videogamesrock Wrote:I'd recommend the RBA program at WVU Tech. Age of credits doesn't seem to be an issue when I went through an evaluation. I would have them do an evaluation including the big 3. Since you have access to PELL , their tuition is $288 per credit without a math requirement. They have an AoE in Information Studies which requires 15 UL credits. Getting it Done - Degree Requirements | WVU Tech Regents BA | WVU Tech

i believe they will also do an unofficial evaluation without needing to buy and mail them transcripts. WVUP did that with my transcripts. I simply emailed them unofficial transcripts. It took them 48 hours to give me an update.

cookderosa Wrote:My advice is to take your time selecting the best plan -you've waited this long, what's another month?

In cases like yours (and mine when I first started in 2006) bringing in credit can blind you to the fastest path. Now, if all of your credits were liberal arts, this would be a no-brainer...but they're not, they're tech credits. In my case they were culinary, but the same idea: non-liberal arts.

So, when people have a lot of specialized credit, they wrongly (IMO) look for the program that takes the most credit. The flaw in that thinking is that it's all about what you have LEFT to complete, and some of the degrees are exceptionally expensive and require a lot of careful planning. In some cases, it's EASIER and CHEAPER to re-do credit that counts in a different degree than trying to scratch together a plan that first insists on using all your existing credit.

If a program awards you 50% of your degree using credit you already earn, you STILL have 60 credits to complete- how you fill those last 60 is the key here. My advice is to keep reading the archives and exploring all of the big 3 (or realistically TESU and EC) and doing scenarios on paper. Work out exactly how you'd fill each requirement and the cost. Using Pell is great, but you have to take classes, which may or may not be something you want to do. 30 classroom credits takes a year. 30 test credits can take 2 months.

I'm sorry I don't have a specific degree plan suggestion, but others here do, and you'll get good advice. My advice is to find the path of least resistance.

rockbust Wrote:looks like WVU requires 24 credits to be taken in WV?

sanantone Wrote:TESU's BSAST degrees only require 12 UL credits. Three of those credits are covered by the Current Trends and Applications capstone. Another three of those credits are covered by the project management requirement, which you can fulfill with a Sophia Learning course that is self-paced. You can test out of the other 6 UL credits if you don't already have them.

You're going to need 30 UL credits at Excelsior, but at least you'll qualify for TAP. Excelsior is similar to TESU for time limits on credits. For their technology degrees, their time limit is 10 years on electronics courses. Their BS in Liberal Arts is pretty flexible if you don't mind having that degree.