36 years of Age, should do Bsc or Msc ?

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And also may help you to get an edge with Immigration.

As an aside, unless for some reason you are only interested in the US, you may want to consider that Canada and New Zealand also have similarly high standards of living and it's much, much easier to gain legal status there. I mention this because if you're open to those possibilities, you may want to consider programmes through universities in those countries rather than the US.

Hi
Can you share some Universities in Canada, that offer online BSc in Computer Science or IT or Data Science, that also has good value / points in Immigration acceptance....
Universities that can accept Credits also from study.com / sophia.org  OR their are any other similar websites that what Canadian Universities accept?
I have my relatives also in Canada, and some in USA too, many friends in both countries. As well UK.
So i am keeping my all options open.

But i need to quickly get good quality BSc Degree, so i can plan up my next steps. Thanks.

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Thanks for your reply.
I was looking at your signature, it seems you are doing multiple degree and Associate.
Did you start them all together ?
I think what you are doing, matches my plan too. 

I started with the Computer Science degree, then added the others over time when I realized that it was possible to do so. I should already be graduated, except I've had to deal with other issues and had to set my studies aside for a while. Others have been able to finish the Computer Science degree (with or without the BSBA CIS) in under a year.

Can you share your degree plan / study plan. Like which course/credits you took from study.com / sophia.org and similar sites.

The wiki is a great resource. Most (though not all) questions about which courses to take for TESU can be answered there.

• Basic general education requirements can be found here: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...ts_Roadmap
  
• Specific courses for the Computer Science degree can be found here: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...ience_Plan
  
• Coursera has some Computer Science and/or Data Science/Analytics credits available. You can see what other students have reported TESU counting them as here: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Coursera These would mostly be your electives. You need 30 credits of electives for TESU's Computer Science degree. If you want to do more than that, to look better for a Data Science/Analytics Master's, the additional credits will still show up on your transcript and be seen by the graduate school. 
  

It will be a little bit confusing at first, but it will make a lot more sense once you are enrolled and can see your own personalized degree plan. You can see TESU's generalized degree plan here, but their plan assumes that you will take most of your credits from TESU. That would be way too expensive, and it's unnecessary to do that. Most of your credits can come from less expensive sources. Follow the wiki.

And is it easy to enroll to TESU, if we just show them the credits we have taken etc.. ? Or its a lengthy process ?

It is very easy to enroll at TESU, though it is slightly more complicated for international students. https://www.tesu.edu/admissions/apply-in...al-student If you are from a country whose native language isn't English, you will need either a TOEFL or IELTS exam showing English proficiency or you will need at least 9 credits from another (US) college or university. If you already have the TOEFL/IELTS, or you can get one easily, that would probably be the fastest/easiest route.

If you do not have the TOEFL/IELTS, and it would be burdensome to sit one of these exams, there are ways to get the credits relatively cheaply/easily.

TESU requires students to have at least 30 credits from a college or university. Many students have done this by taking an easy 16-credit flat-rate term at the end of their degree, plus taking 5 easy TECEP exams. Depending on whether you need 9 credits from elsewhere (instead of the TOEFL/IELTS), and whether a 16-credit term is right for you, you might need as few as 2 TECEP exams or as many as 8.

It is strongly recommended that, if you do choose TESU, you create a spreadsheet to help you keep track of which classes you plan on taking and from where. TESU's greatest strength (flexibility in what courses count toward a given degree) is also one of its biggest weaknesses. Some students can initially feel overwhelmed by how many options there are for each requirement. It gets easier with time.

Oh yes, writing papers is a headache approach, Been using keyboard since way long, my hand literally aches now when i have to use pen or pencil and have to write for long :

They're not literal papers, written on paper. They'd be electronic documents, written in MS Word. I think some courses have a Powerpoint presentation or two, in addition to the papers.

I am also now exploring TESU and will check out UMass Global..

I believe that UMass Global has almost as much writing as PUG. Maybe the same amount? They are also much stricter on what they accept from Study.com, Sophia, etc. You need a score of at least 81.5% on all courses for them to be transferable. Most of the other universities we recommend do not look at the score and only count those courses as pass/fail.

I hope TESU has some value, and major top 100-200 universities can accept when i plan to do Masters.

As stated previously, multiple students have gone from TESU to get degrees from more prestigious universities.

Excellent
I am keeping my option ready and open for TESU BSc Computer Science, as well checking some other options / universities too.. And than making some steps, a mind-map planning.

Thank you for the links. Makes life much easier to see which Courses matches for Credits.
I was also checking Outlier too, they also provide Associate Applied Computing, and accept Credits, and than to BSc. 
How is Golden Gate University too ?  Maybe i do side by side with TESU ? And maybe in TESU i take Data Science?
Also Coursera is launching two new BSc in Computer Science and Data Science, its work-in-progress, they did not mention the Univ. name yet. But pricing is showing $25000 or maybe might change.

What would be the faster way for English credit acceptance,
Well i can give IELTS, but will at-least take me 45-60 days to practice new vocabulary , and improve my skills further in English, to get a better Band Score.

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Just a quick note about costs: if your budget is $15k, and you expect to get both a bachelor's and a master's for that price, then you're going to need to spend as little as possible getting the first to save for the second.  Here are some prices for degrees discussed on here:

UC Boulder (via Coursera) is $20k for the Ms in Data Science; and $25k for the Bs in Data Science or BS in Computer Science

UMass Global - minimum of $15k for the Bs in Data Science, and that's if you can get the full 90cr of transfer (which I don't think you can - besides not being able to find all of the courses you need for the major, they have a max of 70cr from CC/Alt-credit combined, and another 20cr from a 4yr school) - add the cost of 90cr

TESU's Bs in Data Science & Analytics is $6k for the courses through Statistics.com, and then $5241 tuition at TESU for the Cornerstone & fees (so $11k total) - add the cost of 90cr, including a lab science

TESU's BA in CompSci is $6846 for tuition & fees + the cost for 114 alt-credits (which must include 24cr of RA); or $5126 for the FT/FR term where you take 16cr + the cost for 104 alt-credits (which must include 14cr of RA)

I have budget open for BSc only around $5K to $15K.  Only Maybe can jump to $20K . If Univ is excellent, good ranking, and maybe can help in some sort.
General idea is the less the better, so i can invest good amount in much better Uni for Masters.

Yes i did check Ms Data Science by UC Boulder, excellent Curriculum, I might.. I might begin that side by side. But i always feel, majority of Immigration officers, as well maybe most employers will always ask "Where is my Bachelors"... And that is a big concern for me... So i need to get BSc too.

I do not know about BSc from UC Boulder, are they offering Online like MSc ? can you share me the link please. And can i do it quickly. Or will take me normal route 3-4 years ?

Is Statistics.com worth it? Very expensive courses, can we not do most of the courses from Sophia.org / Study.com ?

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I have around 8-10 hours daily. 5 days a week. Brain need 2 days rest at-least.
I am currently self employed, so have good amount of time. 

Thanks for sharing the links, i will check them out. If i compare PUG, SNHU, UMPO with TESU, any major difference ? 
Will top 100-200 Universities accept when i enrol for Masters, maybe USA or UK or even Canada? 

As you said, majority will accept max 90 credits, i think i should start gathering credits now.

Thank You.

Hmm, with that amount of time and working for yourself... You're better off doing the one and done combo, PUG BSIT/MSIT and call it a day.  If you want, you can get a spreadsheet and enter in the degree plans for each. This can be used to compare all the transferable credit, costs involved, and certs, etc.  You can decide which one is better for you after you "picture" your own spreadsheet and the requirements, you'll get a clearer picture of which one is better for you with their max transfer credit and all taken into consideration...

Hmmm.. Yes i have kept PUG in my list too..
Checking what other options i have too like TESU... 
Yes making excel sheet too. And thinking the steps..