Need options on Bachelor's degree

I'm looking for the best options of finishing a Bachelors degree. My credits and majors really vary (though my career consists of each). I'm not looking for a new career, employer, or advancement (there's not much advancement in a company of 10 employees), so I think a General Studies degree might be the best option for the most transfer credits...just looking to finish a degree! Here's what I have.

66 credit hours (AS degree) in Drafting. (graduated 20 years ago, if it makes a difference)

33 credit hours in Industrial Technology from a community college (this was for a Journeyman certification)

40 credit hours at a 4 year school, towards a degree in Business Administration/IT.....but they don't offer online classes in this major or a General Studies major, so that's not an option.

All of these were from atleast 10 years ago and were from schools in Indiana.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Tony

 

Have you looked at "The Big 3"? They are Charter Oak State College, Thomas Edison State College, and Excelsior College. You can transfer in 120 credits to earn a degree. You may have to take 1 or 2 capstone classes, they may have changed the rules. You might already be done and not know it!

 

Thomas Edison State College: Technical Studies

 

Yes please take a look at TESC. I graduated from TESC with 2 bachelors degrees and they accepted all of my old credits, gave me some credit for my industry certifications, and accepted all of my CLEP credit. Once you get a transcript evaluation, you can login to the site and play "what if" scenarios for all of their degrees by using the simple online advisor tool. It will tell you how many and what courses you need to complete a bachelors in business, liberal studies or whatever. The school is a bit slow on evaluations so I would suggest going online and signin up now for 75 dollars. Then have your transcripts sent in for review and wait.

 

I just looked at the Technical Studies degree from TESC... and wow, that looks like a perfect fit!

Thanks for all the quick responses, I'll send in an application soon!

Thanks,
Tony

 

Before you do, check out the "other forum" (cough! *DegreeForum.net*, cough!) to put together a degree plan. TESC charges an annual rate of nearly $3,000 so if you can have most of your requirements completed via CLEP, DSST, Straighterline, etc. it gives you more time for any courses you may have to take without fear of going over a year and having to pay more to TESC. You already have a lot of credits but still need more to finish a bachelor's. Remember though that TESC doesn't transfer letter grades even if it accepts your credits and a GPA for their degree must come from courses taken through them.

You can also find help in this forum, but IMO it seems more geared to general questions and more for the graduate level.

Good luck!

 

Thanks Irish John. I'll continue to do some more research. It's been a while since I was in college, so I have little idea how these CLEP tests work....I never took any placement tests or tested out of anything.

 

Look into Excelsior's BSLS. I had lots of technical and business credits and this degree worked out great for me. However you may be limited in the number of professional/technical courses you can transfer.
https://my.excelsior.edu/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=f9efcdb6-2dad-4c83-b2e0-43725d335e94&groupId=78666

 

I know TESC and Excelior look good but do not forget to check out COSC (Charter Oak State College - Finish your Degree Online). I checked out all three when I was looking and went with COSC due to the cost and EXCELLENT customer service.

 

I chose COSC for many the same reasons. Give all three a phone call and see who actually answers your questions prior to enrollment! With that said the "other forum" has all three schools pretty well figured out...your not alone, and there are folks that can guide you through the process. Check this link for a variety of degree plans: Degree Forum Wiki

This site details the CLEP/DSST credit by exam and gives excellent guidance www.freeclepprep.com

TESC might be the right choice for you great school, nothing wrong with them if they have the program you want!

 

You're welcome. At that "other forum" you'll find a lot of advice and ideas for taking and completing CLEPs. There are also many online resources for study, such as Hippocampus, Education Portal, Free Clep Prep and InstantCert. Another good resource to check out is Degree Forum Wiki. Good luck!