Degree Plan and Guidance for Bachelor of Science in Technology/Engineering

[dfrecore]

Thanks for the reply dfrecore. It's great to hear that I can complete the BSBA in 6 months with 40hours a week. I guess I'll have to stick to one of the degrees I can complete without taking courses from other colleges..! I Don't know if there's a difference in value in BSBA and the BSIT, sufficient enough for me to spend much more..., especially considering that this is more as a backup rather than a mainstream thing for me.

I'm pretty new to this line of studying and acquiring degrees, and am assuming that the online college courses Ur referring to are the costly ones at 350-600$ per credit..

The BSBA and BSIT are such completely different degrees, it's hard to say if there's a difference in value, since there's no way to know what you want to do with your degree to begin to place value on different things within each degree.

I always advise someone to find the right degree for them, not to just get a degree to get one. I don't think there's a lot of value in getting a degree if it turns out not to be one that helps you advance your career. If you just need a degree, any degree, to check a box for work, then you could certainly get the BSBA or BALS (liberal studies). If you need a specific degree for your career (like if you want to be a programmer or engineer or something), then getting a BSBA or BALS probably won't be very helpful for you at all. It really all just depends on what you want/need.

And yes, courses at colleges can be very expensive, online or otherwise. The BALS and BSBA can both be completely tested out of (or at least gotten without taking a course that costs more than $300), except that the BALS will require a capstone course for $1500. But if someone were to come into the program with some credit that wouldn't fit well into a BSBA, then the BALS is the most flexible degree that you can find, and you might do well to choose that one instead. Again, it totally depends on what you're coming in with, and what you want to end up with.