Request for Advice: Credits I have and what degree I should go for at Excelsior

[davewill]

There are only a few reasons to go for an Associate's while working on a Bachelor's:

1. An Associate's will fulfill an employment or personal goal. Will your boss promote you for getting an Associate's? If yes, then getting it first might move you along faster.
2. You think there's a chance you might not finish your Bachelor's promptly. Better the Associate's than nothing.
3. The Associate's practically falls into your lap as you go for the Bachelors. I recently got my BACS, and could have gotten an ASNSM in CS at the same time if I had done one more CS class. I didn't bother to do the extra class, but if I had planned to get the Associate's from the beginning, I might have arranged my courses so that I did earn it. It wasn't worth doing an extra course and delaying graduation.

Given your job, I would think you could go for a BSBA in almost any concentration, although CIS might be more on point with what your doing now. You could also probably make a case for a straight-up IT degree or even a CS degree. Check with your HR to see which degrees would be OK for you to pursue. Also sound them out about what kinds of courses and tests they are willing to reimburse. Courses at Excelsior (and the the rest of the Big3) can be expensive and more importantly, take more time than a lot of the alternative credit sources popular around here. However, your company may not be willing to reimburse for the alternative sources since they are not "college courses". However, using them often makes the cost so reasonable that working people can afford to simply pay out of pocket as they go.

The BSBA degree has many more test-out and alternative credit options available than IT or CS does. There are other folks on here who can walk you through specific course recommendations for that better than I could. Let us know which degree options float your boat.