newbie question on fast path bsba, I think

[texuinquiry]

Hi All.  I wish I discovered this forum sooner.   BTW my username is supposed to TesuInquiry ... after reading a bit on this fourm, i think I am need to go with TESU BSBA, Managment for the quickest path.  Couple of newbie questions
1)for the fastest path in terms of time not money, does the community believe TESU BSBA, Mgmt is the quickest path or is there any other faster test out path?
2)unfortunately, i recently registered for Harvard extension Grad Cert in Marketing Management and Digital Strategy which consists of 4 grad level classes. Originally i thought this was a good idea due since i don't have any prior college credits and I thought this would make a difference in HR departments.  After reading this forum, it seems this might be a waste of time.  any suggestions on this?
3)I am super busy and a PLA or using my experience in lieu of testing out is something I am wondering is worth it?  any experience from the community on this would be helpful.

[tjguitar85]

2)unfortunately, i recently registered for Harvard extension Grad Cert in Marketing Management and Digital Strategy which consists of 4 grad level classes. Originally i thought this was a good idea due since i don't have any prior college credits and I thought this would make a difference in HR departments. After reading this forum, it seems this might be a waste of time. any suggestions on this?

If you can't get a refund, I'm not sure what suggestion you are looking for.

PLA's are not something that you can do "fast", unless you are good and quick at extensive writing. I don't know why managemnet in particular would be the qucikest path. I personally found the TESU BSBA accounting to be very easy, you can knock out all the upper division requirements through Study.Com (Which has formula cheat sheets you can use on all of the exams) plus the Income Tax TECEP.

[texuinquiry]

2)unfortunately, i recently registered for Harvard extension Grad Cert in Marketing Management and Digital Strategy which consists of 4 grad level classes. Originally i thought this was a good idea due since i don't have any prior college credits and I thought this would make a difference in HR departments.  After reading this forum, it seems this might be a waste of time.  any suggestions on this?

If you can't get a refund, I'm not sure what suggestion you are looking for.

PLA's are not something that you can do "fast", unless you are good and quick at extensive writing. I don't know why managemnet in particular would be the qucikest path. I personally found the TESU BSBA accounting to be very easy, you can knock out all the upper division requirements through Study.Com (Which has formula cheat sheets you can use on all of the exams) plus the Income Tax TECEP.

thanks tjquitar85.   i am going to try and refund but i was curious if the community saw value in me going through the time to finish it and see if the 4 credits can be transferred when completed or just count it a $ loss and save my time - part of me was thinking the Harvard name could help but after reading this forum I am not sure its matters.   Thanks for your  insight on PLA - I thought it would save time since it was based on experience but if it is going to take longer than testing, it would not be practical for me. 
**Interesting on your view on accounting - if Accounting is faster than Mgmt, I am interested in considering it.  I only thought Management because its closer to what I do - however, if accounting is easier and faster...

[armstrongsubero]

@texu faster is relative, if you have more management experience it may be faster for you.

[texuinquiry]

@texu faster is relative, if you have more management experience it may be faster for you

I am a management guy more than accounting. I am looking for fastest path.   I am so new to this and haven't been in school for over 25 years so I am not sure what I will find more intuitive.  I have been in management of over different departments including marketing, sales, and operations but I honestly don't know whether I would find accounting or management more intuitive.  I wonder how someone new should determine which "tests" are more intuitive?  Would it be based on someone's background or experience?

[bjcheung77]

Hey, welcome to the board! It's not too late to get your degree...
Btw, you mentioned you don't have any credits, how about biz/it certs?

1) BSBA General Management is the cheapest/easiest/fastest option of all the AOS choices you have at TESU
2) Do you have tuition assistance/reimbursement? When did you apply and register for the 4 courses at Harvard Extension?
3) I would recommend doing PLA only for hard to find classes that don't have alternative options for transfer

Oh, and you're in the USA right? Are you set on TESU or would you accept the other Big 3/WGU?

[texuinquiry]

Hey, welcome to the board!  It's not too late to get your degree...
Btw, you mentioned you don't have any credits, how about biz/it certs?

1) BSBA General Management is the cheapest/easiest/fastest option of all the AOS choices you have at TESU
2) Do you have tuition assistance/reimbursement? When did you apply and register for the 4 courses at Harvard Extension?
3) I would recommend doing PLA only for hard to find classes that don't have alternative options for transfer

Oh, and you're in the USA right?  Are you set on TESU or would you accept the other Big 3/WGU?

Actually I am starting to work on my PMP (Project Management Professional certification) which is a highly recognized credential BUT I would never have thought something like a cert would count for anything.  I don't have any tuition reimbursement at the moment but that could change (however I wouldn't want my employer to know I am working on my bachelors so I would likely just pay for it out of pocket.... it can't be more than 4k-5k right?     I could do a PLA but if they are twice as time consuming as taking a test or a class maybe not....      
I am in the USA.    And I am NOT stuck on TESU.  I am open to whichever is most intuitive and expedient.  May day job already requires a tremendous amount of focus.

[dfrecore]

If you're starting from scratch, the BSBA at TESU is about $7k.

None of the concentrations are more/less "easy."  General management was harder for me, because it's not about "management" but really a smattering of different areas, most of which I had no interest in.  I didn't care about Finance, didn't want to take more accounting courses, and was not excited about marketing, and you need to cover 3 out of the 4 areas.  Instead, I went with HR, which I thought was "easy" in that I already had some UL HR courses.  I would always suggest a concentration if you have the opportunity and like that area.

The ones that can be completed completely via alternative credit:
Accounting
CIS
Entrepreneurship
HR/OM
Marketing

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If the Harvard courses are worth college credit, then you can certainly use them towards a BSBA/MAR degree.  I'm not sure if there's a max, but I know they will take Grad credits towards a BA.

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The Project Management cert won't work - but it will at COSC.  You can get a BSBA/PM degree there that might be worth doing.  The PMP counts as 9cr of UL coursework there, and fulfills the entire concentration I think.  So it's worth looking at.  And it's $2k less at COSC than TESU, and I think it's just as easy to get a degree there as TESU.

[bjcheung77]

Cool - Great stuff, you should go for COSC if you would like it to be close to $5K for the BSBA Bachelors.  Unless you want a slightly easier/faster ACBSP Accredited BSBA with lesser upper level requirements, I would use the extra cash you save to go for a MBA at WGU instead.

Basically, I would start with the FREE credits and ALEKS, Sophia, TEEX, Onlinedegree.com, and so on... Review my signature links and posts #28/31 for a spreadsheet.  Also read this post of mine here:  https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid302447

[texuinquiry]

If you're starting from scratch, the BSBA at TESU is about $7k.

None of the concentrations are more/less "easy."  General management was harder for me, because it's not about "management" but really a smattering of different areas, most of which I had no interest in.  I didn't care about Finance, didn't want to take more accounting courses, and was not excited about marketing, and you need to cover 3 out of the 4 areas.  Instead, I went with HR, which I thought was "easy" in that I already had some UL HR courses.  I would always suggest a concentration if you have the opportunity and like that area.

The ones that can be completed completely via alternative credit:
Accounting
CIS
Entrepreneurship
HR/OM
Marketing

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If the Harvard courses are worth college credit, then you can certainly use them towards a BSBA/MAR degree.  I'm not sure if there's a max, but I know they will take Grad credits towards a BA.

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The Project Management cert won't work - but it will at COSC.  You can get a BSBA/PM degree there that might be worth doing.  The PMP counts as 9cr of UL coursework there, and fulfills the entire concentration I think.  So it's worth looking at.  And it's $2k less at COSC than TESU, and I think it's just as easy to get a degree there as TESU.

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Cool - Great stuff, you should go for COSC if you would like it to be close to $5K for the BSBA Bachelors.  Unless you want a slightly easier/faster ACBSP Accredited BSBA with lesser upper level requirements, I would use the extra cash you save to go for a MBA at WGU instead.

Basically, I would start with the FREE credits and ALEKS, Sophia, TEEX, Onlinedegree.com, and so on... Review my signature links and posts #28/31 for a spreadsheet.  Also read this post of mine here:  https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid302447

Thanks bjcheung77.   You mentioned "Unless you want a slightly easier/faster ACBSP Accredited BSBA with lesser upper level requirements, I would use the extra cash you save to go for a MBA at WGU instead."   Just to clarify, are you saying TESU is slightly easier/faster than COSC but higher in cost than COSC?

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Cool - Great stuff, you should go for COSC if you would like it to be close to $5K for the BSBA Bachelors.  Unless you want a slightly easier/faster ACBSP Accredited BSBA with lesser upper level requirements, I would use the extra cash you save to go for a MBA at WGU instead.

Basically, I would start with the FREE credits and ALEKS, Sophia, TEEX, Onlinedegree.com, and so on... Review my signature links and posts #28/31 for a spreadsheet.  Also read this post of mine here:  https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid302447

Thanks bjcheung77.   You mentioned "Unless you want a slightly easier/faster ACBSP Accredited BSBA with lesser upper level requirements, I would use the extra cash you save to go for a MBA at WGU instead."   Just to clarify, are you saying TESU is slightly easier/faster than COSC but higher in cost than COSC?