Absolute cheapest way to "test out" and earn credits?

[cookderosa]

I will take your word for it then. I have always liked math, but have never taken anything past college Algebra, if I remember correctly. All college classes are 16 weeks, so perhaps if I just kick butt with studying and dedicate every free hour of mine to the math class I am clepping out of, I can do it in 4-8 weeks. Maybe I am a dreamer. Guess we will find out. A little nervous about teaching myself the higher math.

My community college is a great bargain, but upon doing the math, testing out is about the same and saves me a substantial amount of time. If I can knock out 2 cleps per month, that will help me finish twice as fast. Once I sign up with TESC I have a goal of earning my Bachelors by December 2011. I guarantee I'll get started by mid-may, so I hope 7.5 months will be enough for my to clep out of 60ish credits. Just going to dedicate myself.

My suggestion would be to use as much CLEP and ALEKS as you can, and then take any of the "classes" at your CC and transfer the whole mess over to TESC. If you have to take a class at TESC, it's up over $160 a credit now.