SUCCESS WITH TESC DEGREE THROUGH AND TROUGH! Accepted to very good grad program!

[sanantone]

15 ALEKS?

Which ones? I have 12 ALEKS credits and I thought I'd maxed out my ALEKS credits.

At one time, TESC would transcribe Business Statistics as Operations Management. So, in theory, someone could have gotten 15 credits in the past.

[sanantone]

puh. let me think

beginning, college, and intermediate algebra
statistics
precalculus

I don't think TESC accepted beginning, but USC did for grad school as far as I know. to be honest, I think USC does not even know a lot about CLEPS or DSSTs. They called me severals times to explain to them what university CLEP is.

What do you mean USC accepted it for grad school? They probably just didn't pay any attention to it. Unless it was a prerequisite, there was nothing for them to accept or not accept from your undergraduate credits. You aren't getting credit for them in the graduate program.

[thedaye]

Congrats! (although I hate LA... and I had to add this to make my post over 10 characters)

haha. I hate LA as well. Luckily I won't have to move down there. USC's program is, besides internships, entirely online. As far as internships go, USC will place me into hospitals close to my home to complete my field requirements there.

Interestingly, I was also told that online programs are more competitive to get into these days than on-campus classes. Edinboro first told that I would be placed on a waiting list for the online program but would be accepted on campus right away. Later on I got accepted from the waiting list.

[thedaye]

What do you mean USC accepted it for grad school? They probably just didn't pay any attention to it. Unless it was a prerequisite, there was nothing for them to accept or not accept from your undergraduate credits. You aren't getting credit for them in the graduate program.

No, but they also did not notify me that they would "not" be accepted. If I am correct, and sometimes I am, they would have to notify me about any credits that do not meet their requirements and therefore won't be accepted. However, I am sure "transferring" to USC in between undergrad degrees would be a whole different story. Who knows though...My advisor from USC called me several times to ask me to explain to her again what universities DSST and CLEP are from...
I would recommend everybody here to give it a shot. I mean, I got into grad school at USC with my under 5k test-out degree. Who knows what a good essay and "60 credits in less than a year" can do when applying for admission for one of their undergrad programs...
I could not imagine any better proof of a hard working student than that!

[sanantone]

No, but they also did not notify me that they would "not" be accepted. If I am correct, and sometimes I am, they would have to notify me about any credits that do not meet their requirements and therefore won't be accepted. However, I am sure "transferring" to USC in between undergrad degrees would be a whole different story. Who knows though...My advisor from USC called me several times to ask me to explain to her again what universities DSST and CLEP are from...
I would recommend everybody here to give it a shot. I mean, I got into grad school at USC with my under 5k test-out degree. Who knows what a good essay and "60 credits in less than a year" can do when applying for admission for one of their undergrad programs...
I could not imagine any better proof of a hard working student than that!

They wouldn't have notified you that it wouldn't have been accepted because it wasn't being considered for acceptance. Unless it's a required prerequisite, they only care about the degree as a whole. They don't care about individual courses that aren't going to be considered as graduate transfer credits. They asked you where your DSST and CLEP credits came from because --I'm guessing--they required to see transcripts from all of the colleges you've attended. They want to know your complete academic record; and, often, colleges don't transfer grades. That is why they want to see transcripts from the originating institution.

[thedaye]

They asked you where your DSST and CLEP credits came from because --I'm guessing--they required to see transcripts from all of the colleges you've attended.

I have sent in them all my transcripts before I ever talked to them. My advisor called me because she did not understand what these credits are. I did not put in CLEPS and DSST on the form that I had to fill out about all the institutions I EVER attended before. I did not list CLEPS and DSST, as those are no schools. After I handed in the form my advisor called me to tell me to list "the CLEP and DSST college." She called a couple of times about this and was confused when I told her what CLEPS and DSST are. She clearly mistook them for a college. On the other hand, she did not make any inquirers about SL or ALEKS courses. I find this very interesting. Maybe because they came from ACE? I did not list ACE as an institution either, but that was fine with USC. I did have to list FEMA as a school though. Believe me, they look at everything three times before they give you the OK for the next step of their application.

And about the notification of rejected credits...I can guarantee you that USC will inform you about ANY credits they do not accept out of the degree you applied with. It is an important process of the entire admissions procedure. That means, if they would tell me that they don't accept my German CLEP than I would be short 12 credits and could not attend their MSW program. I can only talk about USC, as I have been through their application process with them. I don't know how other colleges handle things.

If you guys have any question about the application process or would like a copy of the essay I have sent to USC send me a pm.

[sanantone]

I have sent in them all my transcripts before I ever talked to them. My advisor called me because she did not understand what these credits are. I did not put in CLEPS and DSST on the form that I had to fill out about all the institutions I EVER attended before. I did not list CLEPS and DSST, as those are no schools. After I handed in the form my advisor called me to tell me to list "the CLEP and DSST college." She called a couple of times about this and was confused when I told her what CLEPS and DSST are. She clearly mistook them for a college. On the other hand, she did not make any inquirers about SL or ALEKS courses. I find this very interesting. Maybe because they came from ACE? I did not list ACE as an institution either, but that was fine with USC. I did have to list FEMA as a school though. Believe me, they look at everything three times before they give you the OK for the next step of their application.

And about the notification of rejected credits...I can guarantee you that USC will inform you about ANY credits they do not accept out of the degree you applied with. It is an important process of the entire admissions procedure. That means, if they would tell me that they don't accept my German CLEP than I would be short 12 credits and could not attend their MSW program. I can only talk about USC, as I have been through their application process with them. I don't know how other colleges handle things.

If you guys have any question about the application process or would like a copy of the essay I have sent to USC send me a pm.

Is German or a foreign language required for your MSW? If not, then they don't care. My graduate school doesn't accept all of the CLEPs I took for my TESC degree, but they didn't "reject" any of my credits from my bachelor's degree because I wasn't transferring individual courses from my bachelor's degree. All that mattered was that I had a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college. You're not required to have 120 credits that they find acceptable for admission to USC's MSW program. You're just required to have a bachelor's degree with 18 credits in the social and biological sciences. Any advisor who would ask if CLEP or DSST is a college has to be beyond dumb or clueless. LOL. Give me that person's job! I already know more than she does. milelol: Anyway, CLEP and DSST are also ACE evaluated. If she didn't even know what CLEP was even though it's extremely common, I wouldn't put too much stock in her not asking about SL or ALEKS. She more than likely does not know what they are either. CLEP is the most common alternative form of earning credit behind AP and the IB diploma. If she really thinks that FEMA EMI is a college......

I doubt USC would have accepted all of those SL, ALEKS, CLEP, and DSST credits if you were trying to transfer to an undergraduate program because you would actually be using those credits toward one of their degrees. I doubt they would have given credit for Beginning Algebra either. As a matter of fact, USC does not accept CLEP or DSST at all. See page 50.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
USC does not grant credit on the basis of the
College Level Examination Program (CLEP).

http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/cat...ion_12.pdf

This is a page dedicated to veterans, but I'm sure they don't have stricter policies for the military.

Course work must be evaluated by ACE as upper division credit.
USC will not grant credit for the following:

DD-214 or DD-295
Course work not offered in an area of study taught at USC.
Course work/experience not evaluated by ACE.
Course work from the Community College of the Air Force.
DSST and CLEP exam scores.
Other Learning Experiences (OLE’s).

http://sait.usc.edu/ca/tvsp/veteran.asp

[Max Droid]

puh. let me think

beginning, college, and intermediate algebra
statistics
precalculus

I don't think TESC accepted beginning, but USC did for grad school as far as I know. to be honest, I think USC does not even know a lot about CLEPS or DSSTs. They called me severals times to explain to them what university CLEP is.

Really awesome OP. Congratulations!!

I also will be applying to grad school at USC in the coming months with an undergrad degree from TESC. Your post is good news and gives me some hope. I'm actually planning on applying to a few other Top 50 schools too, so I've began to prep for the GMAT already.

USC actually does know of CLEP exams, but they do not accept them for their undergrad programs.

Undergraduate Education – Admission · Catalogue 2013/14

Anyways, congratulations again.

Fight On!!

and I LOVE L.A.!!

[bldclot2]

Congratulations thedaye!!!! Continued success!!!!

[cookderosa]

Congratulations! And I'll add that I was also accepted into all the grad schools I applied to (about 7), as well as the undergrad nursing programs I applied to with my TESC degree!