Testing out of associates degrees?

[SirTeacherGuy]

Can people who have tested out of associates degrees at the Big Three schools please share their experiences? In particular, I am hoping some people will be kind enough to comment on some of the questions below.

1) Can associates degrees be completed tested out of the same way that bachelors degrees are?

2) Is the process for testing out of associates degrees any more or less complicated than it is for testing out of a bachelors degree?

3) Any other tips or things to be mindful of when planning to test out of an associates degree as opposed to a bachelors degree?

Thanks in advance for any and all help.

[sanantone]

The process is the same. Some associates programs have capstones while others don't. The AA (general studies) ASNSM (computer science, mathematics, biology), and ASBA are the main ones that do not require a capstone unless something changes in the new catalog. TESC does not have a residency requirement for any of its degrees. The ease of testing out of the associates depends on the program, but you can always transfer in courses that have no corresponding tests. If a bachelors degree is easy to test out of, then the corresponding associates will be easy to test out of.

[NAP]

If there is a chance that your friend will pursue a bachelor's degree, the associate degree is a good time to start planning and working on some of those credits, like depths at EC, UL, and major requirements.