Online Computer Science Degree

College Search & Selection
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I’ve been looking for Online US. College education for some weeks, so far University of the People(which only has Deac, National Acreditation) has come as an interesting option.

As for my personal interests, I’m would like to get into Game Studies & Data Science for cognitive sciences; so I actually would like to get a bit into academics, a thing that UoP doesn’t offer.

Thing is, I’m really in need to reduce costs, therefore UoP seems to be a good call. since I eve able to apply for financial aid there without major trouble (Associate degree would cost me less than $1k); and it grants me the following options:

1.Transfer to another College, after completing an Associate Degree
2.Get a Masters degree from a Well Know University online program.
3.Get a job, and then attend to a on campus College for post graduate programs

Now, great questions are:

* do you guys think undergraduates with a Associate Degree from UoP will be able to transfer to Berkeley to finish the Computer Science Bachelor?

Do you guys think it would be viable to get post graduate studies, from Online & on Campus Master programs of Universities such as Georgia Tech(Computer Science), Illinois(Data Science) or Berkeley with a bachelor from UoP?

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I really hope that University of the People succeeds, but as of now I don’t think most people view it as a real college. If you end up taking classes through UofTP, I’d say your best bet of the three options listed would be #3 - get a job and then go to grad school.

It’s hard to get into Berkeley CS even for top performing students, so I’d think you have to do breathtakingly well at University of the People. The partnership with Berkeley seems like an experiment on Berkeley’s part, and I’m guessing they’ll allow only one or two or three people in a year.

I’d be surprised if schools like Georgia Tech and Illinois would accept someone with a degree from University of the People for graduate study straight out of undergrad. What matters is regional accreditation, and UofTP doesn’t have that. If you have work experience, that should increase your chances of getting into grad school for CS, though maybe not for schools at the level of Georgia Tech or Illinois. (I’d email those schools to see what they say.) You may find that after a few years of work, you have no need or interest in going to grad school.