<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt } </STYLE> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18939"></HEAD> <BODY class=hmmessage bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Debbie,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I just talked to BU yesterday and they told me that the online course would only be 12-14 hours/week including course and homework.  Do you agree which that figure?  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>When I read about Meredith Hoffman's BU courses she took on-site involved "8-hour-day in class for 14 weeks, and most of us spent around 15-25 additional hours a week doing the interesting and challenging homework", it really concerned me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Is BU being honest with me regarding the time involved?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Jo Ann Farrington-Dorgan</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Timeless Trails LLC</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sierra Vista, AZ</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>  </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=hooperdebbie@hotmail.com href="mailto:hooperdebbie@hotmail.com">Debbie Hooper</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=debbehagner@yahoo.com href="mailto:debbehagner@yahoo.com">debbehagner@yahoo.com</A> ; <A title=apgpubliclist@apgen.org href="mailto:apgpubliclist@apgen.org">apgpubliclist@apgen.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 13, 2010 4:16 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [APG Public List] Is this college approved for certification</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Debbe,<BR><BR>I took the online course this past Winter/Spring (began in January).  It was absolutely fantastic!!<BR><BR>I don't know if the NGS, etc. actually approve courses or not, other than their own.  I DO know that I received a 10% discount for being a member of NGS.  I don't know if they still offer that or not.  <BR><BR>The instructors were excellent--some of the best you will ever find.  The cost was well worth every penny I paid.  It was a very intense course, and after "doing" genealogy for over 20 years I still learned SO much.  I am currently working as a professional, and my work just keeps getting better with each project.  I have applied everything I learned into my research, writing, reports, etc.<BR><BR>I compared a lot of courses.  As far as I am concerned, you will not find a course like this anywhere.  IGHR and SLIG are only offered at a specific time of the year, AND you have to travel.  The BU course can be done from the comfort of your sofa.  :-)<BR><BR>Debbie Hooper<BR>2nd OL Class BU<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <HR id=stopSpelling> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:10:32 -0700<BR>From: debbehagner@yahoo.com<BR>To: apgpubliclist@apgen.org<BR>Subject: [APG Public List] Is this college approved for certification<BR><BR> <TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top>http://www.bugenealogy.com/index.htm<BR><BR>What other colleges or places can you take classes... I am curious about Heritage Genealogical College and http://genealogy.edu/moodle/<BR><BR>Which one has been approved by NGS, FGS,ICAPGEN or BC....<BR><BR>I would hate to see someone take classes and then find out it is not valid course... <BR><BR>I am familiar with http://www4.samford.edu/schools/ighr/ and BYU.<BR><BR>Debbe Hagner<BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>