Planning BS/BA in IT field... leaning toward Information Systems conc. at COSC

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Edit: I see there are good options for the COSC degree. Now I am more focused on options for TESU or Excelsior Information Technology degrees discussed in my post below (or Excelsior Technology degree also discussed).

Preferrably a degree in Information Technology, Information Science, Information Systems, or maybe Information Management. I don't want a Health Information Management, Data Analytics, or Cybersecurity/Security degree. Or an individualized/custom plan, but I would need the transcript to say the major/concentration.

I'm starting a COSC plan below. Are there others besides COSC that I should seriously consider? I need something where I can alternate between doing a lot and taking time off (for medical reasons). I am ok with some real courses (vs testing out), but they tend to cost a lot. Depends on the course format, some I like and some I hate (but would put up with). I also want to do this in a year.

Cost is not a big factor, but I don't want to spend over $70 per credit if I don't have to I prefer the lower cost credits & prefer to avoid traveling to a testing center. However, I am trying to make this list useful to others, so I am trying to list all options like DSST/CLEP/etc

I like that COSC doesn't need as many UL courses as some others. However, two of the COSC requirements (see below) are harder to fill... may be better off paying a different more expensive school where I didn't need 2 expensive courses?

Saylor computer science courses - Most/all not ACE or NCCRS approved and don't qualify

I have Gen Ed planned out separately. I've been searching for other threads with COSC plans to help fill this out. At COSC, in addition to Gen Ed, they need:

1. Introduction to Information Systems, 3 cr

* Saylor CS101: Introduction to Computer Science I may qualify? (NCCRS approved)
* Saylor CS102: Introduction to Computer Science II may qualify? (ACE approved)
* Saylor BUS302: Management Information Systems may qualify? (ACE approved)
* Saylor BUS303: Strategic Information Technology may qualify? (ACE approved)
* StraighterLine Information Technology Fundamentals may qualify?
* CLEP Information Systems and Computer Apps would probably qualify.
* DSST Management Information Systems qualified for someone in the past.
* CSU Global CBE - Information Systems Design and Management (CIS-311)

2. Logic, 3 cr

Hard to find!

* Intro to Logic through LowCostGenEd.com $399
* TECEP Introduction To Critical Reasoning might qualify? But they say Philosophical Logic is ok.
* Penn Foster Pulse and Logic Circuits probably won't qualify? But they say Programming Logic or Digital Logic are ok.
* Math courses with some logic probably won't qualify? (Discrete Math at CSU-Global, etc) But they say Mathematical Logic is ok.

3. Introductory Statistics, 3 cr

* Saylor BUS204: Business Statistics (NCCRS approved)
* Straighterline Business Statistics
* Study.com Statistics 101: Principles of Statistics
* DSST Principles of Statistics

Stats can be found elsewhere too.

I did Aleks "Statistics for Behavioral Sciences". Aleks is hard and currently not giving ACE credit as of 4/1/17. They plan to get re-evaluated soon.

4. Database Management and Design, 3 cr

Hard to find!

* CSU-Global ITS410 Database Management should qualify!
* DSST Management Information Systems probably does not qualify.

Someone on this forum liked COSC's course.

5. Two of: Computer Organization, Computer Networking, Software Engineering, 6 cr

* Saylor CS101: Introduction to Computer Science I may qualify? (NCCRS approved)
* Saylor CS102: Introduction to Computer Science II may qualify? (ACE approved)
* Saylor BUS302: Management Information Systems probably won't qualify? (ACE approved)
* Saylor BUS303: Strategic Information Technology probably won't qualify? (ACE approved)
* Saylor CS302: Software Engineering (ACE approved) would probably qualify.
* Saylor CS402: Computer Communications and Networks (ACE approved) would probably qualify.
* StraighterLine Information Technology Fundamentals may qualify?
* TECEP Network Technology (UL) would probably qualify.
* DSST Management Information Systems may qualify and it's UL?
* CLEP Information Systems and Computer Apps may qualify?

6. One or more of the following business or organizational related courses: Accounting, Management, Marketing, Finance, Strategic Processes, 3 cr or more

Probably 6 cr in this to avoid having another IS elective below. It depends on what they accept as an IS elective. If they take most Saylor, those are cheap ($25 for 3 cr).

This section is not comprehensive because there are so many options.

* Saylor BUS105: Managerial Accounting is an option (ACE approved)
* Saylor BUS203: Principles of Marketing (NCCRS approved)
* Saylor BUS208: Principles of Management (NCCRS approved)
* Saylor BUS302: Management Information Systems probably qualifies (ACE approved)
* Saylor BUS303: Strategic Information Technology may qualify? (ACE approved)
* StraighterLine Financial Accounting
* StraighterLine Principles of Management
* Davar Intro to Accounting, and maybe others.
* Study.com has at least a dozen, some probably qualify.
* DSST/CLEP/TECEP I believe there are some that qualify.

See my note below. I'd like my business course(s) to be UL.

7. Electives in Information Systems, 3-9 cr

* TEEX Cyber Security courses should qualify, 6 cr. (Free!)
* DSST Fundamentals of Cybersecurity (3 UL credits)
* Many from sections 1 or 5 above should qualify, or just do 6 cr here and 6 cr of business/organizational as mentioned above.

8. Capstone, 3 cr

I would like to allow 2 months for capstone.

TOTAL, 36 cr

15 Upper Level credits requirement:

I believe 15 of the 36 must be UL. And someone else posted that Management Information Systems DSST is considered LL by COSC despite being recommended as UL, and I believe COSC is similar with some other exams. I think Statistics is UL, 2 of the Cyber Security are UL, and I could make sure the 6 business credits are UL. (Those are easy to find.) That still only gets me to 11 UL, but I guess that the Saylor 3XX and 4XX are UL too. Of course, I feel the 3XX and up courses will be harder and take me longer, so I am trying to avoid many of the harder ones.

I am still adding to the lists above. When I can no longer edit, I will have to post updates below.

I want to get farther along in my plan before asking COSC about some of the credits.

I didn't check every one. Some of the ACE/NCCRS might be only 2 credits.