CHALLENGE EXAMS

[gams007]

Hi to all I have a question im trying to get a bachelors degree i start studying with pennfoster but after i start researching i notice that most of the Computer Information System courses they offer are already expired at ACE so is not worth to spend money and time on courses that i will have to do again by other institution.

I need an opinion i found this at Strayer University CHALLENGE EXAMS most of the courses for CIS they offers it as challenge for 20$. if someone has experience on this please advice.

https://www.strayer.edu/admissions/earn-...lenge-Exam

[jsd]

You have to take be enrolled and take at least one course with Strayer to be eligible for the challenge exams. It will run you almost $1500 for a course.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QTBN...obilebasic

[eriehiker]

This is one of those interesting possibilities.  Could a person buy one course for $1500 and then take all of the challenge exams in one semester and earn a boatload of credits?  I think that the person who does this would enter the degreeforum Hall of Fame.

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BTW, this kind of thing exists elsewhere.  For example, the community college that I once attended offers divisional exams for credit.

https://www.monroeccc.edu/policies/pdfs/...cedure.pdf

[Tedium]

It’s been my experience that a school is not required to accept another school’s challenge exam. They may require you to take their challenge exam, costing you more time and money. I don’t think they are meant to be transferable between institutions.

Best to check with the school you plan on transferring to about whether they will accept a certain school’s challenge exams, so you don’t waste your time.

[dfrecore]

This might be a really good option if your company had tuition reimbursement, and would pay the $1500 for a single course, and then you could pay $20 each for multiple exams. But, only if you could transfer them to another school (like one of the Big 3 or WGU). If you could get enough exams completed, it might even be worth it for someone to pay for the course themselves.

Examples:
$1500 for a course + $100 for 5 exams = $1600/18cr = $88/cr
$1500 for a course + $160 for 8 exams = $1660/27cr = $61/cr

[jsd]

Do we have any idea how these reflect on a Strayer transcript?

[textjewel]

I am enrolled at Strayer, and I took a challenge exam this summer for Management Information Systems. I just checked my degree progress report and it shows as a Transfer credit. I also took the CLEP History Post 1865 and it also shows as a Transfer credit. My DSST exam doesn't show yet.
I did get the text for the class through Amazon and found it really helpful to pass the test.

[jsd]

Hrm, I would hope it doesn’t show as transfer credit on an official transcript or it won’t be transferable

[eriehiker]

Can you post a pic of the transcript with your personal information blurred out?

[textjewel]

Can you post a pic of the transcript with your personal information blurred out?

I've attached a snip of my unofficial transcript showing the Challenge exam, the CLEP, and the DSST.  The DSST isn't showing in all places yet, I need to check on that!