interesting info on TESC website

[cookderosa]

My husband (now a big shot university chef-instructor lol) and I attended a small college party this past weekend. One of his co-workers JUST finished his MA in Liberal Arts from the University of North Carolina. This co-worker was also a chef, so I asked him why he earned his masters in liberal arts. (you can already tell I'm fishing lol) He explained that he had also earned his BA in liberal arts, and only his associate degree was in culinary. So NOW I'm really interested, because this has CLEP testing and big three written all over it- I'm getting ready for him to tell me all about CLEP....after all, this was/is exactly the path I took. Nope. All classes, most face to face, a few online, but he said he'd taken one CLEP (English Comp) and it was the WORST EXPERIENCE OF HIS LIFE, he'd never EVER take a CLEP again, and wouldn't suggest them to ANYONE! I mentioned the tuition savings (both degrees were from state universities, no not hugely expensive- but still) and he said he'd rather pay the loans than take the exams. <shrug> He isn't a stupid man. He just graduated with a master's degree! I think we (IC forum) live in a forum that isn't really reflective of the edu-world and so sometimes I'll have conversations like that one and it just reminds me of how my world is in a 'hole nuther place.