Help designing degree plan for Excelsior College.

[publius2k4]

Hi Everyone! I have been looking through this forum for the last few weeks and found tons of helpful resources, however I am having trouble
developing a degree plan; mostly trying to figure out course equivalences. I am very new to the whole idea of "college", I graduated at 16
being home schooled, maintaining a GPA of 3.55 and am now 20. I would like to start taking CLEP test as well as any other exams that would
help me obtain an "Associates in Science in Technology" and then a "Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology" from Excelsior.
After that I would like to be able to obtain an actual degree in Computer/Electronic/Electrical Engineering degree from either the University of
Minnesota or the University of Texas. I also have no SAT or ACT score, and as I implied before I never had the opportunity to be introduced to
the idea of "college" by counsellors or advisors. Any and all advice will help, I have "made plans" and even enrolled in community colleges the
last 3 years with failed attempts to even get started. I really want to go this route as I don't care to ever take a college class until I MUST.

Considering that you have no credits to speak of, the best thing you could possibly do for yourself is just TAKE A TEST! I recommend taking the 5 CLEP General Exams. They are worth 6 credits each, which gives you 30 credits in 5 tests. That will give you a boost of momentum for either taking more tests, or starting at any university that accepts you with quite a headstart, as 30 credits is roughly equivalent to 1 year of undergraduate study.