need help with degree planning for son for Bachelor's in Business Admin or Finance

[rachel83az]

TESU and EC are about the same as far as exams go: most courses will have exams and not papers. With UMPI, it's the opposite. Mostly papers and not exams.

Rachel83az,

For your son, did he choose TESU or EC? It looks like they cost about the same? I am leaning towards recommending TESU because they have Finance. My son is looking at probably working part time, living at home, and going to school full time. From what I am seeing, it would be most cost effective and less risky for him to go with Study.com or Sophia.com first and prove himself for maximizing the amount of return on investment rather than going with a CBE like WGU or I believe UMPI (I believe UMPI is CBE).

Education Seeker

I'm not the one with sons.   I personally chose TESU because A.) I generally prefer exams and B.) they have Computer Science. TESU costs $500-3000 more than EC, depending on exactly which degree you're going for and if you pay for the residency waiver at TESU or do a single flat-rate 16-credit term there. 

Starting with Sophia.org first is generally advised. It'll get you used to the whole online schooling thing while being a relatively low-risk, high-reward option. No matter which school is chosen, for just a few hundred dollars, you can complete almost all of the required gen eds and most/all of your electives at Sophia.

A few words of advice: don't do English Comp I/II. There are better options, depending on the school chosen. When leaning towards a UMPI business degree, don't do Project Management either. Some courses aren't accepted by some schools. They can still be good for personal interest reasons, but don't automatically assume that every Sophia course will be worth credit at your chosen school. See https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/So...lency_List

If your 20/21 year old son is having trouble mustering the interest to get back to school, he might want to start by getting the FREE Pierpont AAS: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Pierpont_C%26TC Depending on exactly what credits he already has, he could be a college graduate in just a few months. This can be a huge motivator!