Which College/Degree? A lot of credits.

[rachel83az]

Right. If my current job doesn't work out (I just jumped jobs after 8 years at the same one), I'd rather have a degree on my resume that aligns with my field which would be CS or BA. And my goal is absolutely to jump into MBA because I'm at Director level right now and would like to jump to VP level in a couple of years - that MBA will matter.

So I guess the question is: if I choose to go BSBA or CS, can I get those at the same time, and what does that look like with my current transcript? I'm guessing I'll get those answers after the eval.

I'm guessing that, right now, you're pretty close to Environmental Studies, not super close to Computer Science, a bit further away from a BSBA (CIS or Marketing). But we'll see when the evaluation arrives.

You can definitely get the BSBA CIS and the BA CS at the same time. You cannot (as far as I'm aware) get them separately. If you got the BA CS, graduated, then returned to TESU, I think you would need to get the BSBA Marketing. Possibly General Management, but that's a generic degree that I'm not really in favor of when you can get a more targeted degree.

Thanks so much for the guidance. What does it look like cost-wise if I choose to go this route to wrap up a BALS quickly and then immediately jump into a BSBA?  Would that make sense?  Grab the low hanging fruit and then move on to my goals.

There are several possibilities when it comes to getting two degrees at TESU:

Path 1:
16-credit flat-rate term to avoid the residency waiver fee - $4778
Graduation audit fee: $298
2nd application fee: $50
2nd capstone: $1605
2nd Graduation audit fee: $298
I'm not 100% sure what the "return to graduate" fee is, but that could be another $103 if you graduate twice.

Total: $7029 or $7132

Path 2:
16-credit flat-rate term to avoid the residency waiver fee - $4778
No graduation yet
2nd capstone: $1605
Graduation audit fee: $298

Total: $6681

Path 3 (if you can set aside enough free time):
16-credit flat-rate term to avoid the residency waiver fee - $4778 - this one includes both capstones
Graduation audit fee: $298

Total: $5076

Path 4 (no flat-rate terms):
Cornerstone: $1605
Capstone 1: $1605
Residency waiver fee: $3125
Graduation fee: $298
2nd application fee: $50
Capstone 2: $1605
2nd residency waiver fee (there is some dispute over whether or not this would be due if you graduate 2x in a 12 month period, but it looks likely): $3125
2nd graduation fee: $298

Total: $10,351

Path 5 (no flat-rate terms):
Cornerstone: $1605
Capstone 1: $1605
Capstone 2: $1605
Residency waiver fee: $3125
Graduation fee: $298

Total: $8238