Daughter needs guidance Bachelors

[dfrecore]

The fastest/cheapest will be UMPI's BLS w/Minor in Management. She can skip being enrolled at the CC for the fall and just enroll at UMPI.

Take the following at Sophia:
Intro to Ethics
Art History I or II
Intro to Sociology
Spanish I
American Government
Developing Effective Teams

Take the following at UMPI:
College Composition II
a Hands-on Art course (whatever will work in area 2D)
6 courses in the minor
2 add'l free elective courses (or whatever they want her to take)

Most people here are finishing that degree in 2 8-week terms, so she could be done by December for $3,000. There are a few people who take 3 terms, so Spring of next year for $4,500. But 2 terms is definitely doable. No need for student loans at all.

Yes, she'll have to write papers for each course - but that's not going to be more work than TESU's BALS, which will require writing for the Cornerstone, and then quite a bit of writing for the Capstone (probably at least 25 pages for the final paper, probably more in addition to posts).
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If she does not want to do a compentency-based degree from UMPI, then TESU's BALS will also be an option. They take grades as low as a D, but you can only bring C's or higher into the AoS (and no C-'s there).

TESU needs the following:

Sophia
English Comp II (or CLEP)
Sociology
Ethics
American Government
2 add'l SocSci/Hum courses
The Essentials of Managing Conflict
3 add'l 200-level courses in the AoS (Ancient Greek Philosophers, Conflict Resolution, Visual Communications, Environmental Science, Business Comm)
5 UL AoS courses (Study.com or Coopersmith)
Cornerstone and Capstone at TESU

If anyone suggests the BA in Biology, don't bother - she doesn't have the courses to complete this, and it would cost a LOT more money. BUT, she can get the ASNSM in Biology without any add'l cost.

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EU's BLS will also be an option. They take grades as low as a C-.

EU needs the following:

SDC or Coopersmith
English Comp II
UL Ethics
2 UL SocSci/History
3 UL in SocSci/His/Hum
2 UL in Free Electives (I think Sophia's Management course comes in as UL)
2 LL Free Electives (you can do these at Sophia instead)

Similar to TESU, you'll have some to a lot of writing in each of the 3 courses you have to take at EU (Info Lit, Cornerstone & Capstone).
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I still think UMPI is the best option. It's the cheapest if you can finish in 2 terms, and similar in price to EU & TESU if you finish in 3 terms (they'll all be around $4500).