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Every school is a little different here, but the general rule is that if they have an equivalent course, you get credit. If they have a required course that for some reason they don’t think what you already took was adequate, then you would have to retake it. But in general you should get most of the credits if the courses were in general subjects like English and math, and not cookie baking or the like.
I was just trying to keep you near the ocean. There are lots of considerations for picking the right school, but having the right fit when it comes to supporting your non-academic activities should not be underestimated. But my all means find schools similar to these in other locations. I guess the bottom line is, though, that up to a point schools can be fairly similar in many regards, and so using these other factors is a good way to focus your search. Honestly, there are literally hundreds of schools that could fit you otherwise. No, you will not be penalized for turning them down even if it was last year, much less 6-7 years ago.</p>
<p>Actually if you could be sure you would finish in 2 years your funds are not that meager, but certainly some of these publics give you more margin for “error”, so to speak. I wouldn’t worry about what publics have the best schools for business. Since you already have a great track record in the workplace, you can get your degree at any good school (and the ones mentioned are good) and have a leg up in the job hunt afterwards. But you might want to look into SUNY Purchase (Pepsi headquartered there I think). I haven’t looked at it much, but I seem to remember it was reasonably well connected to the business world. I could be confusing it with another though.</p>
<p>I know the resources for transfer students are far more maeger than for entering freshmen or for grad school. The forgotten middle, I guess. But I think once you start the process and talk to 4-6 schools, you will get the idea pretty quickly.</p>