Need help deciding which path to take

[ajs1976]

Some of this is from personal experience, while some is from what I have read on this board.

The BA in Liberal Studies or Social Science from TESC may be the fastest choice. They will allow you to use a lot if not all of you existing credits while taking easier exams that you can get through more quickly. It will require a capstone course and depending on enrollment option, you may need to meet a residency requirement. TECEP exams can be used to meet the residency requirement.

The BSBA: General Management at TESC is considered the easier business program for testing out. There are a number of exams that will fill upper level requirements and the capstone requirement can be satisfied by a TECEP exam or a Penn Foster course. The TECEP exam is considered to be very challenging, while the Penn Foster is the easier option.

The BSBA: CIS at TESC requires a lot of the same courses, but the electives will be different. Depending on your experience, the electives may be harder but it is also harder to find options for testing out.

TESC also offers a BA in CS. The CS degree may be considered more desirable then other computer related degrees but it does not have many options for testing out and depending on your experiences in programming, some of the classes may be difficult.

The IS and Business Admin concentration at COSC are also options and COSC will be offering a Business Admin major soon. COSC requires two courses that are taken through the school: Cornerstone and Capstone. The capstone course for IS requires a 20 page research paper.

I don't know much about the programs at Excelsior.

I'm biased towards the BSBA: CIS at TESC, but you may want to look at that program and the IS concentration at COSC. They would offer a good balance between quickest, using your existing courses, and something IT related. I'm not sure if COSC still offers letter grades for DSST exams. I thought it was going away as the exams were being revised.

BSBA:CIS at TESC - PROs: A lot of your business courses will fill in requirements or business electives. Gives you something IT related. Options for testing out. CONs: You are missing Accounting and Economics courses.

IS Concentration at COSC - PROs: IT program. Options for testing out. CONs: You will have to take at least two courses and possibly more to fulfill some of the UL requirements both in and out of the concentration.