New to this, where to start?

[rachel83az]

One of the people in my study group is looking into a biology degree from TESU and there are plenty of lower level science/biology credits for a relatively affordable amount of money but once you get to the upper level requirements, the price goes up and the courses are harder to find.  Sorry, didn't  mean to scare you off, and I knew that the "experts" would be chiming in with practical information.  :-)  I'd be very interested to see an actual degree plan using alternative credits for the TESU biology degree.

Pathophysiology from UExcel

• Cellular Biochemistry (BIO 360E) from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Get the prerequisite organic chem somewhere else cheaper - NMJC or Luna maybe?) "Competitive Pricing: New students are eligible to receive a 50% reduction in the cost of tuition for one self-paced, online prerequisite course. The discount is not available for semester-based, on-campus prerequisite courses. Please complete the request discount form to receive the discount code." That would bring the cost down to $690
  
• Pathophysiology UExcel
  
• 2 or 3 courses from Doane https://www.doane.edu/lp/prereqs.html - Approx $2-3k + textbooks & fees. 
  
• Man's Best Friend: The Biology and Behavior of Dogs (BIO-310) from TESU - possibly as part of a 16-credit term. Skip if decide to get 3 courses from Doane.
  

It's not a cheap degree, to be sure, but it does look like it can be done for around $10-12k (very rough estimate). Not completely unreasonable. I could draw up a degree plan for it on the wiki since OP and your associate aren't the first to be interested in such a degree.