Business/Management Degree for my father

[bjcheung77]

@IReallyNeedADegree, you and your dad are rushing into things. It'll get complicated and slow things to a halt... sad reality is exactly that, there are 'give/takes' in your energy, money, time, spent on completing a degree. There are conflicting info here, you mention your dad can put in all his time as he's unemployed, yet there are commitments as he has you and the toddler to take care of when the spouse (mom) is at work!

Seriously, what needs to happen is have a plan of attack, what exact time frame do you and your dad have to work on the educational goal? An hour a day on the weekday, and 5 hours on a weekend, is an example... Another question is, which country was he from? If he knows that secondary language, he can try a second ACTFL for more credits to get things done faster. UMPI AALS & BLS in any minor is my advice.

Last but not least, you're expecting too much and not being realistic, it's great to have an end goal of UIUC or UTPB and an AACSB Masters, but you haven't grasped that these are competitive programs, they are great goals to shoot for but you need a backup or two in case both fails (you don't have 60 graded credits, or whatever the reasons may be). I suggest other 'lesser known' yet more affordable AACSB or ACBSP options in addition to those.