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

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@bjcheung77

Would the reason that my older son who already has 30 Regionally Accredited (RA) credits can take his English Composition 2 on Sophia/Study.com/CLEP as opposed to my younger son because he would have already met the requirement for RA type of credit? What is the requirement for TESU?

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I realize the amount of time could vary considerably based on the amount of time the individual is motivated, available time compared with other obligations (i.e. work, family). My older son would probably be working 20 hours a week and living at home so he would be a full time student unlike the more non-traditional student with a family and full time job. If he were to complete the classes back to back roughly 2-4 weeks at a time with a 1 week break in between and 30 credits, do you think that 15 months to 2 more years for a completion date would be feasible?

Thanks,
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@EducationSeeker, TESU only has 1 major recent change, 30 RA credits.  You can transfer in 114 credits and finish the last 6 credits with them.  However, if you want to "remove" the residency waiver fee, it's an option to complete 16 credits with them.  I highly recommend getting all the alternative credits done and then selecting the final 16 credits for his degree.

The amount of time depends on the person and their commitments, I can see your son complete the degree within the year even while he's working, that's just 12 months or less.  Again, work on the ACE/NCCRS credits towards his degree and finish the last 16 credits (2 terms) with TESU.  Why two terms? I'll get to that next, at the end of this post...  

My suggestion is to get a "spreadsheet template" created specifically for BOTH of your sons, they can work on the exact same courses together.  They can keep each other company, be study buddies, be accountable for their own exams/tests and assignments and have the other cheer them onwards to their next course.  Your sons are young, they can graduate on their own terms and at an affordable price point...

You really want to review the TESU wiki links, my signature has the Degreeforum Wiki, you can review it directly through these links, I would get you to review this link and the sublinks within for each major/AOS, it has all the info you need to plan the degree and create your spreadsheet: Sample TESU General Education Requirements

Now, the reason I suggest two terms and to get the 16 residency credits, is because of this following link, it guides you through getting a BA Computer Science along with a BSBA CIS by taking just a few extra courses and an additional capstone, it's just an example, you can change it to something else, but the benefit is, the cost remains the same as 1 degree if you graduate both at the same time.  TESU BA Computer Science BSBA CIS Double Degree

@bjcheung77

Sorry to follow up on an older thread, but, regarding my older son, for the recommendation for ACE/NCCRS, do non-proctored classes or exams from these type of providers like Sophia, Saylor, Study.com, ONU exist. Since my older son has about 30 RA credits, I believe you recommended TESU. If he does the Finance or the Business Administration degree at TESU, I think this means that he would need to complete 2 courses...Capstone and one other course at TESU or are there more? What is the format of these courses and are these proctored? Are they mainly papers, how does it work? We are trying to find unproctored course/class provider options and I know they have been mentioned here.

If he were open to just doing Business Administration or even a Bachelor of Liberal Arts/General studies degree with a concentration in something in Economics, are there other cheaper options like UMPI for Business or Liberal Arts/Studies?

He has an interest in real estate and it doesn't seem like the Big 3 or UMPI, SNHU, WGU or less expensive options have an concentration in Real Estate. Since he is also looking at potentially looking at being an entrepreneur by real estate investment and flipping houses, I don't know that  it makes a huge difference that his degree is in Business vs. Finance vs. Bachelor of Liberal Studies. I think getting the degree as a credential and moving on with his life is probably more important at this point although I think a business related field makes sense. Since he is looking at getting the degree cheaply and quickly, I think achieving the Bachelor's degree and moving on is most important.

Thanks,

Education Seeker