> Not saying this is a scam, but it feels like a scam.
Not directly related to your specific concern, but every attempt to make a open / democratized degree has felt like that to me, unfortunately.
Example: There was an online degree program I saw that awarded a real, regionally accredited degree from a state university. The degree and course work were exactly the same, but the online program was basically open. No admission requirements except to pay for and pass some pre-requisites that would then grant you access to the rest of the degree. The equivalent brick and motar program went through the typical admissions process.
My first thought: "this sounds very close to for-profit school".
Not directly related to your specific concern, but every attempt to make a open / democratized degree has felt like that to me, unfortunately.
Example: There was an online degree program I saw that awarded a real, regionally accredited degree from a state university. The degree and course work were exactly the same, but the online program was basically open. No admission requirements except to pay for and pass some pre-requisites that would then grant you access to the rest of the degree. The equivalent brick and motar program went through the typical admissions process.
My first thought: "this sounds very close to for-profit school".