Bachelor degree in 1 year

[Chasedegree1891]

Hey everyone I just joined the forum and have read all the newbie information I could find however from the wiki it seems like most of the degree plans are outdated. My goal is to get a BSBA in a year and Im not really sure where to start or if that is shooting too high. I decided to enroll in ALEKS after reading this https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...egree-Plan just to get some momentum going, however fast forward today and I just learned ALEKS is losing its ACE so now I'm back at square one lol. As of right now I have no credits and no degree plan. I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the options study.com, sailor, streamliner CLEP, DSST ect I'm really not sure where to start or what the benefits and differences are between them all. Can someone please provide some insight on how to create a degree plan thats going to get me to bachelor the fastest? Thanks in advance!

[allvia]

Hey everyone I just joined the forum and have read all the newbie information I could find however from the wiki it seems like most of the degree plans are outdated. My goal is to get a BSBA in a year and Im not really sure where to start or if that is shooting too high. I decided to enroll in ALEKS after reading this https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...egree-Plan just to get some momentum going, however fast forward today and I just learned ALEKS is losing its ACE so now I'm back at square one lol. As of right now I have no credits and no degree plan. I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the options study.com, sailor, streamliner CLEP, DSST ect I'm really not sure where to start or what the benefits and differences are between them all. Can someone please provide some insight on how to create a degree plan thats going to get me to bachelor the fastest? Thanks in advance!

ALEKS is now back and you can currently earn credit if completed by 07/31/18 for College Algebra, College Algebra with Trigonometry, PreCalculus,Trigonometry & Statistics (Business Statistics, Introduction to Statistics or Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences). Note a few of these courses duplicate each other depending on where you end up getting your degree from.  In example there are three ALEKS statistics courses but for TESU they all are equivalent for the same course (so only take one) - I believe the same is true of 'College Algebra with Trigonometry' & PreCalculus being equal.   If you're looking at the TESU BSBA then you ALEKS is a good affordable way to get the required College Algebra and Statics credits.  If you search online there are often coupon codes for ALEKS where you can get a discount on the first month.

[dfrecore]

The degree plans are older, but not "outdated" as in most of the info is still good.

That being said, you should ALWAYS check ACE/NCCRS to make sure that a course hasn't expired.  That's just a smart way to go about things.  Even if it's due to expire at some point (as it does with ACE every 3 years pending renewal), as long as you complete a course before the expiration date, you are fine.  Put it on your ACE transcript and move on to the next course.

Take all the free courses you've seen (NFA has 1, Sophia has 2, The Institutes has 1, TEEX has 3), unless they slow you down too much (TEEX can be time-consuming if you're not computer-savvy).  If you are a good test-taker, then I suggest ModernStates.org to prep for CLEP exams, as they give you a free voucher for each course you complete to take the test (you may need additional testing materials if you're not strong in the subject, it's not meant to teach you everything you need to know, just prep you).  OnlineDegree.com is coming on board soon, with 15 free courses.  Study.com has a scholarship with Guardian to give you 6 free courses.  So lots of ways to get started with free credits right off the bat.

But, honestly, your best bet is to choose a school and get going.  I have a TESU BSBA plan, although COSC and EC are both fine as well (I don't have plans for them, but they are similar).  Continue reading this forum on a daily basis, as it will take a couple of months to start to understand what's going on.  Keep taking courses/exams, keep reading, and you'll start to get it.

[Johmford]

Step 1: use instantcert to study for CLEP and DSST. If you fail a CLEP or DSST you have to wait to retake it so begin with those, if you fail you can work on other items during the wait time.

That should get you started and motivated after you pass each test.

[alexf.1990]

Step 1: use instantcert to study for CLEP and DSST. If you fail a CLEP or DSST you have to wait to retake it so begin with those, if you fail you can work on other items during the wait time.

That should get you started and motivated after you pass each test.

I second the CLEP/DSST route, though only because I don't have much experience with the others. CLEP is a great option right now because of the free vouchers and proctor fee reimbursement through Modern States. It's not unreasonable to complete 30 credits through CLEP in a single month. DSST tests are a bit more difficult because they offer UL credits.

[Chasedegree1891]

Thank you everyone for the feedback I appreciate everyone insight.

Allvia great to know I have till August so I misewell continue with my aleks subscription and get as much as I can done. I was never good at math so that’s the one I know I’m really going to need to focus on.

dfrecore thanks for the outline ok I’ll start on the free ones. Thanks for telling me about modernstates.org I’ll check them out. And I’m going to go the TESU route from all I’ve read it seems to be the more popular school.

Jjsafari I appreciate the insight. I’m going to register with instatcert and start tomorrow.

[jsh1138]

i started this in July of last year and i just finished the last class i needed for a BA in History. I think a BA in 1 year is easily doable if you want to do it

[Life Long Learning]

Hard to go wrong with CLEP, DSST, and UExcel as they have been around a long time (time tested) and other colleges know of them.  I have a ton of all three and I am still using them 16-years later.

[acamp]

Hard to go wrong with CLEP, DSST, and UExcel as they have been around a long time (time tested) and other colleges know of them.  I have a ton of all three and I am still using them 16-years later.

Speaking of CLEP and DSST, besides the modern states prep, do people have success on those exams by using InstantCert solely?

Or is there a main study book for each clep/DSST that proves to be pretty successful?

[davewill]

I think InstantCert is only sufficient by itself if you already have a lot of domain knowledge and just need to prep to take the exam. For instance, I used Saylor alongside IC for sociology and anthropology, but I had enough astronomy knowledge that IC alone sufficed for that.