Adult Learner - looking for a solid route for a degree

[bjcheung77]

I have spent some time reading up on this forum, the Wiki, and reading over similar questions I found here in degreeforum.net. I am open to the big-3, in fact love the idea. The only thing I don't quite grasp is how to get started - between the study guides posted to FEMA credits. what should be my first step?

I have English I and US History as credits to transfer in when ready.

You need to decide which program you want, if you're undecided, that's where the guide shines... you can start taking the free credits and the ALEKS courses for math/stats.
I've been advocating those as it's the cheapest and easiest to get your feet wet and to get the ball rolling. Especially with only 6 credits, you can start ANYWHERE. You may want to get yourself a spreadsheet going with the requirements of that degree and then cherry pick them one by one and cross it off your completed list.

So, let's give it an example. You have a million dollars, $200K each in the following 5 denominations; $100, $50, $20, $10, $5. How are you going to sort your money and who are you going to park it with? There are so many different banks to choose from, so many different ways to skillfully invest this cash. But where do you start? You need to decide which one of the denominations you start with first and then which bank to deposit it with. Some start with the $100 first, but I chose to start with the $5.

Essentially, it's all personal preference on where to start, from easiest courses to hardest courses... from courses that interest you the most to the least... or you can take courses from each institution at a time and cross that institution off once those courses are done. Just don't focus on "when or how to start", as I mentioned, just do it...

Grab the courses by the "brand" or institution or by the cost/fee, and go crazy fast with them.. complete them as fast as you can. I did 30+ credits a month, 60+ in two months and took a 5 week vacation, did side "PDU/CEU certificates" as they interest me. I'm still on track to completing my degree by years end. Visualize the degree, cross out each course you complete.