need help with degree planning for son for Bachelor's in Business Admin or Finance

[dfrecore]

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So, your real options, at this point, are between TESU which can be done easily via alt-credit, and gives you the Finance concentration that you want; and UMPI, which will be cheaper, but will not get you the concentration.

You'd also have to decide between "regular" credit-earning vs. CBE, which can be challenging for some students.

dfrecore,

In your opinion and experience, would the students that be have trouble with the CBE option such as UMPI be not as self directed, disciplined, "go-getters" (often younger people compared to older adults) so that they are not optimizing the maximum value they can obtain for a flat rate fee such as WGU or UMPI (I am guessing this is how UMPI works) charges tuition per term? I think has been my son so far although he just needed to grow up somewhat and I can see maturity in him as he is approaching 21.  This was most helpful and thank you so much for the accurate cost information!

Education Seeker

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I would say that yes, if you're not maximizing the number of credits you can get in a single term, then you're really wasting money (and then the degree will cost more); so you need to do those Sophia/Study.com credits first, to prove to yourself that you can do the self-paced thing before plunking down the money for a term somewhere.

I personally didn't do a CBE degree because when I was getting it, I had kids, and a spouse that traveled, and I just couldn't commit to 8 weeks straight of college coursework in that way; it would be much easier for me now.  When I did my TESU degree, I kind of did 2 things - I usually worked in "bursts" when I had a lot of energy, motivation, and time to complete a lot; and then I also went "at the speed of cash" as I paid for everything in cash along the way.  I saved up for the capstone for a couple of years, and only had a limited amount I could spend on courses/exams each month anyway.

But that's me, other people are different.  You just have to find what works for you and then go with that.