Degree completely by exams?

[kellen1]

Hi guys,

I'm located in Europe and really interested in pursuing a college degree with CEPL and DSST methods.However my question is how many exams do I need to take in one subject 'm interested in earning my first degree? And once I get my first credits , would I just need to find a college that has CEPL /DSST awards? Sorry for those questions but I'm relatively new to this whole thing and any advice would be appreciated .
My goal would be something related to Physical Geology or Meteorology

-Kellen

[jm82792]

You need to select a college that accepts a good amount of CLEP earned credits, one that's known for accepting tests for credit. For instance Excelsior is known for those attributes.
I know that sounds vague, but that's the (very)broadly speaking the attributes you are looking for.

[kellen1]

Thanks for the response Im just trying to figure how I find out which tests are needed my desired degree.

[sanantone]

You'll be lucky to even find a physical geology or meteorology degree that's offered online. I don't know about Europe, but the physical sciences are not common as online programs in the U.S.. Even if those degrees were offered online, you would not be able to completely test out of them. You would only be able to test out of the general education requirements.

Charter Oak offers a degree in geology, but you cannot test out of the concentration (major) and not all of the courses are offered at COSC. You would have to take them online (if you can even find them online) somewhere else and transfer them in. There are some geology/meteorology courses offered online by Mississippi State University and Penn State World Campus. The closest thing to testing out of a physical science degree would be to major in chemistry or physics at COSC and take the Chemistry or Physics GRE for college credit. TESC offers a degree in environmental science, but you can't test out of that either. Aside from Charter Oak, Excelsior, and Thomas Edison; just about every school in the U.S. will require that you take at least 30 credits in courses with them.

I just want to clarify. Do you mean geology or physical geography?

[LaterBloomer]

In the US, if you want to earn a bachelor's degree, it typically takes 120 semester hours. Typically, a non-science course is a three-credit course. (Science courses, usually with labs, would be worth more credit hours.) There are books in the US - maybe you can get them at a library near you, or through Amazon - with the different majors offered by the different colleges and universities. Then, if you want to test out as much as you can, you'd need to see each college's or university's policy regarding CLEPs, DSSTs, or other exams. (If you search this forum, you'll see that TESC has exams, Ohio ?State? has exams, etc. Again, you'll need to see if the university that you want to attend accepts those tests, and which courses you can test out of.)

At a guess, I'd say that you'd only be able to test out of your General Education exams, if that. Good luck.

[kellen1]

Sanantone, yes it would be Geology,I have not found a degree plan yet .So even it I take tests , I would be still required to take courses in order to complete this degree?.
My plan is to take the closest tests in that area and then trying to get enrolled in a college so hopefully will get advised from there which ones to take next .What do you think of that theory ?
Too bad that Meteorology is not designed as a degree plan online like others

[LaterBloomer]

For a degree in the fields of Geology or Meteorology, I would recommend that you find the college first, and then figure out which tests are acceptable. Well, that would be my advice if you don't have time and money to waste. While I don't think any learning is wasted, not all learning (and testing) will help you get a degree in a particular field.

[kellen1]

Thanks for the advice .Actually I just found out that Meteorology is offered as certification not really as full degree LOL I find either subjects interesting to learn ,not because I expect them to help me in the future for professional use

[rebel100]

Kellen, spend some time on the degree forum wiki, there are a ton of degree plans there and it will give you better perspective on whats possible. TESC Degree Plans - Degree Forum Wiki

COSC will let you design a degree plan and it could include meteorology/geology but to do it you will have to find some upper level (300-400 level) classes somewhere to fill out the concentration. You can likely do this with about 15 upper level and 15 lower level classes related to that field with another 3 credits via the capstone. you will need a total of 30 upper level courses, but only half those need to be in the subject field.

[kellen1]

thanks for the link Does (300-400 level) mean I have to attend classes in person or doing coursework ?Lets say I have taken several tests related to this degree ,would I have to ask a college advisor which courses or exams are next to take to get BA?