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

[bjcheung77]

@EducationSeeker, It's great you're asking others how they handle things, such as postsecondary education for the daughter or son...  However, that's all it is, a gauge to see how others are doing things, it may or may not apply to your situation as each scenario is going to be somewhat different.  You may want to converse with your sons and see how they wish to proceed, either by starting with CLEP/MS or by Sophia.org and then continuing towards the 90 credits or more, depending on the institution the both of you decide on.  

It's clear now that both of your sons are looking to accumulate college credit, they can work together on same "gen ed and elective" subjects... even though they are about 5 years apart, their gen ed/electives can be the same, they can be study mates and work on exam prep together if needed...  Basically, I would suggest staying with your first choice of TESU and having Excelsior/UMPI as a backup or second choice.  So take courses that will apply to all 3 and will go towards a Business degree.

I would work on this slowly and surely, as sometimes it's a bit hard to get out of a "phase", and know exactly where "you want to be", teens/youth need to experience things for themselves and not be too reliant on the parents.  By working on a provider such as CLEP/MS or Sophia.org, you get to see if they're into specific subjects, see their work habits, etc before you commit and spend extra on real college courses or pay for CBE sessions/terms - let them get the hang of online education by dipping them through some recommended ACE providers.