GPA with TESC or EXCELSIOR

[ali4nia]

I m intrested in the TESC BA in natural sciences and math, I have about 80 clep and dantes credits mostly clep, I need to have a GPA, I contacted tesc and thats what they told me :

Thomas Edison State College accepts CLEP/DANTES as credit toward its
degree programs. We do not accept GRE credits.

Effective January 2007, an official Thomas Edison State College term
and cumulative GPA will be calculated and posted on the official
transcript for any student earning at least 1 semester credit of graded course work at the College.
also refering to clep/dantes :

They will be indicated as CR, credit earned. No grade will be placed on
the transcript for these credits.


what should I do ? should I go with tesc and get the general edu req and free elective out of the way with my clep/dantes, and enroll to get course on area of studies to get a GPA ? by the way does any body know if their TECEP exams will have a grade ? I first thought excelsior would be a better option but after reading their Student_Guide_and_Assessment_Catalog it says that they dont give grade higher than C to Clep which is ridiculous to me, if you accept them give an evaluation of the skill, dayyum lol with their fake excuse of ''there is not sufficiant data on the new computer delivered exams to recommend minimum scores for B and A'' why do they recognize these credits anyway ?? if you know more about this than me please reply thanks for any help

[Farmerboy]

At TESC your GPA is calculated with your grades from your courses. I am not sure if the TECEP exams count toward it. know that if you need to make honors then you will need to take at least 30 credits "in house".
Hope this helps!

Farmerboy

[ali4nia]

THANKS FARMERBOY but what you just said applies to 99% of college and universities in the WORLD ! thanks anyway I see you are enrolled with tesc you should know better about their TECEP exam ! thats not serious take care

[cookderosa]

THANKS FARMERBOY but what you just said applies to 99% of college and universities in the WORLD ! thanks anyway I see you are enrolled with tesc you should know better about their TECEP exam ! thats not serious take care

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Why should Farmerboy know about all of the school policies? Perhaps you could check the college catalog and find the answer to your TECEP question. It's on page 104.

[Farmerboy]

THANKS FARMERBOY but what you just said applies to 99% of college and universities in the WORLD ! thanks anyway I see you are enrolled with tesc you should know better about their TECEP exam ! thats not serious take care

You're right, I really should know that I was just too lazy to look it up prior to posting.:o If you find out the answer let me know.
Thanks

Farmerboy

[zefrench]

The key with Excelsior is that CLEP exam count as pass or fail on your GPA, they do not count as a C. Thus with the majority of my exam being pass or fail, and the only exam that counts having an A+ (dsst) my current gpa is 4.0

Very nice at excelsior.

[peacfulchaos2001]

Taking a class with LUS independent study, might help solve the situation. Keep in mind I am not an academic advisor, but if you take a class with LSU independent(which is $77 a semester hour) than that would give them something for a GPA. Only 27 of my credits for my degree are graded. TESC has me at a GPA of 3.65 for the entire degree off of those credits. There are both pros and cons of TESC not grading CLEPS/DANTES, it all depends on the situation.

[ali4nia]

LSU seems interesting, what is this? I checked their website but I d like to know for you as tesc student, what's the advantage to take a course with them rather than with tesc? all I want is to get a good GPA on my area of studies subjects, are LSU courses faster toward earning the credit or just cheaper ? thanks

[peacfulchaos2001]

The speed of which an LSU course is compeleted depends on you. So, it is cheaper, and can be faster. If you are paying "out of pocket" then I would reccommend LSU. They have a couple of different formats(postal, and online). A student can submit as many as 3 assignments a week, and the number assignments to be compeleted depends on the class. They send you the course materials about 1 1/2 after you have paid for the class, and you can take up to 9 months to complete the class(extensions are also possible). I hope this information helps.

[mlwilliamsiv]

Hello everyone.

Sorry but I need some clarification. This "LSU" you all are talking about...is that Louisiana State University?

If so...okay. If not...what college is it? I wanted to check their website as well.

From a loyal degree seeker,

Marshall