Mature student seeks help with college credit/bypassing courses. Psychology oriented.

[Duneranger]

Thanks for all the detailed replies. I was away for a while and that's why I didn't reply.

>For a bachelor's, if alt credit is available, it is generally faster, easier and cheaper than the equivalent PLA process.

By alt credit you mean CLEP and similar?

Yes, I am shooting for a BA in Psych, I already have the Associate's.

Cost is a factor, so I would be looking to take as few courses as I needed to do as possible.

I guess I could try scholarships for the Masters, but I suppose that is beyond the scope of this forum?

Scholarships for masters degrees are very rare for obvious reasons. They except for certain populations like veterans etc but once you get your BA and BS, all those grants and scholarships dry up.

I’d quit the life experience avenue approach. As someone else said CBE classes like UMPI for psych are your best bet. If you truly know the material you can breeze through. Most places aren’t just going to hand you credits for “life experience”. PLA credits usually require in depth portfolios anyways.