Hi,

Since the CLEP/DANTES exams only offer undergrad credits, I doubt you will find many, if any, graduate students on this particular board.

Your question may be better asked on the degreeinfo.com message board. However, I can tell you that, from my own observations on that board, there are MANY Big Three graduates (TESC/COSC/Excelsior) now attending grad school. Some have already graduated and are now working on their doctorates.

Acceptance into any graduate program is often based on multiple factors (GRE, LSAT, GPA etc.), not just where you got your undergrad degree. If you have what they are looking for, you stand a good chance of being accepted into the program.

Will a degree from Excelsior allow you to walk right into an MA program at Harvard? Maybe...maybe not! You will obviously increase your chances if you have an excellent GPA, and do very well on any required entrance exams.

On the whole though, most grad schools should not have a problem with a Big Three degree as long as you are able to meet all their entrance requirements. There are myriad options available to you.

The vast majority of Universities accept credits from CLEP/DANTES towards their OWN undergrad degrees. Many actually allow students to take the exams on their very own campus. So there is no overarching institutional bias against proficiency exams in the US education system.

If anything, you could argue that you are more self-motivated, more ambitious, more creative, and more versatile than the average Bricks & Mortar graduate. Many people would not be able to teach themselves the knowledge necessary to pass college-level equivalency exams in thirty or forty different subjects.

A degree earned through hard work and initiative, and through blood, sweat, and tears is nothing to be ashamed of. Any school that is too snooty to accept me on the virtue of my knowledge, abilities, achievements, and diligence, is probably not a school that I would wish to attend anyway!

We can be proud of what we are accomplishing!

Go for it,
Snazzlefrag

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My name is Rob
So far, I have earned 139 credits (12 not used).

Excelsior College
- BS Psychology (15 credits - 5 courses/exams to go)
- BS Business (9 credits - 3 courses/exams to go)
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Upcoming: An UL business course of some kind.
In-progress: ENG100 English Comp (PFC)
Most Recently Completed: Tech Math I at PFC.
Exams/Courses Passed To Date (42):
- Courses (3): 1 ECE, 1 CSU, 1 PFC.
- Exams (39): 24 DANTES, 15 CLEP.