TESU BALS using military TA

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Hello,
I've been lurking around this forum for about a year now on and off, and I got to say, I really appreciate the time you all put into this. I'm wanting to pull the trigger on starting a new degree, and I'm attaching the excel file for the plan I made. Any advice is welcome, I'm sure there is something I missed or I'm wrong about or maybe some other idea I haven't thought of.

Your Location: California, United States.

Your Age: 35

What kind of degree do you want?: I’m in the military, and I want to get the fastest and easiest Bachelor's degree I can get using TA. The least amount of actual college courses is ideal, but with TA budget is not a factor. I also don't really know what my plans are when I'm done in the military, but I don't want to sit around trying to figure that out when I could be working on a degree now.

I’ve applied at TESU, but they do have a 24SH residency requirement for using TA which seems reasonable. I’m looking at maybe a BA in Liberal Studies/Computer Science. I liked the idea of the Computer Science concentration since it’s something I’m interested in and I need to fill in some classes anyway to get to 24SH. 

I’m open to idea on any school or degree though if it’s faster, I’ve completed an AAS at Excelsior so maybe that would be a better option, but I feel like they are more selective about CLEP/DSST credits and I want to utilize those as much as possible because they are free for me and I’ve been pretty successful with passing them so far.

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 

Central Texas College: 3
ENGL 1301 Composition I, 3, B

Excelsior College/University: 18
CCS 120 EC Success Seminar, 3, A
NS 110 Science In Today’s World, 3, A
MAT 101 Mathematics for Everyday Life, 3, A
COMM 120 Foundations of Communication, 3, B
TECH 230 Technology and Society, 3, A
TECH 290 Integrated Technology Assessment, 3, A

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 

CLEP: 18
Introductory Sociology, 3, 76
American Government, 3, 67
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature, 6?, 74
Social Sciences and History, 6, 67

DSST: 30
Ethics in America, 3, 458
Computing & Information Technology, 3, 471
Management Information Systems, 3, 456
Technical Writing, 3, 447
Money and Banking, 3, 437
Principles of Advanced English Composition, 3, 445
Ethics in Technology, 3, 432
History of the Soviet Union, 3, 439
Lifespan Development Psychology, 3, 437
Fundamentals of Counseling, 3, 426



Any certifications or military experience?

Yes- tons of stuff on my JST that should cover my electives. Not sure what else to list here if there is anything else.

Personal Health, 1
Special Topics in Physical Ed, 1
Metals and Aircraft Structures, 3
Pneumatics & Hydraulics, 2
Basic Aviation Maint Proc I, 3
Helicopter Theory & Gen Maint, 4
Special Topics Aviation Maint, 1
Intro to Hydraulics, 2
Diagnosis & Troubleshooting, 2
Metals and Aircraft Structures, 6
Airframe Systems, Basic, 4
Pneumatics & Hydraulics, 3
Intro Nonmetallic Structures, 1
Basic Aviation Maint Proc I, 5
Supervision for Service, 1
Computer Concepts and Appl, 3
Metals and Aircraft Structures, 3
Pneumatics & Hydraulics, 4
Warfare Operations, 3
Human Factors, 3
Supervision for Service, 3
Airframe Sheet Metal, 3
Pneumatics & Hydraulics II, 3 
Special Topics Aviation Maint, 3
Intro to Statistical Qual Ctr, 3

Budget: Shouldn't be much of a factor, but not looking to spend much outside of what TA/DANTES/other benefits cover.

Commitments: Married with kids, I have weekend home improvement projects, family trips, etc. Unlikely to be deployed any time soon, but still possible.

Timeline: Finishing in the next 2 years would be nice.