Sarah in SC
Moderator Emeritus
I know that several of our august members have pursued graduate level degrees through online programs offered by bricks & mortar universities, but I don't know if any have done undergraduate work through any of them.
Here's my situation: I went to college on and off in my 20s but never completed my degree. Three years ago, I started the Certifed Financial Planner program (online), graduating last year and passing the CFP exam on my second try. Now that I've done it, there remains one significant barrier to using my marks: obtaining a bachelor's, which is a requirement of the CFP board.
As I am working full time, I've started taking classes at the local 2 year college, and trying to cobble together my credits from four different institutions, hoping for the most credit possible for coursework already completed.
It would seem that my credits will "go farther" and the course schedule will be most amenable to my job hours if I go with Phoenix University (online) for a Finance degree. I have two local accredited colleges nearby as well, but their schedules will require daytime classes and I am limited to when classes are on offer.
Are there any negatives to the online programs such as the one I outlined? The local colleges are less expensive, but require more classes so I think the actual outlay is fairly close (and boss is 100% paying anyway). I am less concerned about the credibility of the program (since they are accredited) since I am *only* using it to obtain my CFP mark.
Any ideas or suggestions from you more leaned folk?
Here's my situation: I went to college on and off in my 20s but never completed my degree. Three years ago, I started the Certifed Financial Planner program (online), graduating last year and passing the CFP exam on my second try. Now that I've done it, there remains one significant barrier to using my marks: obtaining a bachelor's, which is a requirement of the CFP board.
As I am working full time, I've started taking classes at the local 2 year college, and trying to cobble together my credits from four different institutions, hoping for the most credit possible for coursework already completed.
It would seem that my credits will "go farther" and the course schedule will be most amenable to my job hours if I go with Phoenix University (online) for a Finance degree. I have two local accredited colleges nearby as well, but their schedules will require daytime classes and I am limited to when classes are on offer.
Are there any negatives to the online programs such as the one I outlined? The local colleges are less expensive, but require more classes so I think the actual outlay is fairly close (and boss is 100% paying anyway). I am less concerned about the credibility of the program (since they are accredited) since I am *only* using it to obtain my CFP mark.
Any ideas or suggestions from you more leaned folk?