Least amount of UL credits

[pmc2009]

Who requires the least amount of upper level credits to complete a bachelor's degree? I am trying to piece it all together from all the posts already on here but I am very confused. :confused:

I am currently enrolled in APU but they only let you transfer in 90 credits and I want to test out as much as possible. Also, all of their degree plans require 60 lower levels and 60 uppper levels. I was under the impression all schools were like this but from reading posts of other's degree plans I am seeing that a lot of them have few upper level credits.

I have found that COSC only requires 15 UL's so I am thinking of transferring.

Any thoughts.

[larry7crys]

I would say that it would depend on the degree. If you were to aspire for a Liberal Arts degree, then the upper level courses that are required are less than those for a Aerospace Engineering degree. Also, I would look into the school's policy like you mentioned. Many DSST exams count for upper level credit, but it is up to the school to grant it as such. Hope this helps.

[sandraeli]

Hi,

It does depend on the degree you choose.

With TESC, the BA major is 33 hours, 27 of which must be 200-, 300-, or 400-level courses. When I was enrolled several years ago (before having to take a break), there were no specific requirements for 300- and 400-level courses except in specific majors.

It might be worth looking at the catalog and course descriptions very carefully and maybe having an evaluation done based on your prior credits. For me, 100-level calculus classes were transcripted at TESC as 200- and 300-level courses. The same happened with two 100-level engineering management classes (althought I submitted copies of the course description and a request to have them recorded as Physics) and a Shakespearean literature class. I don't recall whether the EGM courses were counted as general education classes, toward the Liberal Studies major, or as free electives.

BMWGuiness' post "Big 3" Exam to Course Translation is a good reference for figuring out how exams are transcripted and what flashcards InstantCert offers to prepare for those exams.

Hope this helps!
Sandy

[pmc2009]

Thanks for all the info. I think I have come up with a semi plan!

I am going to complete my associates degree (liberal arts) through APU. With the credits I already have through classes and cleps I just need to take 8 more cleps in the next 14 days and I will make it in for the May 15th conferral date. I am not going to do my bachelors there because of the high amount of upper levels required and the fact that they only accept 90 transfer credits. Then I will transfer my associates to one of the Big 3 and hopefully be able to test out of most of the rest. I am unsure yet exactly what I want to get my bachelors in but with an associates in liberal arts it should leave the field wide open.