Military Advice

[boltsyacht]

Your Location: North Carolina, USA
Your Age: 29
What kind of degree do you want?: B.S./B.A. in Business or Criminal Justice (open to others)
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 65
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 16
(UAGC) SPE103 - Oral Communication (3 Credits)
(UAGC) MAT222 - Intermediate Algebra (3 credits)
Completed CLEPS:
Pre-Calculus (3 Credits)
Calculus (4 Credits)
Humanities (3 Credits)

Any certifications or military experience?: Yes, 49 credits through varying military experience
Budget: Depends on coverage from Military TA
Commitments: N/A
Dedicated time to study: 4hrs/day
Timeline: Today - 01JAN2026
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Yes

Remarks:
I'm a wizard at CLEPs as I find teaching myself extremely easy. Prefer to maximize that potential
I'm looking for recommendations as to which Institution to leverage my current credits towards a Bachelor's degree as quickly as possible due to a job opportunity.

[Hotdogman1]

Aren't those UAGC courses RA? Anyways, we would need more information on which courses you took and military certs you have but with 130 total credit hours, you could probably go to any school recommended on this forum: UMPI, TESU, ETAMU, UoPeople, WGU etc.

UMPI has both Business and Criminal Justice Bachelor's available. The max number of transfer credits that apply to a degree is 90 credit hours. You can take as many courses at UMPI during a 8 week (53 day) session. The format is one graded final (essay or project) and several ungraded small assignments. The norm is 2-3 sessions to complete 30 credits but I completed 36 credit hours in one session. I did have a lot more than 4 hours a day to work on assignments so it may take you the 2-3 sessions. Speed shouldn't be an issue since you're getting tuition reimbursement anyways.

CLEP only at UMPI spreadsheet. It's more efficient to take them at Sophia, but CLEP exams are free when you use the Modernstate Voucher. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing
Link to GEC wiki: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...ts_Roadmap The general information is accurate but the Sophia/Study.com recommendations may not be.

Links to BA CJ and BBA wiki
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...egree_Plan
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/w/index...v=acrw1_-1
The Sophia/Study.com changes affected the BABA. Again, the general information is accurate but the Sophia/Study.com recommendations may not be. This is a spreadsheet I created. Go to 'BBA All concentrations.' You could also check out 'BA CJ' but the wiki should be accurate there. There are links to the UMPI course catalog for each degree on the spreadsheets.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing

UMPI transfer database https://mainestreetcs.maine.edu/psp/CSPR..._GUEST.GBL?

[bjcheung77]

Apply to TESU for a BACJ & BSBA combo, you just need to take 24 credits through them, 15 credits using TECEPs and the cornerstone, plus two capstones. If you want to take lesser TECEPs, you can take 12 credits using TECEPs and the additional associates capstone, plus the cornerstone and two capstones. Basically, for military students, you need 24 credits residency and it can be done using TECEPs, classes/e-packs, and even the PLA. In fact, skip the TECEPs and do the PLA, plus 12 credits max for the price of one class! Thus, for 4 classes (cornerstone, associates capstone, two capstones), you've got the entire set of 24 credits done!

Undergraduate Portfolio Assessment fee (PLA 1010 – 3 Credits)*
The per credit rates for PLA 1010 are...

New Jersey Residents: $427
Out-of-State Residents: $556
* Within PLA 1010, students may earn up to 12 credits of portfolio assessment at no additional cost.

Portfolios are not registered until completed and uploaded, and registration is requested through the PLA office.
https://www.tesu.edu/tuition-financial-a...nd-pla.php

[Ares]

TESU has Military Specific degrees that would leverage most if not all of your military credits.

A.A.S. in Military Technology Leadership
B.S. in Military Technology Leadership

[boltsyacht]

Apply to TESU for a BACJ & BSBA combo, you just need to take 24 credits through them, 15 credits using TECEPs and the cornerstone, plus two capstones.  If you want to take lesser TECEPs, you can take 12 credits using TECEPs and the additional associates capstone, plus the cornerstone and two capstones.  Basically, for military students, you need 24 credits residency and it can be done using TECEPs, classes/e-packs, and even the PLA.  In fact, skip the TECEPs and do the PLA, plus 12 credits max for the price of one class!  Thus, for 4 classes (cornerstone, associates capstone, two capstones), you've got the entire set of 24 credits done!

Undergraduate Portfolio Assessment fee (PLA 1010 – 3 Credits)*
The per credit rates for PLA 1010 are...

New Jersey Residents: $427
Out-of-State Residents: $556
* Within PLA 1010, students may earn up to 12 credits of portfolio assessment at no additional cost.

Portfolios are not registered until completed and uploaded, and registration is requested through the PLA office.
https://www.tesu.edu/tuition-financial-a...nd-pla.php

I believe i've filled out your template incorrectly. I have 65 TOTAL credits 49 being from military experience and 16 being from a mixture from UAGC and CLEPs.

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Aren't those UAGC courses RA? Anyways, we would need more information on which courses you took and military certs you have but with 130 total credit hours, you could probably go to any school recommended on this forum: UMPI, TESU, ETAMU, UoPeople, WGU etc.

UMPI has both Business and Criminal Justice Bachelor's available. The max number of transfer credits that apply to a degree is 90 credit hours. You can take as many courses at UMPI during a 8 week (53 day) session. The format is one graded final (essay or project) and several ungraded small assignments. The norm is 2-3 sessions to complete 30 credits but I completed 36 credit hours in one session. I did have a lot more than 4 hours a day to work on assignments so it may take you the 2-3 sessions. Speed shouldn't be an issue since you're getting tuition reimbursement anyways.

CLEP only at UMPI spreadsheet. It's more efficient to take them at Sophia, but CLEP exams are free when you use the Modernstate Voucher. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing
Link to GEC wiki: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...ts_Roadmap The general information is accurate but the Sophia/Study.com recommendations may not be.

Links to BA CJ and BBA wiki
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...egree_Plan
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/w/index...v=acrw1_-1
The Sophia/Study.com changes affected the BABA. Again, the general information is accurate but the Sophia/Study.com recommendations may not be. This is a spreadsheet I created. Go to 'BBA All concentrations.' You could also check out 'BA CJ' but the wiki should be accurate there. There are links to the UMPI course catalog for each degree on the spreadsheets.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing

UMPI transfer database https://mainestreetcs.maine.edu/psp/CSPR..._GUEST.GBL?

I believe i've filled out the template incorrectly. I have 65 TOTAL credits 49 being from military experience and 16 being from a mixture from UAGC and CLEPs.

[bjcheung77]

I believe i've filled out the template incorrectly. I have 65 TOTAL credits 49 being from military experience and 16 being from a mixture from UAGC and CLEPs.

Mistakes happen, the same advice remains... Review post #3 of mine...

[Charles Fout]

Your Location: North Carolina, USA
Your Age: 29
What kind of degree do you want?: B.S./B.A. in Business or Criminal Justice (open to others)
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 65
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 16
(UAGC) SPE103 - Oral Communication (3 Credits)
(UAGC) MAT222 - Intermediate Algebra (3 credits)
Completed CLEPS:
Pre-Calculus (3 Credits)
Calculus (4 Credits)
Humanities (3 Credits)

Any certifications or military experience?: Yes, 49 credits through varying military experience
Budget: Depends on coverage from Military TA
Commitments: N/A
Dedicated time to study: 4hrs/day
Timeline: Today - 01JAN2026
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Yes

Remarks:
I'm a wizard at CLEPs as I find teaching myself extremely easy. Prefer to maximize that potential
I'm looking for recommendations as to which Institution to leverage my current credits towards a Bachelor's degree as quickly as possible due to a job opportunity.

Consider American Military University. Credit review and acceptance is part of each student's first class. When I enrolled, over twenty years ago, ninety credits could be transferred. I maxed out the transfer credits with previous college and additional CLEP exams.s

[boltsyacht]

Your Location: North Carolina, USA
Your Age: 29
What kind of degree do you want?: B.S./B.A. in Business or Criminal Justice (open to others)
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 65
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 16
(UAGC) SPE103 - Oral Communication (3 Credits)
(UAGC) MAT222 - Intermediate Algebra (3 credits)
Completed CLEPS:
Pre-Calculus (3 Credits)
Calculus (4 Credits)
Humanities (3 Credits)

Any certifications or military experience?: Yes, 49 credits through varying military experience
Budget: Depends on coverage from Military TA
Commitments: N/A
Dedicated time to study: 4hrs/day
Timeline: Today - 01JAN2026
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Yes

Remarks:
I'm a wizard at CLEPs as I find teaching myself extremely easy. Prefer to maximize that potential
I'm looking for recommendations as to which Institution to leverage my current credits towards a Bachelor's degree as quickly as possible due to a job opportunity.

Consider American Military University. Credit review and acceptance is part of each student's first class. When I enrolled, over twenty years ago, ninety credits could be transferred. I maxed out the transfer credits with previous college and additional CLEP exams.s

I've read nothing but deterrence and bad things spoken about AMU, specifically transferring those credits into a masters program later down the road. Have you ran into these roadblocks?

[Heartstrings]

I got my second Master's from APU which also has AMU. I think most master's programs it is hard to transfer credits into. On average most Master's programs are 10-12 classes. I understand some have more. You're not really going to get the majority of your degree completed somewhere else. I also recommend AMU/APU. At the master's level at AMU/APU some of the degrees overlap so you could get multiple Master's degrees by completing a few more classes.