Could use some advice on how to proceeded

[gmagerr]

Hello everyone,

What a great forum. Let me briefly explain my situation.

I have a great job, I'm a manager of Network Operations at a great company. I'm ambitious as hell, so when the Director of IT position became available at my company, I went for it. I met with the CIO, who told me I was a very strong candidate, however the minimal requirement for the position was a Bachelor's degree. So I started looking at going back to school.

I've actually begun the process of going to University of Phoenix, because I have an AA in computer Science for ITT Tech, and UoP was the only school that would transfer the credits from ITT. 44.34 of my ITT credits transferred to UoP. I still need to take the following to satisfy the Gen Ed portion

Remaining Credits: Suggestions
Math 3: CLEP: College Mathematics or College Algebra
Science P/B 3: DANTES: Here’s To Your Health
Humanities 3: DANTES: Introduction To World Religions
Social Science 3: DANTES: Substance Abuse

The adviser at UoP said I could test out of these subjects. One of the resources she mentioned was InstaCert. I googled InstaCert to see if anyone had any negative experiences, and stumbled onto the forum. I started reading about people finishing their Bachelor's degrees through the Big 3 (BTW, is Excelsior still an option?) I think it was credit by exam.

Anyway, I spent a TON of money at ITT (Still paying off the student loan) and I'm very hesitant to incur even more debt by going to UoP. I want to get a BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS with a concentration on Management. Can I accomplish this all via testing out? If so, could someone please help me? I have the Student Audit Report from UoP which list's all of the classes and credits I need, so I'll need help with things like "Which online school do I go with to get the Bachelor's degree", "How do I begin the journey", can someone help me put together a plan to succeed in obtaining the Bachelor's degree? I'm nowhere near lazy, I work 40+ hours a week, have a wife and 2 little girls I support, and like I said, I'm ambitious as hell. I'm looking for some guidance, some help, and this forum seems to be that gold mine.

If all of this is true, I'll save a TON of money going this route as compared to going to UoP, and that sounds very appealing.

Thanks everyone, I'm looking forward to your replies.