The Basic Approach

The Basic Approach

 * 1) Find out what you have credit for / what you already know
 * 2) Research the Big 3/WGU to find candidate degree plans
 * 3) 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)
 * 4) Based on the initial evaluation, decide on a school and degree
 * 5) Build a degree plan using your unique combination of existing credits, CLEP/DSST/ECE/TECEP tests, ALEKS/FEMA/Penn Foster/Saylor/Straighterline/Study.com courses, etc.
 * 6) Once you are all done (all courses/tests completed), enroll in the school you chose, pay the enrollment fees (check for current fees of the school) and submit all your transcripts for review.
 * 7) Once approved, pay the graduation fee, then sit back and wait for your sheepskin to arrive!
 * 8) Start planning on that Masters Degree as you aren't done learning for life!

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)

1) Beginners Guide To Getting Cheap/Fast College Credit

2) How/When To Start? Start Now For Cheap!

3) Several Sources Of Cheap Credit

4) The Spreadsheet - Track Your Progress - Reference Tool

5) The ABCs - A, CBD, E, F, G - Accreditation, Competency Based Degree, Evaluation, Fees, GPA

6) Overwhelmed - Too Long Didn't Read - Just Help Me Please, Step By Step!

NOTE: Last Edited May/31/2016 by [AsianStew / bjcheung77]