Need AA quick, stuck on Cornerstone

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The problem, when transferring units, isn't necessarily that you don't have enough, but that you don't have the right ones.

There's also the matter of graduation.  Timing may be an issue.

Your best option is a school you've already gone to.  Can you get an AA at MCC?

Your next best option is the Pierpont BOG AAS.  You need a single computer lit course, and I would suggest signing up for Study.com and doing a course immediately (BUS 104: Information Systems and Computer Applications, BUS 109: Intro to Computing, COMPSCI 102: Fundamentals of IT, COMPSCI 103: Computer Concepts & Applications or BUS 303: Management Info Systems, whichever looks easier).  You could probably finish in a few days.  While you're doing that, open an ACE account if you haven't already, so you can transfer that course in.  And, go ahead and apply to Pierpont - and send in all of your transcripts except ACE (which you'll send the moment your computer course is on there).  Then, apply for graduation.  No fee for that, and I think graduation is in August.  Total cost would be $200 (although I'd advise you to take an additional course since you're paying for 2 exams in a month at Study.com).

If an AAS won't do for some reason, then you have the options of TESU or COSC.

For TESU, you need American Government, and an Info Lit course (World Religions or A&I Lit are your best bet).  Again, you could do all of them through Study.com fairly quickly.  You'd want to apply to TESU as a Study.com affiliate member, and send in all of your transcripts including ACE.  As you finished the Study.com courses, you would send those transcripts in as well (directly from Study.com to TESU, no charge).  The waiver for the Cornerstone should come in immediately, but if not, you'd just ask for it.  Then, you could apply for graduation by July 1, for September graduation.  Total cost should be ~ $2400 including courses, and all fees.

Last, COSC is going to be a bit cheaper than TESU, but you'll have to take the Cornerstone there (no waiver).  You could apply, register for the cornerstone, send in your transcripts, and see if your Anthropology course will come in as meeting the Global Understanding requirement (not sure on that one).  While you're waiting, sign up for ALEKS and work your way through College Algebra, because it's a requirement at COSC that you at least take that level of math.  I also don't know what they'll do about only taking a 2cr Ethics course.  If all that works, then you're good.  If you need to take a 3cr ethics course, and/or you need a Global Understanding course, then your best and fastest option is probably Study.com.  So, your costs should be something between $1750 (if you take ALEKS and don't need anything else) to $$1950 (if you need to take an ethics course and a Global Understanding course in addition to math).  No idea on when you'd graduate.

Here are spreadsheets for each.