A word of warning about test-out degrees.

[sirjake]

In a real sense, my degree is hurting my resume right now. I knew it wasn't going to help me a whole bunch when I was working on it, but I never thought for a second it would actually damage my chances of landing a job.

How do you see this as the case? If you've got legitimate skills that would have enabled you to get hired prior to obtaining a degree, those skills are still presumably available. I can't see any employer in his or her right mind denying you because you had the initiative to complete a degree. Even if it's a fairly meaningless degree, unless it's fraudulent, I can't think of any reason why they would deny you on those grounds. Can you elaborate on why or how you think this is the issue?