Shmoop Just Added 12 Literature Courses to Their College Courses

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This doesn't really fit in this thread, but it kind of does because mednat mentioned the BA in English being easier now with these Shmoop courses, so I'm going to ask here anyway. My end goal is to get a degree because one is needed for better jobs teaching English overseas where I live and plan to stay. Any degree will help greatly, but there are better jobs and more variety with a relevant degree like English, Linguistics and so on. My plan was to just get the BSBA because it is the fastest and probably easiest for someone going in without any credits and also avoids the $1500 capstone.

Saying all that, my main question is this: would it make sense for me to also get an AA since I will already be paying the residency waiver and graduation fee for the BSBA? I won't be able to do the capstone this year because of finances and I already paid the yearly fee for Study.com so I have to keep going with the BSBA at this point. However, a BA in English would seem to be fairly easy goal in the near future if these Shmoop courses will work towards that and it would make a lot more sense for my end goals.

Is there something I am missing or can I just tell TESU that I also want to go for the AA at the same time? Are there extra fees? Will it even matter in the future that I have the AA if I do move forward for the BA at some point or will I just send in my transcripts like normal and just have those slots filled and there not really be any advantage? I know I read a thread on here that said some people just like to get the extra associate's just for their own recognition and I think it would be kind of cool for myself to have a degree in both Science and Arts even if the AA is pretty pointless.

To add: another cool thing for me would be to be able to tell my parents that I essentially have two degrees no matter how powerful they each are. They were not able to go to college because of circumstances and I think they would be just a little more proud if I said I got the Bachelor's plus an additional Associate's.

You can certainly get an AA (and an ASBA) on the way to your BSBA, but I don't think it will make a lot of difference. But if you want to hit that intermediate goal as davewill suggested, that's not a terrible plan. I just personally don't see an AA making much of a difference, and I would hate to pay the $2000 residency waiver, not finish up in a year, and then have to pay it again to get your BA/BS later (assuming that you would have to pay, which I am completely unsure of at this point as to whether or not there is a 1-year time limit or not).

But if it motivates you, by all means, grab it on your way. You could do the ASBA instead (or as well).