The Basic Approach

The Basic Approach

 * 1) Find out what you have credit for / what you already know


 * 1) Research the Big 3 to find candidate degree plans


 * 1) Decide on one or more schools and get an initial evaluation ($75 or so per school, plus the cost of each transcript you have to send in)


 * 1) Based on the initial evaluation, decide on a school and degree


 * 1) Build a degree plan using your unique combination of existing credits, CLEP/DSST/ECE/TECEP tests, ALEKS/Straighterline/FEMA courses, etc.


 * 1) Once you are all done (all courses/tests completed), enroll in the school you chose, pay the enrollment fees (as high as $3,500 or so for TESC) and submit all your transcripts for review.


 * 1) Once approved, pay the graduation fee, then sit back and wait for your sheepskin to arrive!

Throughout all of the above: Read a lot over at DegreeForum.net and ask questions as needed for guidance!!

(Note: This is "the basic approach." Nobody ever really gets to go through a process this simple, but this is the general outline of what you should expect to have to do in order to get through this successfully)