Credit by Exam in Full Sail Business MS Programs

[Jonathan Whatley]

Full Sail University’s institutional accreditation is national accreditation from ACCSC. Online students with at least 5 years “management and/or leadership experience,” in these programs

MS Business Intelligence
MS Entertainment Business
MS Digital Marketing

may apply to the Program Director with their undergraduate transcript, résumé, and letter of intent, for permission to complete credit by examination (CE) tests for up to five courses.

CE tests for approved students have no additional cost. CE tests can only be taken once, and at the graduate level minimum score to receive credit is 85%. “If credit is earned, the tuition and credit hours are revised for the degree program accordingly. Successful completion of a CE test results in a test-out (TO) on the student’s transcript. The credit does not affect the student’s GPA but does count as hours toward graduation and maximum time frame.”

Full Sail University Graduate Admissions (section Credit by Examination)

Full Sail University 2022 Catalog [pdf] (page 259)

[bjcheung77]

Yup, they're Nationally Accredited, their programs are unique (targeting a specific niche) and that's the main reason they have so many students... However, their main drawback is the tuition!

[vetvso]

Do you think that these test-out credits are transferable once on the transcript?

[Tedium]

Do you think that these test-out credits are transferable once on the transcript?

It’s up to each individual school whether or not they accept them. I imagine they’re treated like institutional challenge exams. Some schools take those, but a lot, if not most, wouldn’t accept them.

Man, Full Sail is great for the niches it caters to. Graduates actually go on to do great in their fields, regardless of NA accreditation. But I’ll be damned if their tuition is not super disgusting. 63k total for a degree? No thank you. Some programs are even more expensive. Now that includes EVERYTHING needed for your degree. Any software you’ll need, equipment, the whole nine yards, but even so it is just ridiculously costly.

Isn’t the ACCSC under investigation? Or was that another one? If so, that’s another reason to avoid them even with the CBE possibilities.

[Jonathan Whatley]

Do you think that these test-out credits are transferable once on the transcript?

It’s up to each individual school whether or not they accept them. I imagine they’re treated like institutional challenge exams. Some schools take those, but a lot, if not most, wouldn’t accept them.

Concur.

Isn’t the ACCSC under investigation? Or was that another one?

You're thinking of the ACICS, which lost its U.S. Department of Education recognition.

[ss20ts]

Man, Full Sail is great for the niches it caters to. Graduates actually go on to do great in their fields, regardless of NA accreditation. But I’ll be damned if their tuition is not super disgusting. 63k total for a degree? No thank you. Some programs are even more expensive. Now that includes EVERYTHING needed for your degree. Any software you’ll need, equipment, the whole nine yards, but even so it is just ridiculously costly.

I think part of the reason the tuition is so high is because they're catering to a niche market. Also the equipment used for many of their programs is not cheap. The school definitely sounds like it's far more about the experience than the textbooks unlike many schools.

[sanantone]

ACICS lost its recognition, but ACCSC is on the verge of losing its recognition if it doesn't shape up over the next few years. ACCSC schools tend to be overpriced. They charge a lot because they can. Prestigious schools charge a lot because they attract many wealthy applicants. Open-entry ACCSC and ACCICS for-profits charge a lot because they're dealing with an uninformed demographic.

I worked at an ACCSC school that charged nearly $30k for associate's degrees in low-paying occupations. The students didn't know there were cheaper options until I told them.

[Courcelles]

Man, Full Sail is great for the niches it caters to. Graduates actually go on to do great in their fields, regardless of NA accreditation. But I’ll be damned if their tuition is not super disgusting. 63k total for a degree? No thank you. Some programs are even more expensive. Now that includes EVERYTHING needed for your degree. Any software you’ll need, equipment, the whole nine yards, but even so it is just ridiculously costly.

I think part of the reason the tuition is so high is because they're catering to a niche market. Also the equipment used for many of their programs is not cheap. The school definitely sounds like it's far more about the experience than the textbooks unlike many schools.

But as a DL student how much of that are you going to be benefiting from?

[ss20ts]

Man, Full Sail is great for the niches it caters to. Graduates actually go on to do great in their fields, regardless of NA accreditation. But I’ll be damned if their tuition is not super disgusting. 63k total for a degree? No thank you. Some programs are even more expensive. Now that includes EVERYTHING needed for your degree. Any software you’ll need, equipment, the whole nine yards, but even so it is just ridiculously costly.

I think part of the reason the tuition is so high is because they're catering to a niche market. Also the equipment used for many of their programs is not cheap. The school definitely sounds like it's far more about the experience than the textbooks unlike many schools.

But as a DL student how much of that are you going to be benefiting from?

You get all of the software needed. Some of it is really pricy. I believe laptops are included as well. These aren't $200 laptops from Walmart. One program I looked at came with a MacBook. My Macbook's have cost me a few grand each. You're also getting access to all kinds of connections to the various media industries. That networking and alumni connection can be priceless for some who use it to their advantage.