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Originally Posted by floppydee
Thank you so much everyone-You guys rock! I am so glad I came across this forum! I will definately look into OSU accepting CLEP, etc for credit. I know my Community college will accept them because they actually have a large testing facility there. However, if OSU won't accept I don't see the point.
I am really trying to decide if I waste more of my time and money at this community college or if I should just transfer already. I am looking at some other colleges like Excelsior or Thomas Edison now because of all the great things I have read on this forum. I mean at OSU it would take me like 7 years at LEAST. However with my work experience and all my credits, if I went elsewhere I could get a BA or BS in less than half of the time! Hmm so many decisions...I am scared that if I did one of these online schools programs my degree won't be worth as much as having OSU on my resume.
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I know you are still exploring the forum- and this is all new to you, so I don't want to overwhelm you- but I promise you that you could probably finish your BA in Natural Sciences through TESC (thomas edison state college) in the time it takes to finish your associates.
Since you have visited the website, there is a program outline that shows the distribution of credits needed for Natural Sciences- you can see how your might fit (granted its a bit of a guess unless you actually apply and get an eval, but you know if you had English, Algebra,- etc). You can fill your free electives at TESC (27 needed I think) for FREE using FEMA classes. Search this forum, I think there is an active thread which can provide you plenty of info. It's an independent study series of classes and online unproctored exams which are all worth 1 credit each. Many people knock out all 27 in a long weekend.
As for cost- if you take a CLEP exam (Natural Science for example) there may be a test center fee, but you are looking at under $100 and it is worth 6 credits! TESC does not charge a transfer fee- so you just pay your community college the testing fee (probably around $15-20) and your CLEP fee and the transcript can go directly to TESC. You don't have to do anything. It's very simple. Also, you don't have to be enrolled in college to take CLEP exams. Cool huh?
Time to study? Each person is different and the type of exam preparation material (info found here) are factors. I have 4 children that I homeschool from 9am until 3pm each day, then I do housework until my kids need to attend karate (3 nights per week) from 5-7 and two nights per week I work- so after dinner and weekends are my only free time...so, just like you, I have to use my free time to squeeze in my study. THE BEST part of using exams, is that you can create your own independent study approach- no class times, no required writing, no discussion posts, nothing at all- just pure study. Don't over-study, probably 10-20 hours is more than enough. (in some cases, 5-10 will do fine- you only have to pass, there is no grade)
Each and every class I have tested out of was a first for me- in other words, I had NEVER studied any gen ed, my associate degree is in an applied tech field- so all of my classes were specific to my field- even math was "culinary math" so if I can do it, so can you!! (shhhhh I've been out of school longer than you
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