Transferring from community college to an online Bachelor's program

[daydream]

Hi all. A few years ago, I was in community college and acquired a two year certificate in accounting. My initial goal was to transfer to a state school and acquire a bachelor's in the same major, but it turned out that the advising I received wasn't that great and barely any of my classes transfer to state universities here. If I went to a state school, I'd have to basically start over from scratch. Not what I anticipated, but that's just how things turned out. I took some more general education classes for fun and now I have around 120 credits on a quarter system through community college classes and CLEP exams. 

My priorities have changed since community college and I'm seriously considering going to an online school to study business administration. I'm hoping that I could utilize something like Sophia and/or study.com as part of my degree plan, but I'm unsure if any of the schools I'm considering limit total credits acquired or if that only applies to credits from community college. I enjoyed being able to study independently for the CLEP exams that I took and would like to acquire the majority of my credits needed through testing.

UMPI, TESU, and COSC are the main schools that I'm looking at for business administration. I'd appreciate any advice about credit transfers, degree planning, and how that process all works. I emailed TESU about their policy surrounding Sophia and community college credit, but I haven't heard anything back from them. My end goal (for now) is to acquire my bachelor's degree and TEFL certificate, so that I can teach English and hopefully find more work opportunities abroad.

Location: WA
Age: 25
Desired Degree: Business Administration Bachelor Degree
Current Regional Accredited Credits: Around 110 on a quarter system (Approx ~73 semester)
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 10 (from CLEP) - Equivalent to ~6 semester credits)
Certifications/Military Experience: None
Budget: under $10,000... Ideally under $5,000
Commitments: Currently have a full time job

[wow]

UMPI - You need to take at least 30 credits at UMPI.

TESU - You need to take a Capstone course there and possibly the Cornerstone (they waive the cornerstone if you have a previous bachelor's; i'm not sure if they waive it for previous associate's). You have to have at least 30 credits total (incl. the required TEST courses) from an accredited college or university, and it sounds like you have met that requirement.

COSC - I know nothing.

So UMPI and TESU are both doable and will likely accept many of your credits. For more specific guidance, we'll need to know what classes you've taken, or you can consult sample TESU degree plans here: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Ca...gree_Plans

[natshar]

Another option would be WGU.