I'm not sure what to do

[Lanouki]

I think a BSBA in CIS from TESU is a good option; EC is also a decent option, and less expensive than TESU, but it would just be a business degree; although they also have a BSPS degree, which is similar to a business degree but has more space for free electives than the BSB does (9cr of Free Electives for the BSB vs. 33cr of free electives for the BPS - so you can take a lot of IT courses to put there).  COSC also has a business degree, as well as an option to do a BSLA degree where you can do half business, half something else as the concentration (Psych?) and then there's tons of space for IT electives.

Your best bet right now, is to go to all 3 schools and do some research about the different options at each, and then come back, ask some questions, and start putting a plan together.  The good thing to know is that you can't really screw this up at this early hour!  You have plenty of time to figure it out.  Keep taking CLEP exams, you can use them at any of the Big 3 (except EC won't take the College Comp exam, but who cares at this point).

BTW, are you using ModernStates.org to study for the exams, and get free vouchers to take them?  If not, you should!

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IIRC, a member here wanted to get a business degree from Excelsior and there were a number of requirements that had to be filled with Excelsior courses and not alternate credits. Theoretically, that's not bad. But it does increase the total price of the degree and can potentially make it cost more than a degree from TESU.

I work with EC degrees all the time, and I've not heard that this is the case.  Can you tell me where someone said that?  I've always known (from EC) that you can do a business degree with 113cr transferred in from alt-credit.

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Op, also look at the ACTFL exams: the OPI (speaking) exam has Cantonese and Mandarin, not sure which one you speak.  But you can earn up to 12cr from that exam.

Here's where you sign up to take the exams: https://www.languagetesting.com/certific...nformation

Here's the ACE guide showing which languages are available for this exam: https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pa...0d3a33232a

Thanks! I've currently got like 8 or 9 vouchers for Modern states but I made some bad decisions in the past and so I haven't taken those tests yet. I've never heard of ACTFL but thats seems like a good idea (I speak Mandarin at home but am illiterate). I don't really want to go into detail about this, but I got a few family problems and want to get a degree and leave as soon as I can, so that's why I'm kind of in a rush.

I'm sorry to hear that.

My advice stands: do a little research, and then come and ask more questions when you've got it narrowed down.

I think you can get a degree in a year if you work hard.  For way less than $10k no matter which direction you choose.

I'll go do that! thanks so much for you and everyone else that's replied, you don't know how much it means to me. I know that everything will end up fine, but god it's nice to have someone believe in me