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Is anyone obsessed with finding free and/or low-cost college credit? When I was enrolled at TESC, I was tempted to send them my security and first aid certifications for evaluations. I've looked at almost all of the schools and companies that offer NCCRS and ACE evaluated courses. I tried to find ACE-approved, online courses offered by TEEX multiple times until I one day came across the article on the cybersecurity courses being approved for college credit. When I have to get a certification for work, I always think, "I wonder if I can get credit for this."
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
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Im with you 100%, I once spent a weekend researching junior colleges in New Mexico looking for the best way to exploit their tuition discount. I'm constantly looking for ways to integrate FEMA into degree plans like Guam CC and Clakamas CC. I even went so far as to petition COSC to offer a certificate with the FEMA leading to an AS.
Other than my daughter and the folks on this forum the information has been almost universally useless...but thats not the point of an obsession is it?
MBA, Western Governors University February 2014
BS Charter Oak State College November 2011
AS in EMS August 2010
I'm always happy to complete the free application waiver for those applying to WGU (I get a free gift from WGU for this). Just PM me your first/last name and a valid email so I can complete their form.
Thread; COSC AS using FEMA http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...total.html
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01-25-2013, 09:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-25-2013, 09:25 PM by sanantone.)
rebel100 Wrote:I even went so far as to petition COSC to offer a certificate with the FEMA leading to an AS.
That's some serious dedication. I thought about starting a petition and posting it here to have the Big 3 consider MOOCs for credit since more traditional public schools are already doing it. I'll get on that once I finish this week's assignments for my grad program. Ugh. We should all flood them with letters.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
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A&P
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rebel100 Wrote:Other than my daughter and the folks on this forum the information has been almost universally useless...but thats not the point of an obsession is it?
It's proven far more useful than the obsession my B&M college roommate had of putting glue on her hands until it dried, then peeling it...over and over again. At least I enjoyed using your time and money saving tips a lot more than finding a roomie's peeled glue hand on my desk when rushing off to class. Now that I think about it, the prospect of rooming with her again was a big contributing factor to my dropping out the first go-'round, whereas your and others' tips here got me to the finish line. So...keep up the obsession!
BSBA, HR / Organizational Mgmt - Thomas Edison State College, December 2012
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AAS, Environmental, Safety, & Security Technologies - Thomas Edison State College, December 2012
AS, Business Administration - Thomas Edison State College, March 2012
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mrs.b Wrote:It's proven far more useful than the obsession my B&M college roommate had of putting glue on her hands until it dried, then peeling it...over and over again. At least I enjoyed using your time and money saving tips a lot more than finding a roomie's peeled glue hand on my desk when rushing off to class. Hahaha!
I think researching higher education options is a noble, although nerdy, hobby. I might be almost finished with a masters, but I can't help but look up things and post them here for others to use. There should be a way to document this as community service or mentoring hours.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
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AHHHH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Maybe......
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cookderosa Wrote:AHHHH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Maybe......
Queen Nerd 
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I'm always happy to complete the free application waiver for those applying to WGU (I get a free gift from WGU for this). Just PM me your first/last name and a valid email so I can complete their form.
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She's in denial.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
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Yes, you are obsessed. I thank you for it. Without you and other forum members, I never would have learned about credit options, like ALEKS, NFA, SL, and FEMA.
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This forum definitely helped me complete my degree. I read the whole thread on ALEKS and that was a long one. I also wouldn't have known about using FEMAs for credit without this forum. There were other very useful threads for me such as the ones discussing how Fundamentals of Counseling could be used as UL psychology credit and how Substance Abuse can be used for psychology and criminal justice. I bet most TESC students don't know these things. The people here are obsessed with asking about everything. LOL.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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