Here's my two cents with regard to your specific questions:

- Is my plan of getting a degree and a teaching certificate even realistic? YES!

- Is the Liberal Arts (LA) degree the best way to go if I want to get a degree as quickly as possible? I BELIEVE IT IS.

- Will an LA degree hinder my efforts of getting a teaching certificate? I THINK AN LA DEGREE IS ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR DEGREES UNDERLYING TEACHING CREDENTIALS. I DON'T KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD--IT'S THE MORE SPECIALIZED DEGREES THAT CAN SOMETIMES BE A PROBLEM IF THEY DON'T MATCH WELL WITH K-12 SCHOOL SUBJECTS

- Would I be better served by going after some type of physical education degree? I DUNNO.

- Is the 6-month timeframe for degree completion realistic for a father with a full-time job? YES, YES, YES! (if you have the support of your family)

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Michael

CLEP - ISCA 68, Sociology 72, Psych 73, A&I Lit 61, HG&D 65, Ed Psych 70, Marketing 72, Management 69, Macroeconomics 63, Microeconomics 67
DSST - Intro to Comp 66, MIS 61, Supervision 67, Counseling 58 - no study!, Personal Finance 67, Statistics 60, Criminal Justice 57, Ethics 58, Finance 63 (All A's at EC)
COC - 2007 (Community College) - Acctg I&II 10c, Work/Study 4c, Intro to Research (Info Lit req) 1c, Society and Rock & Roll 3c, Fund of Music 3c, Guitar I & II 4c, Bass Guitar I 2c
ECE - Ethics (A), HRM (B), Organizational Behavior (B) | CSU - Operations Mgmt. (A) | TECEP - Business Policy 80 (CR)

My Excelsior Degree Journey

Bachelor of Science in General Business, cum laude
Excelsior College
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