Quickest Associates Degree and degree plan?

[collegechick]

How old is your niece? If she graduated before she turned 18, she'll have to wait to enter TESU. Why does she want/need an Associate degree? An Associate degree from TESU is almost as expensive as a Bachelor's degree! And it won't be that much faster, either.

Residency waiver for taking fewer than 16 credits: $3288
Cost per TESU credit: $519

Minimum TESU tuition & fees for Associate degree: $4845
Minimum TESU tuition & fees for Bachelor's degree: $6402
Difference: $1557

If niece is able to do a flat-rate 16-credit term, she could knock tuition down to $4778 and no residency waiver fee.

1. Have the transfer credit requirements at TESU changed since I graduated?  

Maybe. I forget when things changed. TESU currently requires 30 RA credits for Bachelor's degrees and 15 RA credits for Associate degrees. RA credit may come from ASU Universal Learner, TECEPs, TEL Learning, or (almost) free courses at Finnish universities.

2. Can she take nearly all the requested courses and transfer them in?  

Technically, yes. But, as previously stated, the Associates at TESU are kind of expensive if you're not getting them "free" with a Bachelor's degree.

3. Doesn't she still need to take one course at TESU?  

Yes, the cornerstone. TESU Associate degrees are kind of expensive, though.

COSC is out of the question for Bachelor's degrees, but they might still be a cheap option for Associate degrees. I haven't investigated lately. 

The next fastest/cheapest option is probably Purdue University Global. 

https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/As...7s_Degrees

5. Would you please help with a degree plan for her?  I remember I used Sophia.org and Study.com for many classes.  If there are cheaper or free options now available, please let me know.

https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...ts_Roadmap
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...gree_Plans

For new cheap/free options for (mostly) electives, Coursera has entered the chat:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Coursera

Thank you SO much for the helpful information!  My niece turns 18 in one week.  I didn't realize the cost difference and can see your logic behind just going after the Bachelor's degree.  We were encouraging her to start off with an Associates to get her feet wet into college because she isn't sure about school.  

If we go ahead with the Bachelor's, do you still advise TESU or are there quicker/cheaper options? Which Bachelors would be the quickest in your opinion?  Thank you.