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Send me your college names! - cookderosa - 08-22-2012
I'm finishing (really, I am) my book! I am including a small section of suggested colleges beyond the big 3.
Now, my criteria is a little different than what is typical on this board, but credit/CLEP transfer is still one of the big factors!! (Homeschool-friendly is another)
If you have a college (distance learning or traditional) that you are attending and using CLEP, share it here.
Tell me why you picked your school, and what you like about it. :hurray: You don't have to be homeschooled, or a distance learner. It could even be your neighborhood community college.
Send me your college names! - rebel100 - 08-22-2012
Hi Jen,
I would note that CLEP/DSST is encouraged in all Colleges/Universities in Florida. CC's (now called state colleges as they confer Bachelors degrees) accept up to 45 CBE and Universities accept up to 90. Of course...don't expect guidance counselors or even the registrar to be overly familiar with the process!
With the implementation (years ago) of a statewide numbering system and cooperation among the schools for assessment and course designation using CLEP/DSST is pretty seamless across the system. This system allowed my daughter to graduate well ahead of schedule, well under budget, and helped preserve her excellent GPA (an "A" in Algebra might have been an insurmountable goal...but passing both College Math CLEP and the DSST Algebra was doable without ill effect).I am not completely familiar with the use of CBE at Western Governors but I have heard anecdotal evidence that its possible. I am increasingly impressed by the WGU model and think it might be an excellent choice for inclusion in a discussion about this topic. Some info here Alternative Sources, Specific Requirements for B.A. Science
When do I get a copy of this book?
Send me your college names! - Prloko - 08-22-2012
I can share my saga on selecting a school. I drove my wife nuts with the endless hours looking at catalogs and such. If they had a degree in college catalog research, I'd have a PhD.
One school is Regis University (not to be confused with St. Regis). They are a small private jesuit college in Colorodo. They pride themselves on being regionally ranked on US News. They are pricey but they work with students and offer need based assistance and have military/spouse discounts. They transfer 98 credits into the College of Professional Studies, their working adult oriented school. They accept military credit and they accept all clep/dsst and follow the ACE guidelines. They told me they'd accept straighterline Stats since it is ACE, so I'm assuming they accept the rest. offers 5/8/16 week courses. Can finish almost as fast as the big three.
Penn State University. Expensive, but they accept up to 60 clep/dsst and is resume gold.
Indiana Tech. Has no clep/dsst limit. lots of classes offered via independent study.
Upper Iowa University. same as Indiana Tech (clep/independent study). also offers accelerated courses.
I'm not sure what exactly homeschool friendly means(online classes?) , if you elaborate, I may be able to provide more info. If this is the type of info you need, let me know, and I'll come up with more I researched.
Send me your college names! - Publius - 08-22-2012
An idea that may be worth investigating is looking at Straighterline’s partner college’s transfer policies. I’ve noticed a decent amount of their partner schools also allow CLEP and other alternative means of obtaining credit.
Not sure how things would turn up, but it may be worth a shot. After all, all of the Big 3 are partners with SL. To be on the same list as the Big 3, as far as non-traditional learning goes, isn’t bad. No one’s going to top the Big 3, but some may come close.
That’s my 2 cents.
Send me your college names! - sanantone - 08-22-2012
Prloko Wrote:I can share my saga on selecting a school. I drove my wife nuts with the endless hours looking at catalogs and such. If they had a degree in college catalog research, I'd have a PhD.
I can relate to this. I must have researched 100 schools before I committed to one masters program.
I'm obsessed with cost, so I always recommend Fort Hays State University, Chadron State College, Peru State College, and sometimes APUS and Columbia College. Liberty University is cheap and accepts NA credits. Empire State College is friendly to alternative sources of credit. Other than COSC, it's the only school I know of that still accepts GRE subject tests for credit. I like Central Texas College because it offers self-paced courses within terms meaning you just have to turn in all of your assignments before the last day of class. They are also generous with the number of credits they give for science tests (including ECEs) and they still give 6 credits for the Financial Accounting CLEP even though it no longer covers managerial accounting. The other obvious option is WGU.
The Alamo Community Colleges, which serve the San Antonio MSA, now have a more liberal transfer credit policy. They will now consider accepting credits from NA schools and ACE-approved courses. They also give 4-8 credits for most science tests giving you lab credit. They also accept PLAs now. I believe the University of the Incarnate Word is regionally ranked. It's local to me and a Straighterline partner school.
Send me your college names! - cookderosa - 08-22-2012
ok, keep everything coming this is great (I knew it would be).
My "book" was a 7 page pamphlet that I made for a homeschool group that asked me to come speak. Then, I got this idea that I should elaborate...well, that was a while back and now I'm still editing and added several more chapters- I'm sitting roughly at 200 pages, which is where I want to be, but I felt like I needed to add in the college info. Long story short- I thought I'd have been finished before summer, I had editing help which added piles of work to my list, and we are moving across country- but in between all of that and life, I get spurts of free time to just write. This morning was one of those spurts. Thanks all, off to check out your suggestions!
Send me your college names! - cookderosa - 08-22-2012
Prloko Wrote:I'm not sure what exactly homeschool friendly means(online classes?) , if you elaborate, I may be able to provide more info.
Sorry I missed your question earlier! Homeschool-friendly refers to the admissions /application process. Many, though fewer, colleges do not accept parent-generated transcripts even from states where homeschools operate as a private school (my state of IL is an example) so "my" transcript IS "the" transcript. Of course I know this, but some parents may be intimidated and do silly things- like run out and get their child a GED, provide a portfolio, provide a curriculum list, or any number of asinine requests. Other colleges have a specific homeschool admissions person, presumably familiar with law (at least in their state) as well as the possibly non-traditional presentation of a transcript. It's getting better, but every now and then you'll see a strange requirement or HSLDA will have to fight for admission fairness. Not too long ago HSLDA had to fight for a community college (open enrollment) student to continue in his degree program (a 4.0 student) because somehow someone overlooked that he didn't "have a high school diploma" and he would be required to *STOP* his college classes until he earned a GED or drop out. That kind of nonsense is not a battle all parents are prepared to fight- for good or bad- so the issue of a "homeschool friendly" college is important to my readers.
FWIW: No, homeschool graduates should NOT go out and "earn" a GED just to check the box. They are high school graduates and should say so proudly! If you are receiving pressure to do so, contact http://www.hslda.org immediately for counsel.
Send me your college names! - Prloko - 08-23-2012
Wow! Thank your for the thorough schooling on homeschooling. I was completely ignorant to the process. I always thought that states "ran" the homeschool process through standardized tests and issued the transcripts themselves. I didn't know the parents provided the transcripts. Very interesting. I agree that people shouldn't be pressured into getting a GED when they graduated (they did infact get a high school education), but applying a negative stigma to GED IMO is equivalent to putting a negative stigma on "our thing" (Distance/Non-traditional college). A G.E.D. is in fact equivalent. Just food for thought.
You always have so much insight on your posts, thanks again.
cookderosa Wrote:Sorry I missed your question earlier! Homeschool-friendly refers to the admissions /application process. Many, though fewer, colleges do not accept parent-generated transcripts even from states where homeschools operate as a private school (my state of IL is an example) so "my" transcript IS "the" transcript. Of course I know this, but some parents may be intimidated and do silly things- like run out and get their child a GED, provide a portfolio, provide a curriculum list, or any number of asinine requests. Other colleges have a specific homeschool admissions person, presumably familiar with law (at least in their state) as well as the possibly non-traditional presentation of a transcript. It's getting better, but every now and then you'll see a strange requirement or HSLDA will have to fight for admission fairness. Not too long ago HSLDA had to fight for a community college (open enrollment) student to continue in his degree program (a 4.0 student) because somehow someone overlooked that he didn't "have a high school diploma" and he would be required to *STOP* his college classes until he earned a GED or drop out. That kind of nonsense is not a battle all parents are prepared to fight- for good or bad- so the issue of a "homeschool friendly" college is important to my readers.
FWIW: No, homeschool graduates should NOT go out and "earn" a GED just to check the box. They are high school graduates and should say so proudly! If you are receiving pressure to do so, contact www.hslda.org immediately for counsel.
Send me your college names! - cookderosa - 08-23-2012
Prloko Wrote:Wow! Thank your for the thorough schooling on homeschooling. I was completely ignorant to the process. I always thought that states "ran" the homeschool process through standardized tests and issued the transcripts themselves. I didn't know the parents provided the transcripts. Very interesting. I agree that people shouldn't be pressured into getting a GED when they graduated (they did infact get a high school education), but applying a negative stigma to GED IMO is equivalent to putting a negative stigma on "our thing" (Distance/Non-traditional college). A G.E.D. is in fact equivalent. Just food for thought.
You always have so much insight on your posts, thanks again.
Homeschool laws vary by state, so anyone wanting more information can go to the HSLDA website and click on the state-by-state map for rules/regulations. There are no national regulations, and even in states where homeschools operate as a private school, there can be confusion.
My issue with the GED isn't a stigma issue, it's an issue of it not being the correct credential. If a high school diploma was earned, then the student has a high school diploma. Requiring admissions requirements above those of other students is discrimination. If ALL high school diploma holding students were ALSO required to pass a GED exam, that would be different, and really many colleges require SAT, ACT, COMPASS, etc which I don't object to at all. Fairness, that's the issue.
Send me your college names! - Bibby - 08-25-2012
FSCJ was good about all the things you mentioned - transcripts weren't a problem, and they're very CLEP-friendly. In fact, I earned 45 out of the 61 credits needed for my A.A. degree through CLEP. The only downside might be that they only award three credits for most six-credit CLEPs (except for College Comp), although I viewed that as a plus because it allowed me to study a wider variety of topics.