Degree Completion Advice Pierpont/TESU

[bjcheung77]

Wow, that's a lengthy read, great advice as well - Questions for you and the hubby: How busy are you? How much time do you have to spend on studying? Do you have family/kids that you have to attend to? How much have you two decided to budget or invest in his education? Where are you residing now and where is the "new job prospect" going to be located?

BTW, I noticed that the two of you want a bit more "better value" by adding in Certs/Associates to the Bachelors. Who's the brain behind this degree planning, is it you or the hubby? The planning is great, you're well informed, do you have a degree already? Here are my recommendations. In short - Skip certs (for now), get two Associates first, get the job next, go for the Bachelors.

1) Do not go for the BOG AAS as it's a terminal degree, many people who use that do not transfer to any other program but ladder it to a WV Regents BA (no specialization). It is useless at this point as I recommend your hubby finish ASNSM in Biology and ASNSM Math. Finish 4 required Biology (Nutrition, A&P I+II, Microbiol) at SL, take Study.com Calculus for 6 credits, Math 101+102 for the final 6 credits required for the ASNSM Math.

2) You have one year to complete both the BACS/BS Tech Studies, complete the requirements accordingly by overlapping course credits (Comp Sci courses with other Comp Sci, Math with Math, etc) and the final step is work on BOTH capstone courses last at the same time. While you're taking courses, look into the Cert CIS and Cert CS, the requirements for both should be part of your BACS or BS Tech Studies degree, get those two certs at the same time before you apply for graduation for the BA/BS.

So, in the end, you will have 2 Certs (CIS, CS), 2 ASNSM (Bio/Math), 2 Bachelors (BACS & BS Tech Studies). If you answer my questions above, we'll know more info on how to proceed with the Certs and the Bachelors - this should be done AFTER your Associates and getting that "new job".

Cheers, Best of luck...