07-29-2023, 02:03 PM
1. You can't do CLEPs unless you're near a public testing center. Most of the world is not near a public testing center.
2. Doing proctored exams (for Study.com and similar) is possible, but it depends on your internet speed and computer used. If you cannot take proctored exams, you cannot get a TESU BA in English (or any TESU degree). You must go with a UMPI degree.
If speed is important, UMPI will certainly be your fastest/easiest degree. Unfortunately, you will have to do one lab science for UMPI. With Sophia, it's all relatively easy and online. But, if you really want TESU's BA English, you'll need to find out if it's even a viable option before you start planning extensively for it.
The cheapest/easiest way to test to see if you can do the kind of proctoring that Study.com has would be to sign up for any ASU Universal Learner class that says that it has a final exam. https://ea.asu.edu/courses/ The next group of classes starts in about 2 weeks, so you'd be just in time to sign up. The up-front cost for this would be $25. You would NOT have to pay the final course transcription fee if you don't want to complete the course; you do not even have to complete the course at all. ASM 246 - Human Origins has a final exam, as does CEE 181 - Technological, Social, and Sustainable Systems, and CHM 114 - General Chemistry for Engineers. I don't think any of the self-paced (start immediately) options have the right kind of exam for this experiment.
You do NOT have to pick an ASU course that you actually want to finish. It simply needs to have a final exam. In the first unit, there should be a practice proctoring section to ensure that your computer and internet speed meet minimum requirements. Take the practice proctored "exam" (I think it's a 1-question sample test that says something like "Does this work?") and then immediately unenroll from the course. Your $25 will be refunded as long as it's in the first 10 days of the course being open: https://ea.asu.edu/about/faq/
If the test is successful, you can get a TESU degree. If the test is NOT successful, you will need to get a UMPI degree.
2. Doing proctored exams (for Study.com and similar) is possible, but it depends on your internet speed and computer used. If you cannot take proctored exams, you cannot get a TESU BA in English (or any TESU degree). You must go with a UMPI degree.
If speed is important, UMPI will certainly be your fastest/easiest degree. Unfortunately, you will have to do one lab science for UMPI. With Sophia, it's all relatively easy and online. But, if you really want TESU's BA English, you'll need to find out if it's even a viable option before you start planning extensively for it.
The cheapest/easiest way to test to see if you can do the kind of proctoring that Study.com has would be to sign up for any ASU Universal Learner class that says that it has a final exam. https://ea.asu.edu/courses/ The next group of classes starts in about 2 weeks, so you'd be just in time to sign up. The up-front cost for this would be $25. You would NOT have to pay the final course transcription fee if you don't want to complete the course; you do not even have to complete the course at all. ASM 246 - Human Origins has a final exam, as does CEE 181 - Technological, Social, and Sustainable Systems, and CHM 114 - General Chemistry for Engineers. I don't think any of the self-paced (start immediately) options have the right kind of exam for this experiment.
You do NOT have to pick an ASU course that you actually want to finish. It simply needs to have a final exam. In the first unit, there should be a practice proctoring section to ensure that your computer and internet speed meet minimum requirements. Take the practice proctored "exam" (I think it's a 1-question sample test that says something like "Does this work?") and then immediately unenroll from the course. Your $25 will be refunded as long as it's in the first 10 days of the course being open: https://ea.asu.edu/about/faq/
If the test is successful, you can get a TESU degree. If the test is NOT successful, you will need to get a UMPI degree.
In progress:
TESU - BA Computer Science; BSBA CIS; ASNSM Math & CS; ASBA
Completed:
Pierpont - AAS BOG
Sophia (so many), The Institutes (old), Study.com (5 courses)
ASU: Human Origins, Astronomy, Intro Health & Wellness, Western Civilization, Computer Appls & Info Technology, Intro Programming
Strayer: CIS175, CIS111, WRK100, MAT210
TESU - BA Computer Science; BSBA CIS; ASNSM Math & CS; ASBA
Completed:
Pierpont - AAS BOG
Sophia (so many), The Institutes (old), Study.com (5 courses)
ASU: Human Origins, Astronomy, Intro Health & Wellness, Western Civilization, Computer Appls & Info Technology, Intro Programming
Strayer: CIS175, CIS111, WRK100, MAT210
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