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Northwestern State University question
Posted on 10/12/23 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 10/12/23 at 6:31 pm
Has anyone got their degree from their online program? If so, how was the classes/experience? Looking to finish my Bachelor degree in Business and trying to find a school to finish my final 30-40 hours. Biggest reason why I am curious is that they offer tuition for military members at $192 a credit hour. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted on 10/12/23 at 6:33 pm to CobraCommander83
Does the job you are going for require a degree?
Posted on 10/12/23 at 6:36 pm to CobraCommander83
You don’t need a degree. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from this board, you need to get into plumbing and HVAC. That’s where the millions are.
Posted on 10/12/23 at 6:40 pm to LoneStar23
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Does the job you are going for require a degree?
I’m in the military and plan on retiring in a few years. Not sure I would ever use the degree but I started working on it years ago and want to finish. Plus the military is paying for it.
Posted on 10/12/23 at 6:40 pm to CobraCommander83
I did. Graduated in ‘15. At the time it had the largest enrollment of military personal in the country. Like the brick and mortar school, some classes were harder than others but the staff(professors, administrators, etc.) was outstanding. The hardest thing was the proctoring. At the time, they weren’t using ProctorU yet, so all test had to be live proctored and I was traveling a lot which made it difficult.
Posted on 10/12/23 at 6:43 pm to CobraCommander83
I don't know about the particular program but you won't find a more student-friendly school than NSU. They go out of their way to help you out. Totally unrelated to your question, but they have a high speed retired SF dude as part of the ROTC cadre.
Posted on 10/12/23 at 6:46 pm to CobraCommander83
Posted on 10/12/23 at 6:49 pm to Ghost of Colby
I've told this story before. One of my friends is a NLU/ULM alum and big booster. When O was coaching at Miami, they were playing NSU on Miami's bye week and O was there. My buddy was in line at the concession stand wearing an NLU shirt and O came up and wanted to fight him
This post was edited on 10/12/23 at 6:50 pm
Posted on 10/12/23 at 6:49 pm to go_tigres
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The hardest thing was the proctoring. At the time, they weren’t using ProctorU yet, so all test had to be live proctored and I was traveling a lot which made it difficult.
I took some online courses a few years ago from a college and they required you to go to a local testing center or have an actual person designated ( like a E7 or supervisor). That was the biggest pain in the arse because you had to make sure your proctor was available during a certain time to give the exam.
Posted on 10/12/23 at 6:57 pm to Jim Rockford
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I don't know about the particular program but you won't find a more student-friendly school than NSU. They go out of their way to help you out.
That is awesome to hear. Definitely want a school like that. My last school, I really never heard from my advisor. When I did, it was nothing but useless help and information.
Posted on 10/12/23 at 7:07 pm to CobraCommander83
I went back and did mine online around 2010. I enjoyed it. Having a full time job, with a 2 year old and newborn, I did a lot of my work at 3/4 am when the house was quiet. My wife is a teacher so always used her as a proctor and there was never a problem. Not sure how strict they are now.
Posted on 10/12/23 at 7:08 pm to CobraCommander83
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the military is paying for
sorry, what was your question?
Posted on 10/12/23 at 7:12 pm to CobraCommander83
My son finished his B.S. in Business this past May from Northwestern State University.
Had no trouble at all in transferring hours from in state school. Never heard him say anything negative about the experience.
Had no trouble at all in transferring hours from in state school. Never heard him say anything negative about the experience.
Posted on 10/12/23 at 7:49 pm to Jim Rockford
Northwestern Demons never yield, baw
Posted on 10/12/23 at 8:15 pm to CobraCommander83
Have you checked out AMU? Bachelor program includes book grant so you dont even have to pay for course books. Flexible scheduling and pretty good experience with professors and course work.
Posted on 10/13/23 at 7:02 am to BabySam
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Have you checked out AMU?
I’ve heard good and bad things about them but that was a few years ago. I did briefly look into them a few years ago but never got interested.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:21 am to CobraCommander83
I know a guy doing NSU online and he seems to like it. I’m currently at LSUS in their online program and I’ve got no complaints. I took online classes about ten years ago and they’ve come a very long way.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:27 am to CobraCommander83
Finish at the best online school you can. Can’t you finish online with LSU, now?
Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:30 am to CobraCommander83
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That is awesome to hear. Definitely want a school like that. My last school, I really never heard from my advisor. When I did, it was nothing but useless help and information.
As someone who has spent some time in higher ed, advising is very hit-or-miss, even within the same school.
Every school will say that advising's biggest priority is student success and yada yada yada. But, let's be honest, advisor's are paid pretty damn poorly and it's a much more repetitive, transactional job than you would think.
There are some advisors who go above and beyond because they want to and they want their students to succeed. There are some that, due to the nature of the job and the low pay, are content to do the bare minimum and collect a paycheck. As an advisor, it's very easy to make yourself low-profile so that students forget about you and don't make an appointment. But, that doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.
So, all of this to say that just because you had good advising at NSU, certainly doesn't mean for sure that NSU advising across the board is good.
Posted on 12/11/23 at 11:39 am to CobraCommander83
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