Adult Learner - looking for a solid route for a degree

[davewill]

I hate what I am about to say - but I just need a degree to advance. It could be a Bachelors of Basket Weaving and it would work. I hate that's how the world works, but its the way it is, for the most.
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Is TESC better than Charter Oak?

I get what you're saying, but any college grad has to have the basics, so it's not really so hypocritical to accept any degree.

As far as TESU vs COSC, I'd really say they're much the same. TESU is popular here because the BSBA can be earned without having to take a capstone class, you can take a TECEP exam instead. That makes it faster, cheaper and easier than other schools, so people don't mind that they don't take FEMA credits.

The only way to really judge is to get out your spreadsheet program, pencil out the courses and costs and see where you stand.

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So I need some help.... What should I do with this progress? AAS or Bachelors?

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Beginning Algebra
ALEKS Corporation (McGraw Hill)
ALEK-0001 Course 09/11/2016
College Algebra
ALEKS Corporation (McGraw Hill)
ALEK-0003 Course 09/08/2016
Intermediate Algebra
ALEKS Corporation (McGraw Hill)
ALEK-0002 Course 09/15/2016
Introduction to Statistics
ALEKS Corporation (McGraw Hill)
ALEK-0007 Course 09/15/2016
PreCalculus
ALEKS Corporation (McGraw Hill)
ALEK-0005 Course 10/02/2016
American Institute For Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters/The Institutes
Ethics and the CPCU Code of Professional Conduct (online course)
American Institute For Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters, Insurance Institute of America
AICP-0121 Course 09/14/2016
Shmoop University
American Literature
Shmoop University
SHMO-0014 Course 01/01/2017
British Literature
Shmoop University
SHMO-0015 Course 05/03/2017
Contemporary Literature
Shmoop University
SHMO-0018 Course 05/01/2017
Holocaust Literature
Shmoop University
SHMO-0020 Course 04/11/2017
Introduction to Poetry
Shmoop University
SHMO-0021 Course 05/20/2017
Modern European History
Shmoop University
SHMO-0001 Course 04/30/2017
Modernist Literature
Shmoop University
SHMO-0023 Course 05/14/2017
Shakespeare's Plays
Shmoop University
SHMO-0025 Course 05/19/2017
The Bible as Literature
Shmoop University
SHMO-0027 Course 05/19/2017
U.S. History: 1492 - 1877
Shmoop University
SHMO-0002 Course 02/07/2017
U.S. History: 1877 - Present
Shmoop University
SHMO-0003 Course 04/11/2017
Western Literature
Shmoop University
SHMO-0029 Course 05/23/2017
Women's Literature
Shmoop University
SHMO-0028 Course 05/25/2017
SOPHIA Learning, LLC
Developing Effective Teams
SOPHIA Learning, LLC
SOPH-0021 Course 03/12/2017
Texas Engineering Extension Service
Cyber Security for Business Professionals
Texas Engineering Extension Service
TEEX-0252 Course 07/04/2017
Cyber Security for Everyone
Texas Engineering Extension Service
TEEX-0250 Course 06/24/2017

[Thorne]

So I need some help.... What should I do with this progress? AAS or Bachelors?

Assuming that the 4-year won't care that the credits have been applied elsewhere, you can pick up the Pierpont BOG AAS along the way.
6 credits of Math and Science = Done
6 credits of Social Sciences = Done
3 credits of Computer Literacy = Probably done, they might be able to substitute your extra math credits into that slot
39 credits electives = Done with Shmoop courses
Only thing that's left is your communications coursework, which might be covered already, but will probably need Eng Comp I and Eng Comp II (which you need for any Baccalaureate at TESU, COSC, or Excelsior anyway)

Quick question: What is your opinion of Shmoop? How easy, hard, convoluted, et cetera did you find the courses? Which did you find the most difficult or annoying?

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Assuming that the 4-year won't care that the credits have been applied elsewhere, you can pick up the Pierpont BOG AAS along the way.
6 credits of Math and Science = Done
6 credits of Social Sciences = Done
3 credits of Computer Literacy = Probably done, they might be able to substitute your extra math credits into that slot
39 credits electives = Done with Shmoop courses
Only thing that's left is your communications coursework, which might be covered already, but will probably need Eng Comp I and Eng Comp II (which you need for any Baccalaureate at TESU, COSC, or Excelsior anyway)

Quick question: What is your opinion of Shmoop? How easy, hard, convoluted, et cetera did you find the courses? Which did you find the most difficult or annoying?

Will the BOG AAS transfer to a typical/local university pretty easy? I have ENG I and POLY SCY also... So I I lack a tad less. Shmoop was great - at times very tough. Some of the questions cannot be answered from the info provided. Also some web links just flat out did not work, making the reading sort of challenging.

[Thorne]

That depends on the school. Chances are good that a uni which accepts ACE credits won't need an AAS for transfer, and an AAS based on ACE credits won't transfer anything more than your RA credits if they don't accept ACE.

If you're looking to transfer to one of the Big 3, they'll take it, but nothing else is a guarantee.

[davewill]

Will the BOG AAS transfer to a typical/local university pretty easy? I have ENG I and POLY SCY also... So I I lack a tad less. Shmoop was great - at times very tough. Some of the questions cannot be answered from the info provided. Also some web links just flat out did not work, making the reading sort of challenging.

Unless we're talking about a West Virginia public university, probably not. Without an articulation agreement in place, a new school ignores the Associate's and simply transfers the courses. Usually you will see articulation agreements between CCs and public Universities in the same state, although it does occur infrequently in other circumstances. New Jersey public universities (including TESU) are required to accept an Associate's earned at a New Jersey CC as equivalent to 60 units towards a Bachelor's.

Notably, WGU will grant you all of your GenEd based on an Associate's. At least one person here has specifically done that using the BOG AAS.