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I was just wanting to confirm which companies transfer an actual letter grade to be figured in to my overall GPA, versus receiving just a pass/fail.
I went to college 20 years ago and did not do so well, hence, I would like to bump up my GPA and utilize every source possible before using a pass/fail source.
Please correct my list if I am wrong, and please let me know if I have forgotten any other type of exam for credit source.
TIA!!
Straighterline - Letter Grade
Aleks - Pass/Fail
Penn Foster - Letter Grade
CLEP - Pass/Fail
DSST - Pass/Fail
Saylor - ???
UExcel - Letter Grade
TCEP - Letter Grade
FEMA - Pass/Fail
TEEX - Pass/Fail
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DSST - Management Information Systems 443, Business Ethics & Society 414, Substance Abuse 423
Straighterline - American Government 87%, Intro to Business 86%, Personal Finance 89%, Business Communication
Completed in 2015:
COSC - Cornerstone - A
Aleks - Business Statistics 71%
Penn Foster - Financial Management 97%
Straighterline - Macroeconomics 92%, Microeconomics 91%, Financial Accounting 83%, Managerial Accounting 80%, Business Law 81%, Principles of Management 89%, Intro to Religion 84%
Saylor - Principles of Marketing 78%
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05-29-2015, 11:43 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-29-2015, 02:06 PM by clep3705.)
That's not exactly how things work. CLEP and DSST exam scores are sent to a school that awards semester hour credit. Most institutions treat CLEP and DSST as credit/no credit scores, not pass/fail. This is an important distinction. There is no penalty for not passing a CLEP or DSST. Notice that I didn't say failing a CLEP or DSST. If you fail a pass/fail course at a university, it adversely affects your GPA. If you don't pass a CLEP or DSST, it doesn't affect your GPA. You simply just don't receive credit for it. Usually a 50 on a CLEP or the midpoint on the old DSST two-digit scoring is a pass. But it could be higher or lower depending in the policies of the school you send your scores to.
Some schools award credit and a letter grade for CLEP and DSST exams. Your GPA at that school is affected by how well you scored on the exam.
63 CLEP Sociology
75 CLEP U.S. History II
63 CLEP College Algebra
70 CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
68 DSST Technical Writing
72 CLEP U.S. History I
77 CLEP College Mathematics
470 DSST Statistics
53 CLEP College Composition
73 CLEP Biology
54 CLEP Chemistry
77 CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications
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No school will give a letter grade for TECEPs because they don't report your score on the transcript. I can never keep up with COSC and Excelsior's policies on awarding letter grades for Straighterline courses. I think one of them stopped awarding letter grades for them.
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Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
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05-29-2015, 12:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-29-2015, 12:21 PM by Prloko.)
I believe COSC gives letter grades for DSSTs under the old grading system. If the passing score for the DSST is 400, then it is under the new system and no letter grade. If it is less than 400 (usually in the 40's), COSC gives a letter grade, so you want to do well on those exams. Im not sure how many exams are left that are still under the old system, but there aren't many if any.
See the following thread:
http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...aylor.html
Also,
Open up google and search the following:
COSC letter grade site:degreeforum.net
Make sure you verify with the school.
Please be sure to update us on what you find. Good luck.
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05-29-2015, 01:28 PM
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The only grades included in your GPA at COSC are the ones earned at COSC. The grades may show up on your transcript though as my SL grades are on my transcript, but CLEP is P or F.
ETA: I sent my grades straight from SL & CLEP to COSC, didn't use ACE.
Grade Point Average - Charter Oak State College Catalog
DIYcollegeMom Wrote:I was just wanting to confirm which companies transfer an actual letter grade to be figured in to my overall GPA, versus receiving just a pass/fail.
I went to college 20 years ago and did not do so well, hence, I would like to bump up my GPA and utilize every source possible before using a pass/fail source.
Please correct my list if I am wrong, and please let me know if I have forgotten any other type of exam for credit source.
TIA!!
Straighterline - Letter Grade
Aleks - Pass/Fail
Penn Foster - Letter Grade
CLEP - Pass/Fail
DSST - Pass/Fail
Saylor - ???
UExcel - Letter Grade
TCEP - Letter Grade
FEMA - Pass/Fail
TEEX - Pass/Fail
TESU BSBA General Mgmt 6/10/16 
TESU: TECEP Public Relations Thought & Practice - 82
Penn Foster: Financial Mgmt 94, International Business 97, Strategic Mgmt 98, Corporate Finance 99, Consumer Behavior 95, Human Resource Mgmt 99
Saylor: Business Law & Ethics 82, Corporate Communication 76, Principles of Marketing 72
Sophia: Intro to Sociology 90, Conflict Resolution 87, Project Mgmt 88
Straighterline: Principles of Mgmt 94, Organizational Behavior 88, American Government 92
The Institutes: Ethics and the CPU Code of Professional Conduct (free 2 CR)
COSC - Associate of Science Honors General Studies 2014
COSC - Cornerstone - A
Straighterline: Into to Religions A, Business Ethics B, West. Civ. I B, Intro to Env. Science B
CLEP: A&I Literature - 69
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05-29-2015, 01:49 PM
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Saylor, like SL, gives actual grades for proctored exams- at least I got an (80?) for my Marketing exam.
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Thanks for the great information everyone! very helpful :-D
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42 credits transferred from Western Illinois University (1993-1994) - 2.133 GPA
Charter Oak State College - BSBA Individualized 96/120 - 2.68 GPA
Applied 04-17-2015
Enrolled 06-03-2015
In Progress:
UExcel Organizational Behavior
Completed in 2016:
DSST - Management Information Systems 443, Business Ethics & Society 414, Substance Abuse 423
Straighterline - American Government 87%, Intro to Business 86%, Personal Finance 89%, Business Communication
Completed in 2015:
COSC - Cornerstone - A
Aleks - Business Statistics 71%
Penn Foster - Financial Management 97%
Straighterline - Macroeconomics 92%, Microeconomics 91%, Financial Accounting 83%, Managerial Accounting 80%, Business Law 81%, Principles of Management 89%, Intro to Religion 84%
Saylor - Principles of Marketing 78%
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AngelaP Wrote:The only grades included in your GPA at COSC are the ones earned at COSC. The grades may show up on your transcript though as my SL grades are on my transcript, but CLEP is P or F.
Grade Point Average - Charter Oak State College Catalog
Details on GPA are important. Are you saying that failing a CLEP results in an F on your transcript at COSC? Has anyone actually seen a failed CLEP exam show up as an F on a transcript?
63 CLEP Sociology
75 CLEP U.S. History II
63 CLEP College Algebra
70 CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
68 DSST Technical Writing
72 CLEP U.S. History I
77 CLEP College Mathematics
470 DSST Statistics
53 CLEP College Composition
73 CLEP Biology
54 CLEP Chemistry
77 CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications
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(This post was last modified: 05-29-2015, 04:23 PM by AngelaP.)
That is why I gave the link which states that only classes taken at COSC count in your GPA. CLEPS are pass or fail, no grade. A "P" shows up on my transcript for A&I LIt. I have no idea if a failed CLEP would show up on a transcript as I have only taken one and passed it. Has anyone taken one, failed it and sent it to their college?
ETA: I guess a failed CLEP could show up on your transcript if you send it, but you have the option not to, wait and see if you pass and then pay to have it sent. Either way, it still isn't a letter grade and it isn't included in your GPA according to COSC.
TESU BSBA General Mgmt 6/10/16
TESU: TECEP Public Relations Thought & Practice - 82
Penn Foster: Financial Mgmt 94, International Business 97, Strategic Mgmt 98, Corporate Finance 99, Consumer Behavior 95, Human Resource Mgmt 99
Saylor: Business Law & Ethics 82, Corporate Communication 76, Principles of Marketing 72
Sophia: Intro to Sociology 90, Conflict Resolution 87, Project Mgmt 88
Straighterline: Principles of Mgmt 94, Organizational Behavior 88, American Government 92
The Institutes: Ethics and the CPU Code of Professional Conduct (free 2 CR)
COSC - Associate of Science Honors General Studies 2014
COSC - Cornerstone - A
Straighterline: Into to Religions A, Business Ethics B, West. Civ. I B, Intro to Env. Science B
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AngelaP Wrote:The only grades included in your GPA at COSC are the ones earned at COSC. The grades may show up on your transcript though as my SL grades are on my transcript, but CLEP is P or F.
ETA: I sent my grades straight from SL & CLEP to COSC, didn't use ACE.
Grade Point Average - Charter Oak State College Catalog
I'm pretty sure COSC has been calculating my SL grades into my GPA. As well as classes I took previously at another university.
Goal: BA in American Studies - COSC (103/120)
In Progress: -
Completed - Straighterline: US History 2
CLEP - American Literature
Associate of Arts - COSC (August 31st, 2014)
Classes used to complete it:
Liberty University Classes: English 101, English 102, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Introduction to Probability & Statistics
Advanced Placement: Art History
Straighterline Classes: Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Biology (w/ Lab), Personal Finance, Business Ethics, Introduction to Religion, American Government, Cultural Anthropology, Introduction to Nutrition, Introduction to Communications, U.S. History 1
CLEP: Analyzing & Interpreting Literature
COSC: Cornerstone
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