EC or Charter Oak for Information Technology Bachelors Degree (Accelerated)

[Dabbu]

Hi Friends,

This forum is well resourced for people like me, thanks to all of you for putting such valuable information here. I am an IT professional with more than 15 years of experience, hold lot of IT certifications most notable is CCIE (R&S and Voice). I am working professional no problems with job at all. Most IT firms for techies are not strict with degree requirements a good experience is more than enough. I wanted to get into management where I run into requirement of regular master degree specializing in IT. I am in touch with EC and CO for my bachelors degree in IT, I didn't touch TESC because I don't have GED, both colleges need 60 credits non technical EC (Arts and Sciences) and CO (Liberal Arts) nobody has clear list of test I should take to complete the requirements and they seems to be little hesitant in providing this information. I would be grateful if somebody guide me the best approach to complete this degree in accelerated form by testing CLEP/DSST/UXCEL/TCEP and PLA as I have years of experience to use or any specific IT certifications. any advise from students who currently pursuing IT degree from these colleges or who already done it in same fashion would be great help. I want to collect as much credits possible before I enroll into either college.

Many Thanks,
Dabbu
CCIE (R&S/Voice)

[rebel100]

Any of the Big 3, EC, COSC, or TESC are great accelerated choices. I suspect that TESC might edge the other three out in this particular arena. I understand all three will offer some credit for professional CS related certifications, but as I recall TESC offers the most.

Thomas Edison State College: Computer Science

[sanantone]

The OP doesn't have a GED. Do EC and COSC not require a high school diploma or GED? I don't remember having to send a copy of my high school transcript to TESC, but I already had a lot of college credits.

[publius2k4]

The OP doesn't have a GED. Do EC and COSC not require a high school diploma or GED? I don't remember having to send a copy of my high school transcript to TESC, but I already had a lot of college credits.

I can't speak intelligently on EC, but COSC states that applicants with at least 9 credits are eligible for admission. Students without a High School Diploma or GED can be admitted, but are not eligible for federal financial aid.

COSC Admission Requirements

[sanantone]

I just saw that you can petition TESC for acceptance if you don't have a high school diploma or GED.

You are eligible to become an undergraduate student at Thomas Edison State College if you are:

An adult 21 years of age or older (unless you are participating in a special college program)
A high school graduate or have successfully passed a General Educational Development (GED) test
Individuals not meeting this criteria, but who feel they warrant special consideration for other reasons may petition the director of Admissions and present appropriate documentation to support their being accepted to the College. Students admitted through special consideration are subject to the same academic policies and requirements as those admitted unconditionally.

Thomas Edison State College: Applying is easy and can be done 24/7 through our online application and no ACT or SAT scores are required to apply

I have a degree plan for TESC's BSBA in Computer Information Systems. The general education options may or may not be accurate.
Sanantone's General Education Options - Degree Forum Wiki
Sanantone's BSBA in Computer Information Systems - Degree Forum Wiki

[rebel100]

Charter Oak requires these Gen Eds: General Education Requirements - Charter Oak State College Catalog plus at least 30 credits at the 300-400 level, the rest of the 120 credits can come from pretty much any CBE Exam, Straighterline, even FEMA (at least for now). Here is the breakdown of credit awarded by exam: http://www.charteroak.edu/current/ac...aster-list.pdf