12-10-2020, 02:20 PM
(12-10-2020, 01:05 PM)dfrecore Wrote: you're not bypassing 2 years of general education courses if you TAKE 2 years worth of general education courses.You may be able to take them faster, or more cheaply, but you're not bypassing anything.
Very much this. I think it's important to note that this forum focusses on 'alternative' credit, not 'shortcut' credit. It's a different way of doing things which, for a certain sector of people, makes more sense - but it's definitely not bypassing the actual learning and education itself.
Agreed on maxing out the cheap RA credits as being a great strategy. Given that we've seen ACE is now not a reliable bank for credits, RA credit is a far better investment for your time and money; it's far less likely that an entire college or university will stop offering credits, as we've seen happen with ACE credits.
RA credit also has better transferrability for internationals as well. Trying to get RPL for a study.com course versus an ASU EA course, you'll without question have better luck with the ASU course.


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