How to get my AAS in Accounting to a BA

[mriern99]

Hello! I would love some advice.


(I’m sorry if any of this isn’t formatted correctly, I’m new to this forum, but I did some research and tried to format it appropriately.)

I'm nearly finished with an AAS  (Associate of Applied Science) degree in Accounting from a local community college, so most of my credits are from low level accounting and business courses. 

In hindsight I should have gone for the Associate of Arts, since the accounting classes I've taken aren't so transfer friendly, which I didn't realize at the time. Regardless, Ideally I would love to have my entire Associates degree transfer, and take advantage of the remaining transfer credits some colleges allow by taking classes from Sophia or study.com or something similar to max out the transfer credit maximum of the college that would take my credits. 
Or not, if someone has a better plan! I really don’t know what the best option is. I'm a little lost and worried that all my hard work might not have gotten me as far as I thought.

I’ve been looking at Excelsior University, because they have a generous transfer policy, but it’s hard to figure out what will apply towards my degree and what exactly I would still need. They require 30 high level courses that I don’t have, and they seem reluctant to give advice until I’ve applied and enrolled. 

Like others, I’m looking for the fastest, cheapest way to get my BA, while being able to use the credits I have from the community college. 
I would also like to leave the option open to eventually get a Masters in Accounting or business, because I need extra credits anyway in order to sit for the CPA exam, and it would be nice to have.




Your Location: Chicago, Illinois
Your Age: 23
What kind of degree do you want?: 
First choice: BA in Accounting
Second choice: BA in business
Third choice: BA of liberal arts 


Current Regional Accredited Credits: (# of credits in parentheses)

1. ACC 153 Prin Financial ACC (4)
   
2. ACC 154 Prin Managerial Acct (4)
   
3. ACC 170 Payroll Tax Account (1)
   
4. ACC 180 Accounting with Microsoft Excel (3)
   
5. ACC 183 QuickBooks online Certi Pre (3)
   
6. ACC 188 Cloud Accounting (2)
   
7. ACC 241 Intermediate Accounting (4)
   
8. ACC 244 Income tax accounting (3)
   
9. ACC 255 Careers In Accounting (2)
   
10. ANT 102 Intr Soc & Cult Ant (3)
    
11. BUS 101 Intro To Business (3)
    
12. EGL 101 Composition I (3)
    
13. EGL 111 Int Bus and tech Writ (3)
    
14. HUM 165 Intro to World Music (3)
    
15. MAT 111 Business/Consumer Math (4)
    
16. MGT 276 Corporate Social Responsibility and Decision Making (3)
    
17. SOC 103 Social Problems (3)
    
18. BUS 221 Business Law I (3)
    
19. ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
    
20. MGT 118 Effective Management Communications (3)
    

1. ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
   

OR 

1. ACC 280       Data Analytics for Accounting (3)
   

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None
Any certifications or military experience?: No
Budget: I'd like to go the cheapest route possible, but will consider spending more for easy and fast.  
Commitments: Spouse and kids- no day job.
Dedicated time to study: I do school work in the evening/ night, and on weekends.
Timeline: I’m hoping for under 6 months to get my BA and under 2 years if I go for a masters. Really as fast as possible, but I also can’t do more than 5 hours a day of school work. I’ve been pretty successful at it so far but it’s hard to commit to a serious schedule with small children.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None


Notes:
-I’m comfortable with proctored tests but prefer unprotected. I love and do well working at my own pace without live classes like zoom.
-My GPA is currently 4.0 but might be a little lower after this semester.