Possible TESU BACS + BS CIS/BSBA Finance Advice

[bigsquirrel7]

Your Location: IN, USA

Your Age: 24

What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor's in CS or CIS.  Considering doing the BACS + BS CIS at TESU.  Maybe swap the BS CIS for the BSBA with a concentration in Finance because CS + CIS may look redundant to someone who doesn't know that CIS is primarily business.

Current Regional Accredited Credits:

Ball State University Total Credits: 58

HIST150/The West in the World, 3, B
ID101/Freshman Seminar, 1, CR
PFW100/Physical Conditioning, 2, B+
THEA100/Intro Theat, 3, C+
BL260/Prin Bus Law, 3, B
ECON201/Elements of Micro, 3, B
ISOM125/Micro App for Business, 3, C
ECON202/Elem Macro, 3, A-
ENG104/Eng Comp 2, 3, B-
ACC201/Prin Acct 1, 3, C
CC205/Myths World, 3, A
FIN101/Fiscal Well, 1, A
MATH132/Brief Calculus, 3, C+
ENT241/The Entrepreneurial Exper, 3, B
ECON221/Business Statistics, 3, C+
ISOM210/Business Info Systems, 3, B-
ACC202/Princ of Accounting 2, 3, B-
CIS226/Business Systems App Dev, 3, A
ISOM249/Foundations of Business Comm, 3, B
ISOM300/Project Mgmt, 3, A
MGT300/Managing Behavior in Org, 3, B

Indiana University East Total Credits: 23

CHEMC101/Elementary Chemistry 1, 3, A
HISTH106/American History II, 3, A
ENGW131/Reading Writing & Inquiry, 3, B-
SPCHS121/Public Speaking, 3, B+
POLSY103/Intro to American Politics, 3, A-
CHEMC121/Elementary Chemistry Lab 1, 2, A
HISTH105/American History I, 3, A-
ENGL202/Literary Interpretation, 3, B

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:  None.

Any certifications or military experience? Military experience.


Credits from JST: 23

Advanced First Aid, 3
Human Health And Disease Prevention, 3
Introduction To Physical Fitness, 3 
Military Science, 3
Orienteering, 2
Firearms And Marksmanship, 3
Safety, 3
Supervision, 3

Budget: Not a concern of mine.

Commitments: Full-time job, spending quality time with spouse, taking care of pets.

Dedicated time to study: I am committing to 2 hours a day.  2 hours a day is the minimum I want to be at but I would rather be conservative.  It will likely end up being more than 2 hours a day, but I don't want to base things off of 3 or 4 hours and then life happens and I am disappointed at myself that I didn't finish in the timeframe I thought I would.

Timeline: I want to get this done as fast as possible.  I'm not the most patient individual, so when I want to get something done, I want to get it done ASAP

Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Plan on going out of pocket.

Additional Information: I was going to school for CIS, but ended up leaving to pursue opportunities in sales.  There are a few different reasons that I left school.  There were issues with the military paying for my schooling, so I ended up having to take out loans which I was not happy about.  I also felt that the quality of the education was not very good in regards to the the computer side of the CIS program.  

In high school I did a lot of projects as a part of working for the school's technology office, and since I was a fast learner I was able to work on pretty much whatever I wanted.  I built websites, helped develop software, built automated temperature monitoring systems for the cafeteria, built student information kiosks, created multiple video games, etc.  Because I learned so much from these projects, I felt the computer/tech portion of the CIS program wasn't teaching me much and I felt like I was wasting the little money I had.

Because I felt like I was wasting the little money I had as a broke college student, and the fact that I could barely afford my rent, I decided to leave school and get a job as in sales.  I chose sales solely because the money was good, and I have been in sales since.  I don't particularly enjoy sales, but I am good at it and it keeps the bills paid and allows my wife to stay home.

The main reason I am looking into all of this is because I feel like my current work lacks purpose other than paying the bills, and I have so many credits that it feels like my money has gone to waste if I do not finish.  I know that I am capable of a lot more than working a boring sales jobs, and I have always had a passion for computers/tech, so I feel that this path may steer me in the right direction.  So far I have applied for TESU and had my credits evaluated.

Sorry for writing a book, but I just want to provide as much information as possible so I can receive the best feedback to steer me in the right direction before I finalize my decision.

Thanks in advance!

[bjcheung77]

@bigsquirrel7, Welcome to the board, that's a great initial post with the addendum and template details. There are so many different ways to get to your goal, for the last few months I've been recommending the balanced mix/match trifecta of certs, degree, experience. You should do the BACS/BS CIS and not complicate things with too many extras. Another option is to do the Pierpont BOG AAS, (UMPI AALS freebie) UMPI BAS with a couple minors or the BABA PM & IS, then ladder that to UMPI MAOL. If you really want to try another 'one and done' but different option for CBE is the WGU Accelerated BSIT/MSITM option...