[AISWorld] non-traditional Bachelor's degrees

[Bill Hefley]

I would check into Excelsior College.  They have a long heritage, 
starting as the Regents External Degree program of the Regents of the 
State of New York. URL is <http://www.excelsior.edu/>http://www.excelsior.edu/

Bill Hefley, Ph.D., CDP, COP


At 03:17 PM 11/22/2011, Ronald Vyhmeister wrote:
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>As we know, in the IT industry there are many individuals who for a 
>variety of reasons have not completed their undergraduate degrees. 
>Many of these people have completed 2-3 years (sometimes almost 4) 
>of their undergraduate degree, but for a variety of reasons they did 
>not complete their first degree. After working for a few years, they 
>realize that they need to finish something, but by then they're 
>often physically far away from their original institution on top of 
>being working full-time. What options do they have to finish? Are 
>there any good non-traditional options to receive an accredited 
>degree (which would allow them to move on to a master's degree)? The 
>ideal degree would allow significant recognition of knowledge and 
>experience, and could be completed on a flexible schedule.
>
>The only degree that I'm aware of that meets this is from Western 
>Governor's University (wgu.edu), but the program is VERY tied to 
>Microsoft/Cisco certification. These certs are not inherently bad, 
>but individuals working in the Linux/Unix/Apple world find it frustrating.
>
>Any other options out there? I suspect that our master's programs 
>could gain enrollment if we had ways of helping individuals complete 
>their bachelor's degrees.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ronald Vyhmeister
>
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