Need Bachelors in 6 Months...Options?

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Ok, I put together a plan for you. Yes, at TESU they will bring in a D grade as long as it's not English or in the AOS. But, you are way over on the number of courses you need for the degree, so it doesn't matter much.

If I were you, I would start with Gen Ed, just because I think it will be a little easier that way (and cheaper):

1) Create an ACE account so you can send your courses over

2) Go take the Insurance Ethics course (free): Preserve the trust on which insurance transactions are based with an understanding of ethics

3) Create an ALEKS account and start on Intermediate Algebra (or Beginning Algebra if you need to, but it won't count for credit) - you will need College Algebra and Stats, plus another math course, so it may as well be Intermediate Algebra. $20/mo - if you need additional help, you can learn on Khan Academy for free. As you complete each ALEKS course, request it to be added to your ACE account (through ACE), wait for it to show up, then log into your master account and switch the student account to the next level math.

4) Take the Public Speaking DSST and the Tech Writing DSST OR A&I Literature CLEP

5) Take 1 additional science course - I would take The Science of Nutrition

6) At this point, I would sign up for SL to take some courses - which you will want to do all at once, since you pay a monthly membership fee. I would take everything that I could this way, and get as many done in as short a time as possible. Many people plow through multiple courses in a single month this way.

7) If you want to use Study.com, you should plan at least 2 courses in a month, since you pay $199/mo and it includes 2 courses. You have to go through the course, but the grade is entirely dependent upon the proctored final exam. Good reviews on this forum for study.com.

8) Micro and Macroecon are both very long through SL, it's up to you if you'd rather just study for the CLEP exams instead (or Saylor, Sophia, JumpCourse, Propero, etc.). I might consider doing a little studying and then taking the Saylor exams to see how you do, they're $25 each, so you don't lose much if you fail and have to go on to take them another way.

9) For the Area of Study, I had you taking 3 PF courses. This is not 100% necessary, but I chose HR courses that will probably be the most familiar/easiest to you since you already work in HR. There are other choices if you want to do something else. Their courses are easier than some other options, and many people like them. You can also take Finance this way (Financial Management) instead of the DSST exam.

Take like courses together: both econs concurrently/consecutively, accounting courses in the same way, Finance after accounting & econ, remaining management courses near each other - there will be lots of overlap this way, helping you to get through each subsequent course more quickly.

Let me know if you need additional help.