Back to school after 23 years

[carebear_007]

I am in my mid 40's. I completed 2 associate degrees over 2 decades ago. I went back to school last February just before my entire state shutdown. The struggle was real, but one thing I had to focus on was my coursework. I started off at CSU Global and was very stressed with the amount of work their courses required. I started taking some Sophia courses because Sophia was free at the time. I discovered that I could do a competency based program and set deadlines for myself to complete a course. I actually stuck to those deadlines. This led me to transfer to the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI). I will be completing my bachelor's degree next month. Then I'm off to grad school. UMPI has an online competency based bachelor's degree program. You're on your own schedule. It's up to do to do the coursework. We don't have weekly deadlines like traditional programs. You need to research schools and pick which program works best for you then start taking courses from places that they will accept credit from and work in that degree program. Don't just start taking courses without this or else you'll be wasting time because a lot of courses won't transfer. You can totally do this!!

Next month? That's awesome.

I zoned in on TESU because it was easier to find a clear path as to which classes I'd need to take and where to take them. I'd love to be able to see what a path at UMPI would look like. I think I'll try to see if I can put together a similar program for other schools.