Advise please - seeking business degree

[rachel83az]

COSC is not an option. There isn't sufficient UL credit that they'll accept now. Essentially, everything must come from RA credit.

There a couple of options remaining:

• Excelsior University - This can be tricky to plan for. His Composition II probably wouldn't count for a Business degree - he'd need a specific class from Coopersmith to count for that. They also charge $300 per evaluation of transcripts after the first evaluation. For this reason, if you choose Excelsior, it's important that you try to nail the required transfers on the first try. That said, it would be the cheapest option for a 19 year old.
  
• UMPI - As you've already noted, he would have to wait 12+ months to be able to enroll here. However, all things considered, there's a good chance that this wouldn't actually be that much slower than the other options available to him right now. It'll take a few months for him to gather the alt credit, then a few more months to complete the capstone/cornerstone classes (at the very least). It could well take 12+ months for him to obtain a non-UMPI degree.
  
• TESU - This would be the most expensive option, but they do have a BSBA Entrepreneurship. This would essentially be like COSC's Small Business degree, except it's actually possible to obtain with alt credit. Degree plans here: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...ts_Roadmap The biggest question would be whether you/he wants to do the 16-credit flat-rate term to save money or if y'all are okay with paying the residency waiver fee. With the 16-credit flat-rate term, it's only slightly more expensive than Excelsior.
  

For a Business degree from TESU, the required math classes would be:
Statistics - Sophia
College Algebra - Sophia
CSM Course - SeeMore Impact Labs

All of these are great options for math-haters. Many students have reported that they didn't think they'd be able to complete a university-level math course until CSM and/or Sophia came along. Sophia is open-book. While not strictly necessary, it might be wise to invest in a decent calculator for the Stats and Algebra classes. If he's already got a TI from high school, he can use that. He could use the basic 10-key that comes with Windows, but having a physical calculator will make the Sophia classes easier.