(05-18-2018, 12:33 PM)sony732 Wrote: I was recently diagnosed with Advanced Stage Intermittent Angle Closure Glaucoma, and I currently work in transportation (school bus driver trainer). My vision currently is within limits to keep my job. However, finding out now that my vision will quickly deteriorate (I've undergone 4 emergency surgeries in the last month), I need to complete a bachelors degree as quickly as possible, to expand my career options. I am open for ideas on the quickest way to gather my existing credits into possibly a liberal arts degree. Originally I had been enrolled in a psychology degree program, but from what I'm finding, it would be difficult to find courses to complete a full degree. I was thinking of pushing what I can into a business degree. 
Also, I know Saylor has a lot of courses available that are self paced. Does anyone know of similar sites that I can pound out fast credits? I do work full time, but I'm not afraid of hard work, and I'm quickly approaching a summer break, which gives me 2 months off of work.
Thank you for any input you may have! 
I think I've got the process right: complete credits, then transfer credits to one of the big three? 


My current credits from community college:
English 1 &2 (6)
Western civ 1&2 (6)
public speaking (3)
gen. Psych (3)
Sociology (3)
human life span development (3)
macroeconomics (3)
world religions (3)
small business management (3)
intro to paralegal studies (3)

(05-18-2018, 12:48 PM)cookderosa Wrote:

(05-18-2018, 12:33 PM)sony732 Wrote: I was recently diagnosed with Advanced Stage Intermittent Angle Closure Glaucoma, and I currently work in transportation (school bus driver trainer). My vision currently is within limits to keep my job. However, finding out now that my vision will quickly deteriorate (I've undergone 4 emergency surgeries in the last month), I need to complete a bachelors degree as quickly as possible, to expand my career options. I am open for ideas on the quickest way to gather my existing credits into possibly a liberal arts degree. Originally I had been enrolled in a psychology degree program, but from what I'm finding, it would be difficult to find courses to complete a full degree. I was thinking of pushing what I can into a business degree. 
Also, I know Saylor has a lot of courses available that are self paced. Does anyone know of similar sites that I can pound out fast credits? I do work full time, but I'm not afraid of hard work, and I'm quickly approaching a summer break, which gives me 2 months off of work.
Thank you for any input you may have! 
I think I've got the process right: complete credits, then transfer credits to one of the big three? 


My current credits from community college:
English 1 &2 (6)
Western civ 1&2 (6)
public speaking (3)
gen. Psych (3)
Sociology (3)
human life span development (3)
macroeconomics (3)
world religions (3)
small business management (3)
intro to paralegal studies (3)

The good news is that your existing credits don't really lock in you into any one direction, the sky is pretty much the limit.  I would ask you though, what do you hope to use this degree for?  Do you have an idea of the type of employment you'll want to do after your eyesight becomes limiting?  I press this as very important, because if I am understanding your situation, you're going to have to retrain or do something different, and in that case, I don't believe that simply checking the box will do what you want it to do.  I could be wrong, but before pulling together a plan, do you have an idea of what direction you're going in career-wise?

(05-18-2018, 12:48 PM)cookderosa Wrote:

(05-18-2018, 12:33 PM)sony732 Wrote: I was recently diagnosed with Advanced Stage Intermittent Angle Closure Glaucoma, and I currently work in transportation (school bus driver trainer). My vision currently is within limits to keep my job. However, finding out now that my vision will quickly deteriorate (I've undergone 4 emergency surgeries in the last month), I need to complete a bachelors degree as quickly as possible, to expand my career options. I am open for ideas on the quickest way to gather my existing credits into possibly a liberal arts degree. Originally I had been enrolled in a psychology degree program, but from what I'm finding, it would be difficult to find courses to complete a full degree. I was thinking of pushing what I can into a business degree. 
Also, I know Saylor has a lot of courses available that are self paced. Does anyone know of similar sites that I can pound out fast credits? I do work full time, but I'm not afraid of hard work, and I'm quickly approaching a summer break, which gives me 2 months off of work.
Thank you for any input you may have! 
I think I've got the process right: complete credits, then transfer credits to one of the big three? 


My current credits from community college:
English 1 &2 (6)
Western civ 1&2 (6)
public speaking (3)
gen. Psych (3)
Sociology (3)
human life span development (3)
macroeconomics (3)
world religions (3)
small business management (3)
intro to paralegal studies (3)

The good news is that your existing credits don't really lock in you into any one direction, the sky is pretty much the limit.  I would ask you though, what do you hope to use this degree for?  Do you have an idea of the type of employment you'll want to do after your eyesight becomes limiting?  I press this as very important, because if I am understanding your situation, you're going to have to retrain or do something different, and in that case, I don't believe that simply checking the box will do what you want it to do.  I could be wrong, but before pulling together a plan, do you have an idea of what direction you're going in career-wise?

(05-18-2018, 12:48 PM)cookderosa Wrote:

(05-18-2018, 12:33 PM)sony732 Wrote: I was recently diagnosed with Advanced Stage Intermittent Angle Closure Glaucoma, and I currently work in transportation (school bus driver trainer). My vision currently is within limits to keep my job. However, finding out now that my vision will quickly deteriorate (I've undergone 4 emergency surgeries in the last month), I need to complete a bachelors degree as quickly as possible, to expand my career options. I am open for ideas on the quickest way to gather my existing credits into possibly a liberal arts degree. Originally I had been enrolled in a psychology degree program, but from what I'm finding, it would be difficult to find courses to complete a full degree. I was thinking of pushing what I can into a business degree. 
Also, I know Saylor has a lot of courses available that are self paced. Does anyone know of similar sites that I can pound out fast credits? I do work full time, but I'm not afraid of hard work, and I'm quickly approaching a summer break, which gives me 2 months off of work.
Thank you for any input you may have! 
I think I've got the process right: complete credits, then transfer credits to one of the big three? 


My current credits from community college:
English 1 &2 (6)
Western civ 1&2 (6)
public speaking (3)
gen. Psych (3)
Sociology (3)
human life span development (3)
macroeconomics (3)
world religions (3)
small business management (3)
intro to paralegal studies (3)

The good news is that your existing credits don't really lock in you into any one direction, the sky is pretty much the limit.  I would ask you though, what do you hope to use this degree for?  Do you have an idea of the type of employment you'll want to do after your eyesight becomes limiting?  I press this as very important, because if I am understanding your situation, you're going to have to retrain or do something different, and in that case, I don't believe that simply checking the box will do what you want it to do.  I could be wrong, but before pulling together a plan, do you have an idea of what direction you're going in career-wise?

(05-18-2018, 02:26 PM)sony732 Wrote: wow, great advice! I didn't even think of that with the phone! Right now I see fine as far as reading goes. The only vision loss I notice is sort of in the upper left corner of my right eye view (if that makes sense). I'm just sort of planning ahead, just in case. I've been in transportation for nearly 20 years. The only way to go is up from here, though, so yes, I'm definitely going to get a running head start on this. The only reason I was focusing on the Saylor courses is that working at a school the proctoring would be free. I'll just grab a teacher! I'll check into study.com also for sure! Thanks guys so much!