My road to BALS

[vetvso]

You can easily change your concentration to social sciences, just email them. I know this because I had a BALS no-concentration and switched to a social science concentration. You can't do both though it's either no concentration OR social sciences concentration, not both.  Maybe ask them to run it for you (since you can't do this in webadvisor) and see how close you are, before you commit to a social science concentration. It is really the same degree, still a BALS the diploma will look the same it will just have a concentration in social sciences now.

The associate requires a separate capstone and I don't think there is a way around it. It is a completely different course from the liberal arts capstone.

Thanks, I have an email out to advising and am just waiting for feedback.

Technically I just finished with DSST for Advanced English DSST test since I just barely passed it. I will have my DSST transcript sent in ASAP next week. I have a paid for TECEP for English 2 that I have to take this month. I'm concerned it will be graded and lower my GPA for my degree. So I'm going to ask them to remove it and only use my DSST pass for English. 

My $2500 is already paid and I just need to pay the degree graduation application fee.

Glad to hear you passed the DSST, a pass is a pass. No reason to take the TECEP since it duplicates.  I wouldn't recommend another capstone just to add an associates degree - how many computer/tech credits do you have? The ASNSM in Computer Science does not require a capstone https://www.tesu.edu/heavin/asnsm/computer-science.  I remember you posting on the topic of CS courses a ways back.

The VA paid for the TECEP so I will have to take it or maybe I can get a credit for another TECEP.

I only have 3 CS credits but I may be able to test out of a few more. I have a technical background so I might be able to do it.
Other than English what other BA AOS could I just test out of using DSST/CLEP/Straighterline? I was considering International Studies since it's a social science strong degree and I have experience.