UMPI BA Psych, BA English, or BLS? Minors?

[bjcheung77]

You're young, you can take some of that energy, time to get some certs done that have ACE credit to try offsetting the experience that you may not have, you'll also be well versed in Business, CS/IT, etc.  Many people older than you have gone through many of those cheapies/freebies on the WIKI such as Coursera, EDX, TEEX, and all.  If you go the BAS/BLS route, you have 60+ electives to take what you want, including Bridge TEFL classes in addition to the 40+ technical credits required for the BAS, you add an extra cert or two/three, these certs can give you a discount on the ACE.edu Masters.

Basically, You're going to be swayed in all directions, advice is just that, you can take it with a grain of salt and decide for yourself which one suits you more as each person has a different view on things. Technically, the AAS is a terminal degree, but many institutions allow it to be transferred into a Bachelors of choice, as long as those credits are transferable/usable, it can go towards not just the BAS but the BLS and other degrees... Get this, as long as you have the prerequisites to a Masters completed, that Masters can be in an entirely different subject area.

There are multiple avenues you can take to get to your educational goal, some people like to specifically take one subject and ladder up such as the BABA to MBA, MAOL, or another subject Masters, others like to get a BAS/BLS to minor in subjects that interest them and then go for the MBA, MAOL, or another subject matter.  The end result is the same Masters, but different pathways to get there, as the student decides which way is more effective & efficient use of their energy, money, time, to get the balanced mix/match of certs, degree, experience they can...

Now the kicker is, would you want to be taking a major, major with concentration, or minors? Think of minors as bundled packages of 18 credits, concentrations are 24 credits, majors are 30 plus credits in subject areas of interest.  If a minor is acceptable to gain entry into a Masters, having multiple minors will get you into different Masters of choice later, thus opening more doors and you would not have to take classes to bridge into those.  With just a BABA, you have limited use towards a Masters unless you have the prerequisites for that Masters completed as your elective credits during undergrad...  

3 out of 4 classes can be used from undergrad to MAOL: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid400861
Here's a read in regards to the levels of education: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid411475
An example path you may want to investigate: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid411875
Bridge TEFL https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid380902