Degree Advice for a semi-successful dropout

[oraibihm]

You left out English courses, but I'm going to assume you have all of the normal GenEds. In your shoes, I'd seriously consider a TESU BSBA. You have all of the RA credits you'd need, and only have to do the cornerstone and capstone courses at TESU. You'd be able to take everything else at Sophia or Study.com, and I don't think it would be very much. UMPI would be cheaper, but you'd have to take 10 courses there, each with papers and tests.

Now, the capstone does have some significant writing, but I'd think it would be the kind of thing that a VP would handle pretty easily. You'd also have to pay the residency waiver, but it sounds like an easier path would be more valuable.

EU might be a very similar option, I just don't know the details there as well.

Hey, sorry about that. VCU actually names their english courses pretty weirdly. Their normal english classes are UNIV 111 and UNIV 112 which I listed above, I also have taken a more "normal" named course, ENGL 215 Writing Composition. I haven't done too much research into TESU but will look into it today, thank you!

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@oraibihm, Welcome to the board... Interesting, very interesting, you're almost done with that previous degree, but it has come to this... I think of two options, either you can stick it out with the UMPI BABA Management & Leadership or you can do the TESU BSBA GM and BALS NSM dual degree combo with your credits!  Just pay for the two capstones, cornerstone, two e-packs, and done in one flat rate term instead of a residency waiver, either way (TESU or UMPI), you'll be done in under 5K...

@bjcheung77, thanks for the welcome! That dual degree from TESU sounds really interesting, TESU seems to be the general recommendation so far, I wish I gave it some thought sooner!

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With so many credits, I agree that TESU will probably be faster for you than UMPI even if it will also cost more.

If speed is more important than cost, I would apply to TESU asap and send in your current transcripts. That way you can see just how close you are. In theory, you could start the capstone & cornerstone as soon as October and be done to graduate in March.

With UMPI, you'd need to start not this upcoming session, but the next in about two months - starting at the end of October. If it takes you two sessions to complete the 10 courses (and it may be three sessions), you're finishing at the end of February (maybe even the end of April, if it takes 3 sessions).  With how slow UMPI can be with issuing degrees, the earliest you'd probably get your degree would be the end of March/April.

I actually intended on doing the 10 courses in one session at UMPI, I really am a workaholic so I thought I could pull it off, then I would be done by the end of the year. I don't mind how long the school takes to send out the actual degree, I just want to finish the actual course work ASAP. I'm about to do my own research on TESU, does anyone know if I'd finish it before December? I see your message says I'd graduate in March.

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Out of curiosity OP, how close are you to completing a BS with a concentration in chemistry or biology at VCU?  Seems like it might only be a couple of courses?

It's such a few amount of courses, but they're not self paced and they're in person in Richmond, VA. Which I live 2 hours from and I don't want to commute or move just for those courses. I also believe a business degree is better for me long term and for my future goals.