question about enrollment TESU/failing a TECEP

[dfrecore]

I just got email confirmation and verified by phone that I wont need to pay the residency waiver AND i can use TECEPs in the May term for residency BECAUSE I was "enrolled" in February ---I signed up for one TECEP exam which I'm taking this month.


So here is my panic question: what if I fail the TECEP? will I then be 'not enrolled' or does it count for enrollment because I paid/took the exam?


I'm being paranoid, I know....but paying the $2000 waiver makes this a deal-breaker for me.

It states in the catalog that you have to EARN credits to stay enrolled, so yes, you have to pass the TECEP.

But I'm not seeing how you would meet residency of 16cr if you take 1 TECEP. That's only 3cr. There is no way to get the remaining 13cr of residency before the May term, which is the cutoff date. The capstone would be 3cr, and the cornerstone (if you took it) would be 1cr, so that still leaves 9cr that you need to take. Unless you're already planning on taking those though TESU, you're going to have to pay the $2000 waiver.

At this point in your degree plan, I would just not worry about residency and go forth taking into consideration your $2000 waiver. If you were close, it would make a difference, but because you're not, it really doesn't.

Plan some inexpensive exams in to reduce the overall cost of the degree, which will only be $1200 more than you had originally planned without the waiver ($2000-$888 for TECEPs). You can make up the difference by taking 6cr CLEP's, free courses like TEEX, Kaplan & Insurance Ethics, and inexpensive courses from Saylor & ALEKS. Or take a lot of courses with SL using a coupon, to get the cost per credit down.