College credit consolidation for a degree

[mmmm...pow!]

I've attended a few community colleges over the years and have managed to cobble together an Associates degree and a few program certificates in unrelated subjects. Altogether, I've got over 170 college credits. Looks like a Bachelors takes 120. Anyone know of any way to lump them all together for a Bachelors degree? Maybe an online college where I can submit my previous credits, take a few courses, and call it a degree? I probably don't need the degree, but it will undoubtedly make me feel even smarter, plus make Mom and Dad proud that after all these years their ski bum son is now a ski bum with a better degree. I know all you dentists never had to piece a degree together, but I'm thinking some others here might have tried to get their shit together a little later in life and encountered something similar. Tried the google, but just entering "college credit..." leads to a bunch of search results for credit cards and stuff.

[Doremite]

If you can't google this answer you clearly aren't bachelors pedigree

[Like a Boss]

Sort of like a Carl's Jr. hamburger of a degree? I got an econ degree from a really good school and it's overrated. I am probably just as bummy as you.

[Sirshredalot]

I would start with the last school you attended, western governors, or your local state u.

[Tahoe Bromide]

You will have to approach a school with a specific program you are interested in. You'll need more than transcripts. Course descriptions from course catalogs. An accredited school will require this I would think.

An admissions advisor isn't going to leaf through all your stuff to find you a degree (well maybe some of the bull$hit for - profit schools will) but others will require the type of leg work described above. Good luck.

[BrokeSomeRibs]

It's possible, but unlikely. It depends entirely on each school's policies. I transferred twice so I had to deal with consolidation of credits a bit. At all 3 colleges I went to, they all had a siilar policy to "All senior year credits must be earned here on campus" and also had a "Maximum transfer credits granted" limit - usually around 60.

Also - community college classes are 100 and 200 level. But a bachelor's requires a bunch of 300 and 400 level classes. You probably will need to fulfill an entire degree worth of 300/400 requirements because none of your classes will be acceptable for transfer credit.

My stories are anecdotal, but I bet that those policies are the norm. You'll have to do an awful lot of legwork to find a school willing to work with you. My best guess - there is a school out there (somewhere) that will work with you, but expect to have to take a full academic year (30 credits) worth of classes.

Oh, and avoid the for-profit schools like the plague. You'll spend a bunch of money only to get a degree that most people won't respect/honor. Not worth it.

[mmmm...pow!]

Yup, pretty much just a piece of paper that says I did something. Really, it's just an idea I had after going through my papers and realizing I've put in more time and effort than people with Bachelors degrees. I probably won't ever need it, but you never know. Not sure if I'm willing to pay much to do it, but more school in the future is a possibility, so maybe then I might try to tie it all together. What Ribs says makes sense, though.

[Doremite]

I was just joking obv. Good luck figuring it out. Start w a degree you want and then find the most affordable way to do it which may mean the school that will accept the most credits.

[crackboy]

i am an academic advisor for my department.

most likely you won't be able to get a full degree out of that.

in general our school accepts intro courses and gen-eds from community college without much fuss.
which is great since it takes out a couple years of classwork

however as mentioned you will need to take upper-level stuff for the bachelors, and unless you took some classes at a 4 year school, will almost never transfer

additionally, there is a residency requirement,. I think for us it is 30 credits.

i would guess best case scenario, you would get credit for all the pre-reqs and gen-eds and be left with major courses

[LightRanger]

Maybe look at taking upper division courses a la carte at UNR or Sac State related to something you want to focus on? Not sure if that's possible, but if you pay for it I'd think it is...

[riser4]

Start with the last school you went to or the one you earned the most credits from? I transferred from JSC to UVM and "lost" a bunch of credits. It was worth it.

[philth]

Really?……..

[irul&ublo]

If you want to pay for it, check with online schools.

[hutash]

Sounds exactly like what University of Phoenix was invented for.

[GeoMatt]

Sound exactly like what University of Pheniox was invented for.

If you really want to waste your money and have a degree that isn't worth very much....

[hutash]

If you really want to waste your money and have a degree that isn't worth very much....

Exactly, isn't that exactly what the OP did/wants? Seems like the perfect fit.

[riser4]

Really?……..

If that was for me, ya, really. There's a reason the word lost was in quotes. IIRC they capped the number of credits. The bulk of what did transfer counted as general credits, which was cool. A bunch of my distribution credits were taken care of, but I still had to take some "diversity" credits. This was in the late 90's so that was the thing back then at UVM. Nothing in my major counted, but that was not unexpected as I made a radical change to a major that was not offered at JSC. However, I ended up having to take most of my math classes over due to rigor in order to get them to count as math classes. I was able to get them to change their minds on only one after submitting paperwork. That stung a little because I had been working on a dual major with math. The fault is mine for sticking around JSC for so long. At UVM I ended up doing what I had wanted to do all along. So ya, it was worth it. I think things have changed a little since then. I believe they have made it easier to take credits with you from the VSC system to UVM. None of this of course helps the OP. To him I suggest maybe on offshore college if the for profit ones won't do it? Go to Bangalore? lol

[philth]

No not for you^^

[Long duc dong]

i am an academic advisor for my department.

most likely you won't be able to get a full degree out of that.

in general our school accepts intro courses and gen-eds from community college without much fuss.
which is great since it takes out a couple years of classwork

however as mentioned you will need to take upper-level stuff for the bachelors, and unless you took some classes at a 4 year school, will almost never transfer

additionally, there is a residency requirement,. I think for us it is 30 credits.

i would guess best case scenario, you would get credit for all the pre-reqs and gen-eds and be left with major courses

This. You might be able to get the GE's out of the way with your community college work, but the upper division major stuff will have to be taken at a 4 year school. Also, you can't just get a degree because you have that many credits, you need specific classes, and sequences of classes, to graduate. You can't just go to a school and say I have this many credits from other schools, can I piece together a degree.

[BS720]

What you probably need to do is figure out what school you're interested in, apply, then request a transcript evaluation. This decides what the school accepts, and sorts through your grades(IN THEORY) if you've taken one course three times.

Crackboy U sounds the most generous I've heard of for residency. IIRC, Most schools want 60.