Advice needed - working professional - how to quickly complete bachelors degree

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First, you need to do some research on TESU and COSC to see which one you prefer. Look at the BA in Liberal Studies (BALS) and the BA in Natural Sciences/Mathematics (BANSM) from TESU. Not sure what to look at at COSC, and I'm not as familiar with them.

Also, if you ran into grade issues at the school, you will need to put your grades in here for anything where you received less than a C. Anything where you got a C- or lower will be a problem, as you can't use those courses in your Area of Study (AOS). You may still be able to use the courses elsewhere, so don't just delete those courses - put the grade in.

Also, it looks like you have some duplication of effort. Instead of the way you wrote the courses, can you edit your post and put basically what the course was? For instance, you took AP Calculus. Was it AB or BC? Because AB is usually considered Calc I, and BC is usually considered Calc I & II. THEN, you also took another Calc course. Was that Calc II? III? Same issue with Chemistry, you took a lot, but it's difficult to tell what they all are. The last 2, CHEM 561 & CHEM 562 look to be graduate level courses - is this the case?

When looking at the BANSM, if you got C's or higher on your math & science courses, you have approx 55cr in your AOS, 14cr of which are UL. With the Capstone, that would be 17cr, and you would only need 1 additional UL credit of science (Microbiology Lab at SL would work here). So it's important that we know your grades and the level of these courses.

Hello friends --

I would appreciate your advice on my situation. I am a working adult professional, age 38 who began but never completed my Bachelors degree. I graduated high school in 1996 and in high school I completed 3 advanced placement tests, with the following scores:
- AP Math - 5
- AP Chemistry - 3
- AP Literature - 3

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I also studied German language for four years and achieved a strong proficiency in German (at the time), although this has certainly faded.

After graduating high school, I applied to a nearby state university and began as a traditional full-time student in Fall 1996. I will call this University A. I did not declare a major at University A. At this school, I received credit for the AP courses, as well as credit for my placement test results in German language. These test-based credits were granted as follows:

Course name (Department) (Breadth area - Difficulty) - # of credits
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- AP English Lit & Composition (GEN ELCT) (N/A - Elementary) - 3 credits
- AP Calculus & Analytic Geometry (MATH 221) (Natural Science - Intermediate) - 5 credits
- AP Chemistry (CHEM) (Physical Science - Elementary) - 3 credits
- AP English Lit & Composition (LIT) (Literature - Elementary) - 3 credits
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Total AP Test Credits - 14

- German 101 (Granted from placement test) (Elementary) - 4 cr
- German 102 (Granted from placement test) (Elementary) - 4 cr
- German 203 (Granted from placement test) (Intermediate) - 3 cr
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Total placement test credits granted - 11

At University A, I attended for two semesters (Fall 96, Spring 97) and received credit for the following courses

[Course name (Department) (Breadth area - Difficulty) - # of credits]

Are the 300-level courses considered Upper Level (UL) - at this school (basically Junior/Senior courses)?
- Classical Mythology (CLASSICS 370) (Literature - Elementary) - 2 credits
- Introduction to Film (COM ARTS 350) (Humanities - Intermediate) - 3 credits
- First Semester French (FRENCH 101) (N/A - Elementary) - 4 credits
- Fourth semester German (GERMAN 204) (N/A - Intermediate) - 3 credits
- German Composition and Conversation (GERMAN 225) (N/A - Intermediate) - 3 credits
- Introduction to Philosophy (PHILOS 101) (Humanities/Social Science - Elementary) - 3 credits
- Basic Rock Climbing (PE ELECT) - 2 cr
- Beginning Guitar (MUS PERF) - 2 cr
- Intermediate Guitar (MUS PERF) - 2 cr
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Total University A credits earned: 24

After two semesters at University A, I applied for transfer to University B, a large R1 state university. I was accepted and University B granted me the following:
- 18 transfer credits
- 14 AP credits
- 11 "other" credits (e.g. german placement, PE/music electives)
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total advanced standing credits at University B - 43

I attended University B as a traditional full-time undergraduate for ~4 years (Fall 97 - Fall 2001), as a declared chemistry major. I started out strong, but ran into some personal and financial problems at the time and my grades steadily declined -- I was eventually placed on academic probation, then eventually dropped from the University for 1 year. After leaving University B, I entered professional employment and began a career in information technology. After some time had elapsed, I applied for readmission to University B in Fall 2005. I was readmitted into the chemistry program (on strict probation) and continued my progress as a part-time student while continuing my full time employment. I completed one 3 credit course (Chem 561) in Fall 2005 and another 3 credit course (Chem 562) in Spring 2006. I achieved good grades in both of these courses and as a result the academic probation was cleared.

My cumulative GPA from University B is 2.161. My credits earned at University B are as follows:

[Course name (Department) (Breadth area - Difficulty) - # of credits]
- General & Analytical Chemistry (CHEM 109) (Physical Science - Elementary) - 5 credits
- General Physics (PHYSICS 201) (Physical Science - Intermediate) - 5 credits
- General & Analytical Chemistry (CHEM 110) (Physical Science - Intermediate) - 5 credits
- Intro Organic Chemistry (CHEM 343) (Physical Science - Intermediate) - 3 credits
- German Literature & Photography (GERMAN 236) (N/A - Elementary) - 3 credits
- Introduction to Linguistics (LINGUIS 301) (Humanities - Elementary) - 3 credits
- Calculus & Analytic Geometry (MATH 222) (Natural Sciences - Intermediate) - 5 credits
- Intro Organic Chemistry (CHEM 344) (Physical Sciences - Intermediate) - 2 cr
- Intermediate Organic Chemistry (CHEM 345) (Physical Sciences - Intermediate) - 3 credits
- Elementary Logic (PHILOS 211) (Humanities or Social Sciences - Intermediate) - 4 credits
- Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH 202) (Social Sciences - Elementary) - 3 credits
- Nutritional Today (NUTR SCI 132) (Biology - Elementary) - 3 credits
- General Physics (PHYSICS 202) (Physical Science - Intermediate) - 5 credits
- Intro to American Politics & Government (POLI SCI 104) (Social Science - Elementary) - 4 credits
- Intermediate Organic Chem Lab (CHEM 346) - 1 credit
- Music Elective (MUSIC 206) - 2 credits
- Volleyball I (PE Elective 175) - 1 credit
- Physical Chemistry (CHEM 561) (Physical Science - Advanced) - 3 credits
- Physical Chemistry (CHEM 562) (Physical Science - Advanced) - 3 credits
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Credits earned: 65
Cumulative Total credits (including transfer/advanced standing) 108
Cumulative GPA 2.161

What would you advise as the quickest way to achieve a bachelors degree? Although my declared major was chemistry, this has no connection to my career, so I would be entirely open to a degree in some other area. Really my only interest is in having any (legitimate) bachelors degree in order to enable me to further advance in my career.

Thanks!