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Originally Posted by Gary
That's good enough for me. The main reason I'm going for the Bachelors is to try to get into government employment which seems almost impossible. I retired from the Navy in 2003 and have been researching jobs on USA JOBS website and though a Bachelors Degree is almost always a requirement, there are also requirements such as the number of Upper Level credits you have and if you have the required courses etc. The closer I look at the requirements, the more I realize you need a pretty heavy hitter degree to enter many available fields. I'm very content w/my resume and a Bachelors would definitely be icing on the cake. I seriously doubt I will go on to my Masters, I want to smell the roses as they say. But who knows. I know TESC is the easier way to go but I lost respect for that school, I think I'll continue on w/Excelsior. I never had any problems w/them in the past. I think I''ll look into a few of the ECE/DSST exams to try and get my degree quicker. I'll keep looking at what might be a few of the easier ones. Thanks and good luck all.
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Gary,
Your upper level Dantes/DSST exams would qualify you as having 'taken' the upper level classes. It is the same as challenging the class through the school and getting credit for your class. That's also why at Excelsior you get a letter grade for the DSST exams. CLEP exams generally are consiered to have "met the minimum requirement" but do not give the letter grade.
Check with OPM but I don't think they care if you have actually taken the class or merely possess the upper division(level) credits. You must get these upper level credits anyway to get your degree.
I would also reason that TESC is not the 'easier' way to go.
I enrolled in both TESC and Excelsior and had my transcripts evaluated at each. TESC said I needed about 30+ credits to get my BS degree, while Excelsior said I needed about 12 credits. It is my experience that Excelsior is much more flexible with how they distribute your incoming transfer credits. I only have experience in the Criminal Justice program but have seen on other threads that experience in other fields is similar. Plus, Edison's customer service and prompt response is SEVERELY LACKING in my limited experience. Perhaps with a master's degree you could teach a new course to TESC staff entitled, "Exceptional Customer Service 101." They could use it.
I wish you well on your road to success. Keep it up. It will go fast if you follow the advice of those on this forum. They have some great experience.
