TESU / Statistics.com Data Science (BSDS) Planning

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Hi,

Having worked in the technology industry for the past 10 years, I didn't have the time to finish school. I'm finally at a place in my life where I have the time to commit to studying, so I' going to try to aggressively finish my bachelor's. I'd also love to pursue a data science or bioinformatics graduate degree down the road, and without having a bachelor's degree, it becomes a non starter. The TESU Data Science degree (https://www.tesu.edu/heavin/bs/Data-Science.cfm) seems like a good fit given its focus on statistics and analytics. I'm also open to a different degree if it means I'm able to complete it earlier.

I'm hoping to finish the degree by end of 2018, earlier if possible. Another thing I'm thinking is to maybe try to get an associates from TESU while I work on the BSDS degree. So I'd love to plan with that in mind.

Here's my current list of courses completed at local CC - Note they're quarter credit system, so I recognize I probably have to take a few extra courses to complete.

SOC 231 Sociology of Health & Aging 4
WR 121 English Composition 4
CS 161 Computer Science I 4
EMS 100 Intro Emergency Medical Serv 3
MUS 206 Intro to History of Rock Music 3
PSY 215 Human Development 4
CH 104 (Allied Health Chemistry I) 5
MUS 205 Introduction to Jazz History 3
WR 122 English Composition 4
BI 112 Cell Bio for Health Occ 5
MP 111 Medical Terminology 4
PE 183V Judo 1

Based on what I've read in the Wiki and the forum, it seems like a good starting point is to take the free and quick classes so I'll be starting with the below and try to complete by this weekend.

Ethics from the Institute 2 cr
TEEX Cyber Security series 6 cr

I'm also planning on knocking out a few easy CLEP courses namely:

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 3 cr
Principle of Management 3 cr
Principle of Marketing 3 cr

Where should I go from this point forward? I'll probably start on intro to stats at Statistics.com. Should I use SL, Schmoop, Study.com ? I spend a lot of time flying for my current role, so reading / audio are usually great formats.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!