Fastest and cheapest way to get BAS or Bs CS for International Student

[bjcheung77]

OP: "Budget: I have a max of $2.5K saved up for this purpose.  Dedicated time to study: Around 30 hours per week.  I read a lot on this forum, and I think the cheapest and fastest way to fulfill my goal is to complete Pierpont BOG + UMPI degree plan."

BJ: Sure, you're 35 and already in the field, not a newbie starting off, BOG AAS, UMPI BAS plus 4 classes for UMPI MAOL later works.  Others may disagree and would recommend TESU BACS, that's fine and is another option the OP may look into as a choice to select from.

You've got so many different options with your credits and you can swing things in many different ways.  You can do the UMPI BAS/MAOL and then go for the Coursera/EdX MOOC Masters when you have the budget to get this done. At $2.5K, the closest is doing the BAS in 1 session.

[Honguito]

Hi zFranco I read your post. You already have a Licenciatura with some Math and experience in SWE.
If you are interested in learning and getting a good master's degree, you can check OMSCS GaTech:
https://omscs.gatech.edu/specializations
https://omscs.gatech.edu/preparing-yourself-omscs
https://www.reddit.com/r/OMSCS/

A lot of people get accept without a CS degree so you should be fine because you have Math on yours. It will cost you around 7k and it will take you time so per year won't be too much.

Otherwise, you can do TESU, they will take a lot of credits from your degree, 30 elective credits plus GE credits. You can do it quick there but for the same money you can get a master in a top university and learn a lot.

[zFranco]

OP: "Budget: I have a max of $2.5K saved up for this purpose.  Dedicated time to study: Around 30 hours per week.  I read a lot on this forum, and I think the cheapest and fastest way to fulfill my goal is to complete Pierpont BOG + UMPI degree plan."

BJ: Sure, you're 35 and already in the field, not a newbie starting off, BOG AAS, UMPI BAS plus 4 classes for UMPI MAOL later works.  Others may disagree and would recommend TESU BACS, that's fine and is another option the OP may look into as a choice to select from.

You've got so many different options with your credits and you can swing things in many different ways.  You can do the UMPI BAS/MAOL and then go for the Coursera/EdX MOOC Masters when you have the budget to get this done. At $2.5K, the closest is doing the BAS in 1 session.

Thanks again BJ, I'm still not sure about which one to choose and now with more doubts, I didn't know my credits could work for any of these American colleges.

Hi zFranco I read your post. You already have a Licenciatura with some Math and experience in SWE.
If you are interested in learning and getting a good master's degree, you can check OMSCS GaTech:
https://omscs.gatech.edu/specializations
https://omscs.gatech.edu/preparing-yourself-omscs
https://www.reddit.com/r/OMSCS/

A lot of people get accept without a CS degree so you should be fine because you have Math on yours. It will cost you around 7k and it will take you time so per year won't be too much.

Otherwise, you can do TESU, they will take a lot of credits from your degree, 30 elective credits plus GE credits. You can do it quick there but for the same money you can get a master in a top university and learn a lot.

Thanks Honguito! That master looks great, tbh was always my first goal, and I know GATECH is about top 10 tech colleges and would help a lot in my career. I heard it's kind of hard to get admitted so was thinking in getting a bachelor first, because, anyway, right now I can't afford it, and starting to study every day again will keep my mind moving until I save for a master. 
EDIT: Just found this in OMSCS forum:
 I just got an email from the Office of Graduate Studies saying that my Australian Bachelors isn't equivalent to a US Bachelors degree and I should either take another undergraduate program at a regionally accredited college in the US, or study for another Masters before coming back here to apply for OMSCS

So I guess I will have to pursue an US bachelor first. We are back at the beginning, picking a bachelor first (but having in mind the masters in the future)

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Regarding this part:

> I went to business school here and also a biological science drop-out so it won't be exactly a whole new world of knowledge.

If you post what you have, some more knowledgeable folks might be able to tell you whether a WES transcript evaluation is worth it. I do think the cost would end up under $200, which could be cheaper than needing a couple extra Study.com courses, for example.

Hey CenterSquarEd:
I added a document with most of my academic journey at business school (maybe 2 subjects missing), but it's in spanish. To be honest, very shocked to see my college name in WES database lol. Maybe I could get something, at least from GenEd.

I'll be glad to translate to english assuming Argentina's system is like Mexico. The numbers are the grde, not # credits

Universidad Autononoma Entre Rios
Degree International Commerce

Intro Business 6
Intro Economics 8
Epistemplogy Science (science terminology?) 10
Intellectual work 7
University and professional formation 8
Social history and politics 10
Organizational Psychology 8
Accounting 9
Argentinean commerce 8
Math 1 8
Profesional practicum 8
Organizational sociology 9
Public and private law 10
Intro commerce 8
Micro and macroeconomics 8
Imports and exports 9
Math II 10
Statistics 9
Peofsional practicum II 7
Logistics  classification 9
Cost of exports 9
International public law 7
Customs and insurance tax 6
International commerce 7
International transport and logistics 9
Banking commerce 6
Customs evalation 6
Market policy 9
Professional paracticum 9
Internhsip 10
International commerce seminar 7
Integration and economic commerce 7
Marketing plan seminar 7
International business administration 10
International economic policy 7
Imports exports seminar 9
Business economomy regions 9
Business rounds (might be a managerial accounting class) 9
Quality management 7
International business law 9
Human rights 10
Portuguese I 8
Portugiese II 9
Portuguese III 8
English I 7
English II 10
English III 9
Database processing 9

Thank you! And yes, that's pretty much it.

[CenterSquarEd]

Thanks Honguito! That master looks great, tbh was always my first goal, and I know GATECH is about top 10 tech colleges and would help a lot in my career. I heard it's kind of hard to get admitted so was thinking in getting a bachelor first, because, anyway, right now I can't afford it, and starting to study every day again will keep my mind moving until I save for a master. 
EDIT: Just found this in OMSCS forum:
 I just got an email from the Office of Graduate Studies saying that my Australian Bachelors isn't equivalent to a US Bachelors degree and I should either take another undergraduate program at a regionally accredited college in the US, or study for another Masters before coming back here to apply for OMSCS

So I guess I will have to pursue an US bachelor first. We are back at the beginning, picking a bachelor first (but having in mind the masters in the future)

If the OMSCS is your goal, you could always apply for yourself and see what they say. If saving money could be an issue, it seems like it could be better to go straight where you want to go.

If you just want to practice studying, how about non-credit-bearing courses? Georgia Tech has a bunch of those for free: https://pe.gatech.edu/massive-open-online-courses

[Pikachu]

I heard it's kind of hard to get admitted so was thinking in getting a bachelor first, because, anyway, right now I can't afford it, and starting to study every day again will keep my mind moving until I save for a master. 

OMSCS isn't hard to get into at all. Their admittance rates are sky high. Is yours a 3-year degree? There was one guy who did get in with a 3 year degree + associates:
https://www.reddit.com/r/OMSCS/comments/...ent_to_us/

So you could go for a Pierpont Associate's in Information Systems and then apply to OMSCS.

[zFranco]

Thanks Honguito! That master looks great, tbh was always my first goal, and I know GATECH is about top 10 tech colleges and would help a lot in my career. I heard it's kind of hard to get admitted so was thinking in getting a bachelor first, because, anyway, right now I can't afford it, and starting to study every day again will keep my mind moving until I save for a master. 
EDIT: Just found this in OMSCS forum:
 I just got an email from the Office of Graduate Studies saying that my Australian Bachelors isn't equivalent to a US Bachelors degree and I should either take another undergraduate program at a regionally accredited college in the US, or study for another Masters before coming back here to apply for OMSCS

So I guess I will have to pursue an US bachelor first. We are back at the beginning, picking a bachelor first (but having in mind the masters in the future)

If the OMSCS is your goal, you could always apply for yourself and see what they say. If saving money could be an issue, it seems like it could be better to go straight where you want to go.

If you just want to practice studying, how about non-credit-bearing courses? Georgia Tech has a bunch of those for free: https://pe.gatech.edu/massive-open-online-courses

Thanks, that could work, but for me it seems like it's easier to work towards credits, feels more like progress.

I heard it's kind of hard to get admitted so was thinking in getting a bachelor first, because, anyway, right now I can't afford it, and starting to study every day again will keep my mind moving until I save for a master. 

OMSCS isn't hard to get into at all. Their admittance rates are sky high. Is yours a 3-year degree? There was one guy who did get in with a 3 year degree + associates:
https://www.reddit.com/r/OMSCS/comments/...ent_to_us/

So you could go for a Pierpont Associate's in Information Systems and then apply to OMSCS.

Mine (from Argentina) is a 5-year degree but it's not from a related field.

[Honguito]

You are able to apply to the OSMCS with your degree:

https://grad.gatech.edu/admissions/inter...quirements

The application fee is $105 plus the TOEFL or IELTS.
Try to do a good application essay and add your experience and the MOOCs you did. They recommend to completed 3 MOOCs they have in edx, you can apply to financial aid to these courses.
https://omscs.gatech.edu/preparing-yourself-omscs
https://support.edx.org/hc/en-us/article...Assistance
They also take care of the degree certification for you, so you don't have to expend money on WES. After you application is accepted, they will contact you to send your degree to SpanTran.

[FullFocus]

Check out SNHU they have BSc in CS, it will fit your budget Since your are from Latin America you can get way cheaper prices than USA, here is the website for Spanish speakers: https://es.snhu.edu/licenciaturas/tecnol...omputacion