good online ..A.S in .Business Management

[rebel100]

One could just start at Patten or WGU. They work the same way.
There are also self-paced, competency based programs at Northern Arizona University, Bellevue, Capella, and University of Wisconsin. NAU's tuition is competitive.

And the point is that these options are Regionally Accredited without any smoke and mirrors to get you into an RA program. I would not spend my time and money pursuing a Nationally Accredited degree. Just too many potentially negative variables to make it attractive when there are so many bonafide RA programs that are both flexible and low cost with the RA designation....but I support anyone's right to pursue the degree program they think will work for them.

[bricabrac]

I just put this super easy plan together for a close friend. Wanted to post it here as well so you could get an idea of the cost and ease of this degree plan. The CLEP and DSST exams are not difficult at all. You can do all your study while traveling. Whenever you get home, or in some cases while traveling, locate a testing center and sit the exams.

Most community colleges/universities have designated evening and Saturday morning hours available. The TECEPs that are paper vers (eng comp/tech writing?) can be taken at your local library (usually cheap proctoring fees) or your testing center. The majority of TECEP exams are now available online through the proctoru service. SL courses are also taken online through proctoru.

FYI, the TECEP registration period is for an actual semester. The exam(s) are mailed to your designated proctor and you have a 12wk window to take the exam. There is even a 2mo extension available if needed.


If you would prefer a GPA, substitute TECEP Technical Writing with SOS-110 Living in the Information Age for 3 fast Gen Ed credits. Midterm (WA#4) and final (WA #7) are brief papers. The course was created with the adult student returning to the classroom in mind. Fun, relevant writing topics and the skills tutor assignments were a great brush up of basic skills. Syllabus.


I. General Education Requirements 30
TECEP ENC-101 Eng Comp I (3)
TECEP ENC-102 Eng Comp II (3)
ALEKS MAT-121 College Algebra (3)
ALEKS MAT-115 Intermediate Algebra (3)
SL ECO-111 Macroeconomics (3)
DSST Intro to Computing (3)
SL PHI-384 Business Ethics (3)
CLEP SOC-191 Intro to Sociology (3)
DSST ANT-101 Intro Anthropology (3)[INDENT]Alternate: SL Intro to Religion[/INDENT]
TECEP ENG-201 Technical Writing (3)[INDENT]Alternate: TESC SOS-110 Living in the Information Age (if you want a GPA)[/INDENT]

II. Management Core 18
SL Accounting I or PF Accounting 1 (3)
SL Accounting II or PF Accounting 2 (3)
CLEP Intro Business Law (3)
CLEP Prin of Management (3)
CLEP Prin of Marketing (3)
TECEP CIS-107 Computer Concepts & Applicatons (3)

III. Business Electives 6
DSST Introduction to Business (3)
DSST Principles of Supervision (3)

IV. Free Electives 6
CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature (6)[INDENT]Alternate: TEEX Online Course Bundles x3 (6)[/INDENT]



PPC Out of state pricing:
(for infomation on this plan see my signature for the link to the most recent thread; as well as a cost comparison spreadsheet)

Pay Per Credit Tuition Plan $108x4 + 121 + 290 = $843
CLEP $80 + proctor fee (est $100) x5 = 500
DSST $80 + proctor fee (est $100) x4 = 400
Straighterline $99/mo + $49/course x4 (est 2mo & BOGO coupons) = 300
ALEKS $20/mo subscription = 20
ACE transcript (use to transfer Aleks & Straighterline cr) = 40[INDENT]Approx cost $2103.00[/INDENT]

Alternate (GPA) Pay Per Credit Tuition Plan $1428+108x3 + 121 + 290 = $2163 +1260[INDENT]Approx cost $3323.00[/INDENT]