07-26-2023, 12:02 PM
@cdrob44, Welcome to the board, you haven't completed the template or addendum, so we don't really know the budget, commitments, study habits and so on. Most of the info requested on the template/addendum helps to paint an overall picture of your scenario, the more details the better obviously. Basically, I would look at this thread and update us with more details if possible... Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Forum-D...ing-Advice
My suggestion is to do a combination, your main goal actually is to find Dual Enrollment options at any of the community colleges or universities in your state. These will get you the RA requirements for many institutions (including TESU) and will be cheaper than taking RA elsewhere because of the DE discounts to high school students. You can then take the CLEP/ModernStates, or ACE/NCCRS such as the Sophia.org option to supplement the courses that can't be completed by DE.
You want to continue with the CLEP or Sophia.org as you mentioned, but that should be secondary as you want to max the Dual Enrollment option first. Here's a thread you may want to review: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ith-Alison | On post #5, I linked to another thread here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...d-with-ACE
My suggestion is to do a combination, your main goal actually is to find Dual Enrollment options at any of the community colleges or universities in your state. These will get you the RA requirements for many institutions (including TESU) and will be cheaper than taking RA elsewhere because of the DE discounts to high school students. You can then take the CLEP/ModernStates, or ACE/NCCRS such as the Sophia.org option to supplement the courses that can't be completed by DE.
You want to continue with the CLEP or Sophia.org as you mentioned, but that should be secondary as you want to max the Dual Enrollment option first. Here's a thread you may want to review: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ith-Alison | On post #5, I linked to another thread here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...d-with-ACE
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Pre-Med Online, MSc Biomedical Sciences (Starting Jan 2026)
In Progress: UoPeople BS Health Science
Completed: UMPI BAS & MAOL (2025)
TESU ASNSM Biology, BSBA (ACBSP Accredited 2017)


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