Their tuition for the degree is $1,500 total, with manageable monthly payments of just $39. I find it very affordable. Associates required in order to enroll in to Bachelors degree program. How the course / competency work
One wonders if having a previous bachelor's degree would meet the requirement for having the Associates.
That's a great find. Well done! And ten courses (30 credits) isn't bad for getting another bachelor's, even if you have to pay the full price at Newlane!
BTW, Newlane is NA if it matters to you. For those who don't mind and just want at degree, the pricing is very attractive.
Newlane’s Business Administration and Psychology options are still B.A. in Liberal Arts degrees with a specialization, not separate standalone degrees. A BA in Psychology is usually a dedicated psychology major, while a BA in Liberal Arts with psychology coursework is a broader liberal arts degree that includes psychology classes but is not necessarily a full psychology major. For international students just like domestic, it’s important to check with their home country or the school/employer they plan to use it with to make sure the degree will be recognized and properly evaluated for their needs.
When I went through Regents this is how it was. They offered a B.A. and a B.S. in Liberal Arts with several concentrations available. The concentration was met by acquiring at least 30 s.h. in the desired subject (of those offered), with at least 15 at the upper level. Otherwise, there wasn't a prescribed curriculum. Hence, a concentration instead of a major. I did the B.A. with a concentration in Sociology. (The only difference between the B.A. and the B.S. was the number of non-liberal arts course acceptable, with the B.A. requiring more and the B.S. allowing more credits in applied areas like business or engineering. There was also a B.S. in Business, which I also did. It required coursework in 9 different business-related subjects (accounting, finance, management, marketing, economics, statistics, etc.), with 45 s.h. total (and 15 in the upper division.) It had a liberal arts requirement and distribution (social sciences, natural sciences, math, and humanities, including upper division courses.) I really don't want to go look at what the "Big 3" now require for a bachelor's degree--I imagine it's become less loose. But I would HIGHLY recommend a bachelor's from one of those schools over Newlane, simply because of accreditation.
I quckly checked, Excelsior requires around 45 credits, TESU also 45, Charter Oak 39, CalState Long Beach, my wife BA Degree in Psychology had close to 60, those were traditional BA in Psychology, and Newline is like like 15. TESU also offers Liberal Arts study with specialization in Psychology with 18 credits in Psychology. I can be a little off.
This really shows the difference between a BA in Liberal Arts with a (extremely light) concentration versus a full major at another university. The price and credit load difference will be significant, BUT I imagine one would learn quite a bit more in the process.
My undergraduate degree has a concentration rather than a major and it's made exactly zero difference in my career. That said, at this point almost all of Charter Oak's program have majors now rather than concentrations.
Two "old guy" observations. First, Charter Oak State College was not its first name. It was originally called the Board for State Academic Awards. Second, it was originally a Regents clone, fashioning its degrees almost exactly as did Regents.
While they've mostly moved to majors, they do still offer a Bachelor's degree in General Studies that allows from 114 transfer credits, like the old days, but the only options for it now are either no concentration or else a concentration in Judaic Studies (apparently they got a big donation tied to making the latter available).
