plan for a bsba at tesu. I am looking to maximize transfer credits and have a already fulfilled all of the gen ed’s and elective requirements. I am seeing if anyone has a degree plan that shows what courses I can take to fulfill the requirements for the bsba. I do not care what the concentration is in. Thank you guys in advance for all of the information and guidance this page has on it!

Hey
Has everyone here completed or is currently doing the BS in construction from TESU. Would like to know what you transfered in from Sophia, study etc. I need help with degree planning. Also can someone give me an idea about how much it would cost for an international student. 
Thanks in advance!

So before taking my ACTFL test, I went through like all the ACTFL threads on this forum and I found out that the consensus was that schools probably wouldn't accept an ACTFL test for English.

Turns out that University of the Cumberlands only accept the English ACTFL:

Quote:Hello Arshveer,

We received your speaking proficiency today; however, we wouldn’t be able to accept it as the Credly Achievement was for a test of Punjabi proficiency, and we only consider tests of English proficiency for credit equivalency.

Since there's a sticky for Sophia.org, thought it would be best to have a sticky for Study.com as well...  Especially when they came out with a deal for Halloween 2024.  It's the same deal as previously, but with a treat or trick (depending on how you do things).  Save 30% for your first 3 months, but instead of two exams per month, they've bumped that to four exams!  You're getting 30% plus, four courses instead of two courses until November 25...

I think this may be their best deal yet!  Here's a snippet of the info they sent me by email on Halloween:  Earn college credit faster than ever. For the next month (through November 25th), you can now transfer up to 4 college courses with your Study.com College Saver plan AND save 30% for your first 3 months.  Save over $200/month on college credit -- complete 4 courses for one low price of $165.

That got me thinking, the previous one month deal for $75 might be the cheapest for 6 credits, but when you add a third and fourth class exam, the pricing changes.  Here's my example above, $75 first month for two classes plus $140 for two extra classes, total $215... With this deal, it's cheaper for the same four within the month for $165.  You also get the option of doing the same thing the next month, and a final third month if needed.

If you are doing a double major for TESU, getting upper level credit for UMPI, or needing more than the usual credits for transfer from Study.com, this would be their best deal yet, you can get a max of 12 classes in total for this discount.  All extra classes are an extra $70/class... For a promo link to get in on this deal, it's in my bio and signature...

I'm getting the following message: "This wiki has been deleted either by request, for inactivity, or due to policy violations."

https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Degree_Forum_Wiki

Got an email today from the Union College Benefit program that eligible labor union members and their families can do Franklin's U-LEARN program for $5250/yr, which allows you to take unlimited classes toward an associates or bachelors degree. It's online. That's all I know about it. If you're interested, I would recommend contacting your union rep.

Hey everyone, 

I'm Juliet from India. 

As the post suggests, I was married very young (18). Higher education for women was not encouraged back then, but my husband has been very supportive nonetheless. I've been working as an Admin for a school for the last few years, handling.  

I want to get my degree so I can move up from my current position or at least get a better job. 

I have two doubts I was hoping to get advice on the same: 

1) I want to pursue a course that unlocks a degree the fastest way possible. I do not care about what the course is; just want to get a degree
2) Through my job I've developed a strong interest for computers; I am also considering perhaps getting a degree in the same.

I would like to know what sort of costs can I expect for each of the route and an estimated timeline(if its possible) 

Extremely thankful I came across this site; thanks in advance everyone!


Your Location: Mumbai, India
Your Age: 50
What kind of degree do you want?: I'm debating between two chains of thought; one of which is prioritizing speed and getting the degree and one is getting one in CS. The biggest concerns are estimated time to finish the degrees + cost
Current Regional Accredited Credits: None
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None
Any certifications or military experience? None

Hello everyone, 
This is my first post. After browsing on degreeforum for the past couple hours, and opening dozens of tabs, I am confused.
I have done almost 90 credits on Study.com and I'm not sure how to proceed from here. I think i already took some courses that I might not be able to transfer, such as 

POS-1100 American Government | Political Science 102
CIS-3510 Software Engineering | Computer Science 307: Software Engineering
(based on https://study.com/college/school/thomas-...rsity.html)

--- on the website for course equivalency, Computer Science 307 corresponds to CIS-2510 at TESU, a course that does not exist.
--- on the same website, Political Science 102: American Government (study.com) corresponds to POS-1000 United States Government, a course that also does not exist.

I have also asked TESU and study.com about this, but I been told that I have to be accepted at tesu for academic evaluation in order to discuss course equivalencies with academic advisors. I'm not sure if those are typos or something else.


I have now applied to TESU and done the IELTS test on Monday and Tuesday, and am still waiting for the results. As soon as those arrive, I should fulfill all requirements and be eligible for enrollment. Should i enroll straightaway in order to ask the advisor on how to proceed? Or should i finish as many Credits (with TECEP and Study.com or Sophia) before enrolling?
Another question, regarding out-of-state tuition:

In my case, I believe the 16-credit term for $4639 is the cheapest and most suitable. But I'm not sure if that's the best (fastest) way to do it.


Your Location: Switzerland
Age: 29
Degree: BA CS / BSC CS
RA: None (i have few credits from universities in Switzerland ), Can i take TECEP courses for RA credits? If yes, which ones are recommended?


Following information from
https://tesu.smartcatalogiq.com/en/curre...r-science/

Course ID Course Name (Tesu) | Course Equiv. (Study.com) | Completion 

A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (12/15 Credits)

ENC-1010 Writing for Success | English 204: English Composition I   | Completed
ENC-1020 Writing for Success II | English 205: English Composition II | Completed
COM-2090 Public Speaking | Communications 101: Public Speaking | Completed
MAT-1050: Applied Liberal Arts Mathematics 1 |  Math 102: College Mathematics | Completed

!TODO!: A. SOS-1100 Fact, Fiction, or Fake? Information Literacy Today | - | !!!Not Completed!!!


B. Civic and Global Leadership (6/9 Credits)

SOC-1010 Our Changing World: An Introduction to Sociology | Sociology 101: Intro to Sociology | Completed
POS-1100 American Government | Political Science 102: American Government | Completed ### Did i take the wrong course? ###

MAT-2310: Calculus I |  Math 104: Calculus | Completed


C. Knowledge of Human Cultures (12/15 Credits)
HIS-1130 American History I | History 103: US History I | Completed
HIS-1140: American History II | History 104: US History II | Completed
HUM-1010: Introduction to the Humanities I: Philosophical Thought | Humanities 101: Intro to the Humanities | Completed

SOC-2910 Criminology | Criminal Justice 104: Introduction to Criminology | Completed

D. Scientific Knowledge (6/6 Credits)

EAS-1010 General Earth Science | Earth Science 101: Earth Science | Completed
BIO-2080 The Science of Nutrition | Nutrition 101: Science of Nutrition | Completed

II. Area of Study (45 Credits)


A. Required Courses (18/18 Credits)

COS-1110 Introduction to Programming | Computer Science 109: Introduction to Programming | Completed
COS-2410 Data Structures | Computer Science 201: Data Structures & Algorithms | Completed
MAT-2310 Calculus I | Math 104: Calculus     | Completed
MAT-2700 Discrete Mathematics | Math 108: Discrete Mathematics     | Completed
COS-2400 Operating Systems | Computer Science 105: Introduction to Operating Systems | Completed
COS-3300 Computer Architecture | Computer Science 306: Computer Architecture    | Completed

B. Computer Science Electives (18 Credits)

CIS-3010 Management Information Systems | Business 303: Management Information Systems | Completed
CIS-3110: Database Management | Computer Science 303: Database Management | Completed
CIS-3510 Software Engineering | Computer Science 307: Software Engineering | Completed


D. Capstone (0/3 Credits)

LIB-4950 Liberal Arts Capstone | None | !!!Not Completed!!!


Now for the courses i do not know where to put :


STA-2010 Principles of Statistics | Business 212: Business Statistics | Completed

COS-2130 C++ Programming | Computer Science 112: Programming in C++ | Completed

MAN-3720 International Management | Business 308: Globalization & International Management | Completed

COS-2060 R Programming | Computer Science 114: Programming in R | Completed

English 101: English Literature | English Literature | Completed

Budget: As much as needed for fastest completion
Commitments:^
Dedicated time: ^

Thank you for your time and answer in advance!