Need update, what has changed?

[tallpilot]

Does it matter what degree?

I am open to a broad range. Would actually prefer something like humanities or history, but I have a lot of IT and business credits so figured majors along those lines would be most cost-effective. I will look into UMPI and WGU.

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If you take 6 courses (18 credits) from TESU directly (which is cornerstone + capstone + 4 additional courses) you can avoid the residency waiver fee and only pay $4,639 flat-rate tuition + graduation fee of $298 for a total of $4,937 ($3,877 in-state) plus whatever you pay for courses taken elsewhere.

Ok, so assuming my TESU requirements remain the same (but no longer having the Cornerstone exemption):


I need to complete 10 courses. Intro to marketing, Intro to Management, Managerial Communications, and International Management. I can do Saylor for 2 of those ($50). I can do Study for 2 of them ($199).
That leaves Cornerstone and Capstone, and a mix of 4 courses covering Man/Mar/Act/Fin. Those 6 can be done online at TESU for $4639.
I have one transcript that will need to be sent ($35), and grad fee ($298).

$50 + $199 + $4639 + $35 + $298 = $5221 plus books. And I HAD met the requirements for the associates, so maybe that could be rolled in. It's not necessary to get it, but it does have some $ value to me.

As long as you don't already have an associates from somewhere else it should roll right in but you need to apply for both at the same time to have only one graduation fee.

$5k is a fair amount of money for the average person but it is far cheaper than many other options and having the degree is going to be better than not. I think it's a good plan.