Can I test out of an English Degree?

[scfraser1]

Is there any option with any school to earn an English Degree completely by testing out? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[skyfall123]

Take the subject GRE and score in the 80+ percentile and Excelsior will grant you 30 credits, enough for the entire Major. It will cost you a whopping $140 for the chance to earn 30 credits.


GRE Subject Tests Overview

[scfraser1]

That is awesome Geezer. Do they give you 30 credits for any of the GRE subjects?

[Lindagerr]

My church is having a book sale and there is a huge book for review for all the general GRE exams. The book is a few years old but it would only cost a dollar. Would it be out of date?? I have never looked into GRE's.

[Blitzstudie]

Yes 30 credits for the scores he stated for any of the GRE subject tests...there is no English subject test, the closest is one for Lit. Tests are 10/18 and then again in Nov sometime then not again til April 09

If you poke around the page Geezer linked to they should have an example of the test.

Linda the general tests are like SATs but for getting into graduate school

[scfraser1]

So has anyone confirmed with Excelsior that this GRE Literature in English exam would cover all the requirements for an Excelsior degree in Literature in English? How much would they charge you since you wouldn't be taking any classes or exams directly through Excelsior? This sounds too good to be true, I have to make some calls tomorrow.

[twosidneys]

I did it myself for the GRE in Sociology back in 1987/88. The 30 semester credits were enough for me to get my degree. Now,the GRE Subject in Sociology is no longer offered.

Sidney

[scfraser1]

Is this what it would cost? This would be great.....I'm a student at TESC currently...

Application for Excelsior $75
Enrollment Fee $895
Graduation Fee $495
GRE Exam Fee $140
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Total $1605

[Old Rusty Pipe]

Since we are on the topic of GRE Subject Exams, besides Excelsior two other schools will also award credit for it.

Charter Oak will award 18 credits with a score of 40%. This is half of their Literature concentration. CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature is another 6 credits. That leaves 12 credits that must be taken with classes.

Empire State College will also award credit. Up to 36 credits actually (at the 96% I believe). They do have a residency requirement so I doubt you are looking at them. Still, for the sake of completeness it bears mentioning.

[MaieJaie]

Excelsior and Charter Oak both offer credits for taking the GRE Subject Test in Literature; I'm not sure about Thomas Edison.

Another option would be to test out the lower-level courses with CLEP exams. Upper-level credit-by-exam options would include the ECE American Dream and the TESC Shakespeare exam. Also, Ohio University offers credit-by-exam for many courses in English literature, as well as in other subjects.

Ohio University Distance Education Courses: Courses A-L

Pursuing the English/Literature degree will probably still require some coursework taken through actual classes.