A big hello to all and many thanks in advance, 

I've been on the site on and off for 7 years or so.  I made an attempt to get a degree back then but having a child and then the whole Covid thing delayed it all. My son  is now in kindergarten and I have more time for studies so I've decided to get back to it.   My goal is to get a undergrad bachelors degree, so I can get my teachers’s certification.  I'm an ESL teacher now. 

Quickest route possible but some sort of educational focus would be good.  Business or management is ok too. UPMI seems like a good fit if it’s still possible to transfer in 90 credits and I can finish the last credits in 2-4 months. Sophia is a good match for me at this point for the rest of my 90 credits. 

Any guidance or a specific plan would be very helpful and appreciated.  

Your Location: Taipei, Taiwan ( But I’m a U.S. citizen)
Your Age: 48
What kind of degree do you want?:  Bachelors Degree

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 6
CCSF ( City College of San Francisco) 

1998
Env Horticulture & Floristry Intro to Horticulture Course ID 50, 3, 80% or B 

2005
Music:  Electronic Music Course ID 29, 3, 85% or B


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:


Straighter Line Courses: 18
CIV 101 Western Civilization I, 3, 96 or A

CIV 102 Western Civilization II, 3, 98 or A

ANTH 101 Cultural Anthropology, 3 , 97 or A

REL 101 Introduction to Religion, 3, 96 or A

NUTRI 101 Introduction to Nutrition, 3, 92 or A 

ENV 101 Introduction to Environmental Science 
3, 91 or A

Study.com :3
English 104: College Composition I , 3 , 90 or A

Sophia Learning;5

CONRES1000
THE ESSENTIALS OF MANAGING CONFLICT, 1, 80 or B

BUS1200
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE TEAMS, 1, 86% or B

CS1001
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, 3,  92% or A

TEEX:1


TEEX: AWR-174 Cyber Ethics  - ECAWR174 -1.  ( Finished in 2019)

Any certifications or military experience?: No
Budget: I hope to spend around 5k to finish my credits and degree.  
Commitments:  wife/kids/pets/ parents to help take care of, I work 
Dedicated time to study: 3 hours a day in the evening and 4  hours a day on the weekends
Timeline: 8 months to 1.5 years
Tuition assistance/reimbursement:none

Anyone have recommendations for a General Biology II + Lab credit source? Mostly considering New Mexico Junior College or the other South West Community Colleges but wanted to see if there were any other options.

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I am projected to get a D on Software Engineering for the January term. This might bring my GPA down below from a 2.7 below a 2.0.

I am not sure what to do at this point because I want to submit the June graduation application.

If I test out of this course through Saylor, would I still earn credit for that course but my grade is still unaffected?

My Bachelors is a BAAS, so definitely need a Masters. Generally, I would like to get into the O&G in Finance. As far as the finance classes go, basically everything except Management of Financial Institutions is in the Energy Business degree, but would Energy Business make me too niche? I'd like to get into O&G but in the event it isn't working out for a while, I'll want to just get a job in any Finance role.  Edit: I live in San Antonio, TX so close to all major Oil industries. 

Here are the Degree reqs and underlined what I'd focus on. 

Energy Business                                            Finance

Preparation Courses
3 credit hours required.
BUSI 2342 - Principles of Statistics                                                        BUSI 2342 - Principles of Statistics
Core Courses
6 credit hours required. 

ACCT 6301 - Accounting Analysis                                                          ACCT 6301 - Accounting Analysis

                                                                                                                FINA 6320 - Financial Management
FINA 6320 - Financial Management

MNGT 6320 - Production & Operations Management

BLAW 6301 - Legal Environment of Business

FINA 6325 - Financial Derivatives

Courses Beyond Core
6 credit hours required.
BUSI 6302 - Business Analytics

FINA 6321 - Corporate Finance & Strategy                                                BUSI 6302 - Business Analytics


                                                                                                                   FINA 6321 - Corporate Finance & Strategy

Specialty Courses
18 credit hours required.                                                                             12 Credits Reqd

ACCT 6310 - Energy Accounting                                                                FINA 5322 Management of Financial Institutions                                         

BUSI 6309 - Global Energy Business                                                         FINA 6325 Financial Derivitatives 
 
FINA 6331 - Energy Finance                                                                       FINA 6327 Investments 

FINA 6335 - Energy Investments                                                                FINA 6330 International Finance

MNGT 6305 - Energy Technology & Risk Management                                      Finance Electives

BLAW 6324 - Energy Law                                                                                    FINA 6335 - Energy Investments  
                                                                                                                                          FINA 6331 - Energy Finance   

I traveled the world while taking online classes because it was cheaper than room and board at my college. I don't regret it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/i-...r-AA1wqGtg

This is a great example of thinking outside the box. One way to reduce college costs when attending a flagship or popular state college is to take CLEP exams, as many colleges allow up to 30 credits from CLEP, DSST, or AP exams. 

Another option is to take inexpensive community college courses or ASU Universal Learner credits, which can boost your total transfer credits to around 60 credits. That means you could enter college as a junior—with only two years left to complete!

This article also makes a great point: you could travel the world for less than it costs to live in a cramped dorm with a roommate. It’s a win-win situation.

People often talk about the social experience gained from attending college on campus—but what about the social and life experience that comes from traveling the world?

Thoughts?

I sort of stumbled across this blog article by what appears to be a DF user, so I thought I'd share it.

How I Accidentally Graduated College at 68 Years Old

https://www.thedesertway.com/umpi/

Has anyone taken a VESI course transcribed through Augustana University? Could you tell me how the grade is transcribed? Is it a letter grade? 

I am really struggling with a VESI course that is almost at the one-year deadline. The lessons/quizzes were fine but I am struggling with the writing assignments. I asked VESI if I could withdraw and they said if I did that Augustana would transcribe it as a failed course.

Your Location:  Nebraska
Your Age:  44
What kind of degree do you want?:  Associates OR Bachelors (quicker the better)
Current Regional Accredited Credits:  0
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:  0
Any certifications or military experience?:  0
Budget:  limited and may be able to receive scholarships/financial aid
Commitments:  I have kids, so about 20-30 hours with the kids. 
Dedicated time to study:  Most of the day for the entire week (6-8 hours)
Timeline:  Less than a year for the Associates, I'm willing to obtain a Bachelors in less than a year if the timeline would fit with my schedule.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement:  None

Hey everyone, 

I've been deep diving into getting a degree in business. Whether it's an Associates or a Bachelors. I was recently laid off in December, and haven't been able to find anything. I should've done this sooner, but now is better than later. 

I've overwhelmed by all the options and plans. I'm trying to get it quickly, with as cheap as possible. I understand there are fee waivers for transferring credits, promo for Sopia/Study, FAFSA, and scholarships. 

Looking more and more into this, I feel like if I get an Associates, I need to be able to push that into a Bachelors in the near future (preferably after I am employed and can use tuition assistance).

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