The Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate program through the Continuing Professional Education part of BU is now only offered online. When we wrote the program in 2008 it was first offered on campus in 2009 for 14 consecutive Saturdays. It was quickly adapted to the online delivery system that many universities use. The course is now 15 weeks online and has 5 modules, each with a different instructor and teaching team. Each module MUST be completed within the allotted time and is graded separate from the other modules. Passing grades in each of the 5 modules plus an overall average grade of no less than B- is necessary to receive the certificate. There is a lot of online reading since the text is presented in the software. As you read the text you will encounter self-tests and places where an assignment must be done and turned in by a certain date for grading. There are discussion boards which each teaching team will tell you whether it is part of a grade or not. Students find they spend an average of 30 to 40 hours per week, every week, for 15 weeks. Don't let the marketing company who takes the phone calls tell you any different. There are some live chat sessions and some videos but text materials (email, reading, assignments, discussions, etc.) are still the major communication devises. If you wanted to ease into online learning, BU offers an "Essentials" course which is not only shorter but less intensive (and less expensive). For the Certificate course, there is a 10% discount if you are a member of APG (which you should be anyway!) Best wishes, Elissa BU instructor, 2008-2016, in modules 1 and 5 Elissa Scalise Powell, CG , CGL www.PowellGenealogy.com www.GRIPitt.org 25-30 June 2017 and 16-21 July 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA CG, CGL, and Certified Genealogical Lecturer are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations. Certified Genealogist and the board name are trademarks registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office. -----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of Renita Collier Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2017 11:14 AM Ricki, Did you take the Boston University classes online? I would like to enroll in the certificate program, but I am not sure how in depth that would be if it were all done online. Would love to hear about your experience with how the communication and classes were handled. Thank you, Renita Collier From: Ricki King <kingrickidsm@gmail.com> To: Rebecca Hockaday <rhocky@hotmail.com> Cc: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2017 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [TGF] Boston University after ProGen? I have already taken the Boston University class and will be finishing ProGen in June. There is some repeat of chapters but they are handled in different ways. I also submitted my portfolio in December. I would suggest taking the Boston course. I have learned so much from both and it has been worth it. The Boston course gave me the confidence I was ready to submit and Progen reinforced it plus helped with the business side. One gives professional instructor feedback and the other peer feedback each helping you to grow. I'll also be taking the Excelsior course in the future. I feel the more you learn the better you will be in your research. Ricki On Mar 24, 2017 11:21 PM, "Rebecca Hockaday" <rhocky@hotmail.com> wrote: > Has anyone taken the Boston Universtiy Certificate program AFTER > ProGen? I am finishing ProGen in a few months and will be spending one > year in Japan as a trailing spouse (and kids) beginning June 2017. It > is clear that clients would be diffiuclt to retain while in Japan. I > would like to apply for BCG when ready and am wondering if the BU > program offers any additional readiness for the BCG portfolio that ProGen did not already address? > Thanks! > > > Rebecca Hockaday > > www.hockadaygenealogy.com<http://www.hockadaygenealogy.com> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Elissa. This helps me see how to plan my enrollment. I definitely want to take the course, but a summer enrollment would be the best for me. As a teacher, I am quite busy throughout most of the year, especially in the spring with all of the state mandated tests. I am not presently a member of APG, as I have just recently decided to take the next logical step in my genealogical pursuit. However, I am enrolled in several genealogical societies. I've been reading, critiquing, and analyzing articles with a NGSQ group for the last year. I plan on becoming a member of APG in the near future. Again, thank you, for responding to my inquiry. I know I have a lot of work ahead of me, but I am up for the challenge.  Renita Collier From: "Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL" <Elissa@PowellGenealogy.com> To: 'Renita Collier' <thegenealogygrandma@gmail.com>; transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2017 10:37 AM Subject: RE: [TGF] Boston University after ProGen? The Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate program through the Continuing Professional Education part of BU is now only offered online. When we wrote the program in 2008 it was first offered on campus in 2009 for 14 consecutive Saturdays. It was quickly adapted to the online delivery system that many universities use. The course is now 15 weeks online and has 5 modules, each with a different instructor and teaching team. Each module MUST be completed within the allotted time and is graded separate from the other modules. Passing grades in each of the 5 modules plus an overall average grade of no less than B- is necessary to receive the certificate. There is a lot of online reading since the text is presented in the software. As you read the text you will encounter self-tests and places where an assignment must be done and turned in by a certain date for grading. There are discussion boards which each teaching team will tell you whether it is part of a grade or not. Students find they spend an average of 30 to 40 hours per week, every week, for 15 weeks. Don't let the marketing company who takes the phone calls tell you any different. There are some live chat sessions and some videos but text materials (email, reading, assignments, discussions, etc.) are still the major communication devises. If you wanted to ease into online learning, BU offers an "Essentials" course which is not only shorter but less intensive (and less expensive). For the Certificate course, there is a 10% discount if you are a member of APG (which you should be anyway!) Best wishes, Elissa BU instructor, 2008-2016, in modules 1 and 5 Elissa Scalise Powell, CG , CGL www.PowellGenealogy.com www.GRIPitt.org 25-30 June 2017 and 16-21 July 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA CG, CGL, and Certified Genealogical Lecturer are service marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations. Certified Genealogist and the board name are trademarks registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office. -----Original Message----- From: On Behalf Of Renita Collier Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2017 11:14 AM Ricki, Did you take the Boston University classes online? I would like to enroll in the certificate program, but I am not sure how in depth that would be if it were all done online. Would love to hear about your experience with how the communication and classes were handled. Thank you, Renita Collier       From: Ricki King <kingrickidsm@gmail.com> To: Rebecca Hockaday <rhocky@hotmail.com> Cc: transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2017 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [TGF] Boston University after ProGen?   I have already taken the Boston University class and will be finishing ProGen in June. There is some repeat of chapters but they are handled in different ways. I also submitted my portfolio in December. I would suggest taking the Boston course. I have learned so much from both and it has been worth it. The Boston course gave me the confidence I was ready to submit and Progen reinforced it plus helped with the business side. One gives professional instructor feedback and the other peer feedback each helping you to grow. I'll also be taking the Excelsior course in the future. I feel the more you learn the better you will be in your research. Ricki On Mar 24, 2017 11:21 PM, "Rebecca Hockaday" <rhocky@hotmail.com> wrote: > Has anyone taken the Boston Universtiy Certificate program AFTER > ProGen? I am finishing ProGen in a few months and will be spending one > year in Japan as a trailing spouse (and kids) beginning June 2017. It > is clear that clients would be diffiuclt to retain while in Japan. I > would like to apply for BCG when ready and am wondering if the BU > program offers any additional readiness for the BCG portfolio that ProGen did not already address? > Thanks! > > > Rebecca Hockaday > > www.hockadaygenealogy.com<http://www.hockadaygenealogy.com> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message