Cheapest/Fastest way to get 12 CR?

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I'd have to look more into it to see if those 12 credits would be able to count towards that degree going forward. I assume as such, and that's what's been insinuated, but I don't have total confirmation on that. If that's the case, I suppose it's six of one, half a dozen of the other, but it's nearly $600/cr for graduate level so I'd be looking at close to $7000 out of pocket ("non-degree seeking" is not eligible for financial aid) which I can't really swing at the moment.

I've been meaning to look more into the UM Mastertrack program too (I think they recently changed the name of it or something, but same idea...) Honestly, might even just be as well to just go that route for the whole thing, I dunno.

Another route I've been considering and honestly kind of leaning towards is to go back and finish a second Bachelor's in social work as well. I've got an undergrad degree in Psychology, and in searching around it looks like I can transfer in (various places) around 2/3rds of a BSW degree already. Completing a BSW would also open up the option of doing an accelerated/"advanced standing" MSW, which is typically 1-2 years rather than a traditional MSW which is going to likely be 3+ years. Given that my undergrad was ~10 years ago I'm actually a bit more inclined to go this direction as my hunch says maybe it's better to get back into schooling at an undergrad level rather than trying to dive right back in at the master's level, but I dunno. My quick back-of-the-napkin math says the BSW>accelerated MSW route would be about $4,000 more expensive than a traditional/regular MSW, but that's not entirely including 12 "non-degree seeking" hours out of pocket either, so it may well be that price-wise it's a wash and would be close to the same in terms of time-investment as well. Just thinking out loud...