(11-30-2022, 09:51 AM)rachel83az Wrote: What kind of degree are you looking at getting? Excelsior is becoming... less viable for a Bachelor's degree. They're wanting students to take more and more classes with them. For Business, they want you to take their specific Business Writing class and not English Comp 2. I don't think you can get their IT degree with alt credit at all. IIRC, they're looking for some very specific IT classes.
That leaves TESU ($5-8k out of pocket, depending on a few variables) or UMPI ($1400-$4200 out of pocket). UMPI can be much cheaper than TESU, but the credit transfer limit is 90. You must take at least 30 credits at UMPI. Each class is graded on a single paper, project, or exam (very few exams). Most students here complete this in 2-6 months (1-3 sessions). You would need to have a foreign language from somewhere like Sophia, but you're otherwise probably well-set for one of their BABA degrees.
TESU costs more, but you may already have enough credits to get a generic BSBA in General Management, or be very close to it. Could also be close to a BSBA in Computer Information Systems.
Any degree at this point, even liberal arts. I just want to have a bachelor's. I will specialize in a master's program so it doesn't really matter, or take a second bachelor's later when I can afford it. My current employer just requires any degree for higher positions, or 2 years on the job. I am also self-employed and was a truck driver for a while, neither requiring a degree at all.
I thought Excelsior allowed 113 CUs? If it's just that one class I don't mind taking it. I heard TESU required a capstone course or something as well.
I can't afford redoing 30 CUs is the thing. I could just re-enroll into WGU and finish. I only had 12 classes or so left before switching from IT management to cyber.
So TESU is over 5k with all classes already finished? That's a lot.
TCC - AAS in Information Technology, May 2015
TCC - AAS in IT, Website Management, July 2015
Coursera - IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Certificate, April 2023
TESU - Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, Concentration in Computer Science, June 2024
-->University of Maryland Global Campus - Master of Science in Digital Forensics, Concentration in Cybersecurity Technology, Expected August 2026
*JFK School of Law (National University) - Juris Doctor (planned)
TCC - AAS in IT, Website Management, July 2015
Coursera - IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Certificate, April 2023
TESU - Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, Concentration in Computer Science, June 2024
-->University of Maryland Global Campus - Master of Science in Digital Forensics, Concentration in Cybersecurity Technology, Expected August 2026
*JFK School of Law (National University) - Juris Doctor (planned)