Advice for CLEP tests

[jackzack87]

Cook is right on. You're best off getting a evaluation on paper after transferring all your completed credits in and seeing what you need to take to finish it off. Sometimes you can get two different answers from 2 different advisors. I am now studying for college Algebra after being told the first time that college mathmatics would cover it. On my evaluation, they really required College Algebra, Stats, or business anaylsis. Not all the advisors know whats what.

[dark_dan]

Up to 18 hours?:eek: That would raise a serious flag for me as it is quite low.

Sadly most colleges only accept about 12 to 18 credits from tests.

I'm sure you're correct they want you to spend money on classes with them, but I wouldn't doubt they also want more control over the student's education.

That's why almost all schools limit what you can transfer in or in some classes completely prevent transfer of credit like Berkeley's MBA.

Special Circumstances, Full-Time MBA Program - Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

We do not accept transfer credits into the MBA program.

They want to ensure the students that are graduating from their school meet their standards.

[Basket Weaver]

Sadly most colleges only accept about 12 to 18 credits from tests.

I'm sure you're correct they want you to spend money on classes with them, but I wouldn't doubt they also want more control over the student's education.

That's why almost all schools limit what you can transfer in or in some classes completely prevent transfer of credit like Berkeley's MBA.

Special Circumstances, Full-Time MBA Program - Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley



They want to ensure the students that are graduating from their school meet their standards.

I would lean more towards them wanting to make more money versus caring about their students. I do agree with you about them wanting control over their student's education...with that comes the ability to steer them towards their programs, courses, books etc and keeps the money in-house.

A course in history taken at this college, versus online, is still teaching the same history. Why do they insist that their student take their school's history course, prevent the transferring of the same history credits from another school and forbid to accept Clep credits? It's all about the greenback.

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[jackzack87]

Yeah no kidding. I don't really feel the love from colleges - they pretentiously want to be sure you're "properly educated to thier highest standards". The education is the same -gaps in whichever way you go. It's a business and a program, and jumping through hoops is just a part of life.

I would lean more towards them wanting to make more money versus caring about their students. I do agree with you about them wanting control over their student's education...with that comes the ability to steer them towards their programs, courses, books etc and keeps the money in-house.

A course in history taken at this college, versus online, is still teaching the same history. Why do they insist that their student take their school's history course, prevent the transferring of the same history credits from another school and forbid to accept Clep credits? It's all about the greenback.

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