01-12-2019, 01:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-12-2019, 01:07 PM by CiggyTardust.)
Hello everyone, I’m Gino!
Firstly I want to thank you for your time. I’ve scoured many of the threads and resources here and I couldn’t do this without you! I very much need help figuring out the best course forward to complete my degree. I posted a thread a few days back asking some questions (which some of you graciously answered) but need further clarity so I copied bjcheung77’s template and filled it out below. Could you assist me in forming a plan on how best to accomplish this? Thank you!
1) Basic info about yourself: My name is Gino and I’m looking to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (or equivalent degree). I work full-time in IT and live near a CLEP center so testing out is my preferred approach as I’m fairly good at tests.
Have you read the Beginner’s Guide? - Yes
Have you read the Wiki? - Most of it, yes
Do you have any certificates? Credits from previous studies? - CompTIA A+ Certification for IT and 33 credits from two other schools
2) Answer the following questions, so I can better gauge which of the 3 you're looking at - cheap, easy, or fast.
A) Are you close to a testing site for CLEP? How far and how long would it take you to get there and back? Yes, I am close to a CLEP testing center. It’s about 20-30 minutes round trip from my house depending on traffic.
B) Do you have time to study and test at a site or would you rather do everything online for a little extra in price? Not sure about the time required to test at a site, but yes I would prefer this over doing stuff online. I want to minimize coursework and just test out of as much as possible.
C) What is your price range you're looking at for the degree and time you want to set to complete the degree? I’d like to complete the remaining ~90 credits of my degree in a year if possible. Price range? $5000 or less. My job will likely reimburse me for these costs so I'm not too concerned about it being super cheap.
D) Are you leaning towards cheap, easy, fast or a combo of them all? Rank them in priority. 1) Fast 2) Easy 3) Cheap. I am working full time so will only have a few hours each evening to commit, and some time on weekends.
3) Have you applied to the school of choice, are you currently enrolled (taking a course)? Not yet. Still trying to determine which school will be best. Leaning toward TESU only because most here seem to go with that school.
Do you have an academic evaluation? Not yet. Applying this week to get the evaluation.
Attached are my credits that have been completed so far.
4) What exactly are you looking for help with or advice on?
I need help with the following:
Firstly I want to thank you for your time. I’ve scoured many of the threads and resources here and I couldn’t do this without you! I very much need help figuring out the best course forward to complete my degree. I posted a thread a few days back asking some questions (which some of you graciously answered) but need further clarity so I copied bjcheung77’s template and filled it out below. Could you assist me in forming a plan on how best to accomplish this? Thank you!
1) Basic info about yourself: My name is Gino and I’m looking to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (or equivalent degree). I work full-time in IT and live near a CLEP center so testing out is my preferred approach as I’m fairly good at tests.
Have you read the Beginner’s Guide? - Yes
Have you read the Wiki? - Most of it, yes
Do you have any certificates? Credits from previous studies? - CompTIA A+ Certification for IT and 33 credits from two other schools
2) Answer the following questions, so I can better gauge which of the 3 you're looking at - cheap, easy, or fast.
A) Are you close to a testing site for CLEP? How far and how long would it take you to get there and back? Yes, I am close to a CLEP testing center. It’s about 20-30 minutes round trip from my house depending on traffic.
B) Do you have time to study and test at a site or would you rather do everything online for a little extra in price? Not sure about the time required to test at a site, but yes I would prefer this over doing stuff online. I want to minimize coursework and just test out of as much as possible.
C) What is your price range you're looking at for the degree and time you want to set to complete the degree? I’d like to complete the remaining ~90 credits of my degree in a year if possible. Price range? $5000 or less. My job will likely reimburse me for these costs so I'm not too concerned about it being super cheap.
D) Are you leaning towards cheap, easy, fast or a combo of them all? Rank them in priority. 1) Fast 2) Easy 3) Cheap. I am working full time so will only have a few hours each evening to commit, and some time on weekends.
3) Have you applied to the school of choice, are you currently enrolled (taking a course)? Not yet. Still trying to determine which school will be best. Leaning toward TESU only because most here seem to go with that school.
Do you have an academic evaluation? Not yet. Applying this week to get the evaluation.
Attached are my credits that have been completed so far.
4) What exactly are you looking for help with or advice on?
I need help with the following:
- Which school of the Big 3 would fit my needs best?
- What kind of time commitment do the online approaches like SL and Study.com require for a course? Is it significantly more than CLEP testing? FAST is my priority here.
- I need help building a spreadsheet to plan the next year based on the credits I already have. I’ve looked at a few on this site but some links are either down or not up-to-date for 2019. I’m also not sure how my credits would transfer onto the spreadsheet.
- If I transferred my credits from the first school I attended to another school, do I need to have transcripts from both schools sent to TESU or just the most recent?
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