OK, well here's an update -- I spoke to the Head of Independent Study at LSU.

There is no standard method of grading nor is there any requirement for instructors to offer feedback to students. I am unusual in my experience that college-level instructors will give students useful feedback and it is, essentially, unreasonable to expect that trend to bear out in LSU Independent Study courses.

I am rather unhappy with this outcome, but am relieved (if not pleased) that my courseload just got 6 credits lighter for the time being.

It remains to be seen whether I will wring some value from the courses by submitting nonsensical assignments for grading. Or perhaps high-resolution photos of my cats.

Alaska teacher certification renewal is on a five-year basis. Each renewal requires 9 credits of college-level work. I plan to teach for at least 20 years and will likely keep my certificate active for 10 years beyond that.

Guess LSU doesn't need my business.

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one CLEP to go. Pursuing BS English Lit, Excelsior College (115/120) + K-8 certification & MAT, University of Alaska Southeast (15/51).

IC works! Credits by exam to date: 51

GRE: Literature in English (60th percentile / 18 cr)
CLEP: A&I Lit (72), Intro Soc (72), Am Gov (69), Intro Psych (77), Intro to Ed Psych (73), US History I (69)
DSST: Environment & Humanity (70), Civil War (63), Foundations of Ed (68), USSR (54)

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