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RE: The Real "Big 4" is Here! - quigongene - 11-19-2017
(11-19-2017, 03:50 PM)sanantone Wrote: If you have zero credits, you have to factor in the cost of RA credits.
I believe I've solved this issue for under $500 (using the Big 3, ironically enough):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sj-De5D3rlMlJXN5Do2epSGhnBuRoOFLlyehR46An48/edit#gid=0
RE: The Real "Big 4" is Here! - Life Long Learning - 11-19-2017
(11-19-2017, 04:11 PM)quigongene Wrote:(11-19-2017, 03:50 PM)sanantone Wrote: If you have zero credits, you have to factor in the cost of RA credits.
I believe I've solved this issue for under $500 (using the Big 3, ironically enough):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sj-De5D3rlMlJXN5Do2epSGhnBuRoOFLlyehR46An48/edit#gid=0
If you need 12 RA credits than one of the NM CCs at $50/credit would add $600. That would be at least $1100. Still an educational steal.
Where do I write my check! Then you use them all towards a BS with the Big 3. Anything under $2000 is a great deal.
RE: The Real "Big 4" is Here! - clep3705 - 11-19-2017
What is the basis for thinking that UExcel and TECEP exams can be used? Nowhere in the general catalog does it say these exams are accepted.
RE: The Real "Big 4" is Here! - quigongene - 11-19-2017
They want credits from RA schools and a GPA. One UExcel would count as credit from a RA school (Excelsior, with a GPA), and TECEPs would also count as credit from a RA school (TESU).
RE: The Real "Big 4" is Here! - clep3705 - 11-19-2017
Oh, yes, I see. That's a good idea. If a student hasn't been admitted to Excelsior, how does passing a UExcel count? Would it appear on a UExcel transcript? Similarly, does the passing of a TECEP create an entry on a TESU transcript without ever enrolling at TESU?
RE: The Real "Big 4" is Here! - quigongene - 11-19-2017
Enrollment would be required for each.
RE: The Real "Big 4" is Here! - eriehiker - 11-19-2017
This is a really great set of questions. I have been thinking about sending all of my transcripts everywhere after I'm done with my BSBA just to see if any of it sticks in strange places. Like, I wonder if my old community college will transcript all of the credits I have earned in different places. Or maybe the place where I earned my MAT would backwards transcript credits? I was also thinking about a situation like CSU CBE. I have to take two exams there and I was originally thinking about not going through the admissions process, but now I think that I will just so that I can send transcripts there. There might be some advantages. We know that some colleges award credits for different classes based on a single study.com, etc. course. If it is transcripted at two different colleges as two different classes, you now have credits on a transcript for two different classes. This could be important in certain situations.
RE: The Real "Big 4" is Here! - sanantone - 11-19-2017
(11-19-2017, 11:04 PM)quigongene Wrote: Enrollment would be required for each.
You don't need to be an enrolled student. I took a Uexcel as a non-matriculated student. TESU offers TECEPs to non-enrolled students. Excelsior generates a Uexcel transcript. I think TESU gives you a regular TESU transcript.
RE: The Real "Big 4" is Here! - Berzerker - 11-20-2017
I could be wrong, but I was looking up some of the classes on the pierpont.edu 2018 schedule and it appears many (actually, maybe even most) are not available online.
RE: The Real "Big 4" is Here! - davewill - 11-20-2017
If you plan on taking more than one TECEP, you may want to apply anyway as the fees are cheaper. As a bonus, you could then send the rest of your credits there for eval towards a future degree, if desired.