Degree planning help

[coachteach]

Hey guys, recently found out about the forum and was wondering what you would do in my situation. I took a bunch of clep and dsst tests in 2018 and wanted to get a degree as fast as possible. Just finding out about Sophia and WGU so would be curious on any recommendations for those programs as well.


Your Location: Chicagoland
Your Age: 30
What kind of degree do you want?: Fastest path to a BA (history/humanities?) also potentially interested in finance or some kind of teaching certification
Current Regional Accredited Credits: Not sure, may have 9-12 from local community college
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: Clep scores:
Psychology: 51
Social Sciences and history: 71
Microeconomics: 64
Macroeconomics: 64
Western Civ II: 55
Western Civ I: 52
US history II: 61
US history I: 63
Natural Sciences: 55
Marketing: 62
Management: 60
Humanities: 54
Spanish Language 1&2: 73
American Govt: 51

DSSTs (clerical error not allowing me to see score, just know they are above ACE recommended score):
Finance
Statistics
Vietnam War
Organizational Behavior
Health& Human Development
Money& Banking
History of Soviet Union
World Religions


Also have 4s on Calc AB and Environmental Science from high school
Any certifications or military experience? None
Budget: As low as possible, would be willing to sacrifice a bit for speed/ a more marketable degree
Commitments: Just 9-5
Dedicated time to study: ~4 hours/day
Timeline: Asap
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None that I'm aware of

[jg_nuy]

The degree plans for UMPI may be good options for you. Here are the degree plans:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI

If you prefer exams over writing, WGU is a good option as well:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:WGU

Third possibility is TESU: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:TESU

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Here is the mapping for your CLEPs for UMPI:
Psychology: 51 - 3 credits Class PSY 100 Intro to Psychology
Social Sciences and history: 71 - 6 credits General Elective 1XX
Microeconomics: 64 - 3 credits Class ECO 2XX elective
Macroeconomics: 64 - 3 credits Class ECO 207
Western Civ II: 55 - 3 credits Class HTY 115 Western Civ I
Western Civ I: 52 - 3 credits Class HTY 115 Western Civ II
US history II: 61 - 3 credits HTY 161 US History I
US history I: 63 - 3 credits HTY 162 US History II
Natural Sciences: 55 - 3 credits Biology Elective BIO 1XX
Marketing: 62 - 3 credits Class Principles of Marketing BUS 330 (Upper Level)
Management: 60 - 3 credits Business Elective BUS 2XX
Humanities: 54 - 3 creditsGeneral Elective Class GEL 1XX
Spanish Language 1&2: 73 - 3 credits for Spanish 101, 3 credits for Spanish 102, 3 elective credits for GEL 1XX (6 elective credits if it was Spanish 1&2 with writing)
American Govt: 51 - 3 credits Class POS 101

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For your DSST, the mapping is available on this page: https://www.umpi.edu/academics/credit-fo...ry-credit/
Finance - 3 credits BUS 325 Financial Management (upper level)
Statistics - 3 credits MAT 101 Basic Statistics
Vietnam War - 3 credits HTY 439 Vietnam War (upper level)
Organizational Behavior - 3 credits BUS 335 Organizational Behavior (upper level)
Health& Human Development - 3 credits General elective GEL 1XX
Money& Banking - 3 credits Business elective BUS 1XX
History of Soviet Union - 3 credits History elective HTY 1XX
World Religions - 3 credits ANT 110 World Religions

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AP tests:
Calculus AB - MAT 131 Calculus I 4 credits
Environmental Science - ENV 110 3 credits

[ss20ts]

If you prefer exams over writing, WGU is a good option as well:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:WGU

WGU doesn't offer a degree in history or humanities. They have both exams and written assignments not just exams. Anyone looking at WGU should definitely look into the issues students are navigating with the recent change in proctoring.

[bjcheung77]

Maybe go for a quick degree at UMPI, such as their BLS with a minor in Educational Studies and if you want, you can add another minor or two... I would recommend looking at your state requirements for teaching, if there are specifics that is required beyond the Bachelors. Report back with what is required and we can see what options you have going forward...