Need a degree to get the CFP

[mikehart82]

There are so many ways to slice this piece of pie and get you what you want, it seems like you're starting pretty much from scratch if you have no community college credits.  If you're going for one of these "certs" for the knowledge before the exam, then you can PLA up to 18 credits from the 7 courses provided by each and everyone of those authorized certification programs that do not have undergrad/grad credit...  https://www.cfp.net/get-certified/certif...n-program/

So, that means, to take 16 credits for residency at TESU to waive the residency fee, and then take the PLA for your AOS as these count for RA credits, you'll get past the 30 RA requirement.  I would take the bulk of the courses from Sophia.org, Study.com to transfer in as per the links provided above and spreadsheet, you should update it with the following information:

I suggest doing the 3 easy e-Packs plus cornerstone/capstone, and the PLA 100 course for 16 credits.  e-Packs basically, these are expensive TECEP exams compared to online or guided study courses...  List to select from: https://www2.tesu.edu/listallc.php?type=EP

PLA would involve a significant amount of writing. Since the goal here is to avoid essays whenever possible, I don't think that PLA would fit with that intention.

Ok I'm enrolled at TESU.  Is there anything else I should be doing right now?