12-16-2011, 11:28 PM
Welcome to the Forum.
Each school is different as to the maximum amount of credit by exam and transfer credits it will accept. Also each school will have its own residency (how many classes you must take from them) requirement. The main reasons that many people look to the big 3 (charter oak, excelsior and thomas edison) are the low or no residency requirement and the liberal transfer and credit by exam policies.
In your situation I would start by taking the CLEPs that are acceptable to your local university while you figure out if you want to take the degree from them or from one of the big 3 (or another college).
Each school is different as to the maximum amount of credit by exam and transfer credits it will accept. Also each school will have its own residency (how many classes you must take from them) requirement. The main reasons that many people look to the big 3 (charter oak, excelsior and thomas edison) are the low or no residency requirement and the liberal transfer and credit by exam policies.
In your situation I would start by taking the CLEPs that are acceptable to your local university while you figure out if you want to take the degree from them or from one of the big 3 (or another college).
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