COSC Questions Answered Here :)

[burbuja0512]

@LaterBloomer - Yes, you probably won't get much help figuring things out until you actually enroll. The good news about COSC is that their website is pretty straightforward.

The first step is to figure out what general requirements you need. If you have existing credits, COSC will probably accept them, and you can likely guess where they'll be applied, but of course, you won't know for sure until you do your evaluation. To see what the categories of general requirements are, go here: General Education Requirements at Charter Oak State College Now, to figure out which tests will help you meet these requirements, go here: http://www.charteroak.edu/Current/Academ...r-list.pdf This will help you with the first part of planning, but your concentration plan of study, or CPS, is a whole 'nother story! Not to worry though - we can help you here, and you'll get a lot of help with that at COSC.

Regarding the order of the tests - I never figured that out. I asked my advisor about it and she said that I had to take tests in their correct and logical order. I don't really know what that means and never had an issue with it. I guess if you've got calculus credits, you can't go back and take college math? That's just a guess. I actually took Intro to Business as one of my very last tests and got credit for it even though I'd pretty much already completed my entire concentration, so I have no clue..

Also, I enrolled before I actually had any testing credits. It's a long story, but I didn't know what the heck I was doing, had no idea that I could test first and then enroll. For me, however, having paid the tuition was a huge motivator. I felt like I "had" to keep going. I really was terrified about the whole CLEP thing at first.

I liked the order that I did my tests in, so I wouldn't change that. I started off with the tests that interested me the most and then got to the more difficult ones at the end. I needed a certain amount of time to get used to testing and by starting off with the most interesting ones, it helped me understand my learning style, which made studying for the ones at the end much more efficient.

.. I hope this helps! I am happy to answer other questions if you have them!



@Excelsior954 - You know if you go to COSC, that you'll have to change your name. ha ha ha - you'll need to be CharterOak954 or COSC954 :p