Associates degree and unrelated Bachelor's? (and Grad school enrollment)

[clep3705]

I helped someone plan out a psyc B.S. An associate's degree was obtained along the way. That's because there was one end goal - a B.S. in psyc. A bunch of community college psyc courses were taken that applied to the B.S. It happened to be enough courses to get an A.S. Don't waste time and effort on an A.S. If by chance the associate's degree ends up costing only a $10 diploma fee and no additional time, sure, pick it up. Otherwise don't.

Focus on the fastest, cheapest way to get into graduate school. As the others have stated, figure out the requirements for graduate school and make those your priority. Don't be distracted by lesser degrees than aren't what you ultimately need.