Planning For The Future

[sanantone]

I don't know that they will allow breaking into multiple concentrations. Communications is the thing that I figured would be the most flexible degree/concentration in my areas of interest. Philosophy stuff is more of a filler/side-interest which would make the possible pursuit of a masters in theology. That and rational thought is hard to come by in some social circles these days.

I haven't been following the thread closely, but a humanities degree will allow you to combine credits in communications, philosophy, religion, journalism, English, etc.

[ctlw83]

What I may do is start simple. It's good to have an overall idea/plan but, what I may do is just start studying for tests that I know will be accepted. Yes, requirements do change but, general education and overall electives tend not to change as much. So, simply put, if I stick mostly with tests that I know fit my interests and will also fit overall requirements for the school in question, I should be fine.

I did find the listing for the "split" focus at COSC. It is listed under "liberal arts" for the bachelors. So, chances are, if I took 124 credits in tests across Gen Ed, Communications, and Philosophy/Religion it will end up working out, plus the 6 for the cornerstone and capstone. Again, not a guarantee but, I need to start somewhere and don't really feel like paying for semesters at a school when not taking classes there for many of those semesters while studying and testing.

[Prloko]

What I may do is start simple. It's good to have an overall idea/plan but, what I may do is just start studying for tests that I know will be accepted. Yes, requirements do change but, general education and overall electives tend not to change as much. So, simply put, if I stick mostly with tests that I know fit my interests and will also fit overall requirements for the school in question, I should be fine.

I did find the listing for the "split" focus at COSC. It is listed under "liberal arts" for the bachelors. So, chances are, if I took 124 credits in tests across Gen Ed, Communications, and Philosophy/Religion it will end up working out, plus the 6 for the cornerstone and capstone. Again, not a guarantee but, I need to start somewhere and don't really feel like paying for semesters at a school when not taking classes there for many of those semesters while studying and testing.

My final recommendation for you is to do a cost comparison of the two schools. This may be tricky depending on your situation, so if you post in another thread for help trying to figure it out, someone might be able to help you..

The major difference between the two:

TESC will let you forgo the enrollment if you do 24 credits with them (to include TECEPs at $37) per credit. But any courses you take with TESC will cost more ~$490 p/c.

Thomas Edison State College Tuition and Fees


COSC will not let you forgo their enrollment (unless military), but it is much lower in price. Which is currently $184 per semester every semester you're enrolled. Plus you also benefit from being a CT resident and paying low tuition and fees with COSC.

Current Fees - Charter Oak State College Catalog


So if you go with TESC, your strategy should be to go with the per credit option and enroll immediately. With COSC, it may be beneficial to test out of most of your credits first so you can avoid the $184x3 per year cost, but you run the risk of the school changing degree requirements.

I believe Sanantone and KittenMittens posted a comparison on the cost of degrees at the two schools. If you can find the thread, you can see examples of their cost breakdown. Good Luck and happy CLEPping!

[ctlw83]

Thanks again for all of your help. I'll let everyone know how things go. Developing plan of attack right now.

[ctlw83]

I thought of another way of attacking this. I decided to just go through the 4 major testing systems and find what most appealed to me while holding to general education and concentration requirements. I'm thinking that overall, this set of courses/tests would allow for me to likely qualify for a BS or BA at COSC as-is or, would at least provide a very solid framework at TESC.

Essentially, this is my ideal "pick your own degree" course list.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sbs2...sp=sharing

[rebel100]

Breaking the COSC degree into multiple concentrations is covered in part here Individualized Studies - Charter Oak State College

They will let you further break it out into as many as 3 concentrations.

I did a dual (2 area) concentration: 36 credits, mostly business, that we called organizational leadership, of these 15 were UL plus the Capstone for a total of 18. My second concentration was simply "health care" I had a bunch of LL credits in EMS and even an AS degree in EMS, I added 9 UL credits for that second concentration. I was allowed a single UL elective which was the Civil War DSST exam.

[ctlw83]

Yeah,

I think the test list that I created might work perfectly with that kind of program. I have a solid focus on Communications in there, as well as a good chunk of Philosophy and Ethics. Ethics seems to be something which falls under philosophy to me so, I mentally rope them together. If I need to find one more UL test to fill things out, I can but, will hit that bridge if/when I get there.

[Prloko]

Ethics seems to be something which falls under philosophy to me so, I mentally rope them together.

Socrates and Kant felt the same way :p:p

--But according to Corporate America, it's a legal issue. :leaving: