Some guideance and questions

[dfrecore]

I think that a MA degree in Mechanical Engineering is going to require a BA in ME as well, but I could be wrong. You should start researching that.

One thing you might want to consider is an AA from COSC, via testing, to get your GE's out of the way for a true ME program.

Another thing you MIGHT want to consider (I'm not sure here) is a BA in something else from TESU/COSC/EC, and then transferring it to a school who will accept your BA, and let you get a second degree taking just the major courses.

Whichever of these 2 options gets you into the best possible situation in terms of which ME degree you choose to get.

One thing we like to discuss here is to work backwards from your goal. If your goal is to have a piece of paper to be able to put that check in the checkbox for a job, then you should seriously consider testing out. BUT, if your goal is something else entirely, then you need to look at what that goal is, and work backwards to how to get there, and a degree via testing out MAY be a good option - but it may not be.