BA/BS in Communications School/Strategy Recommendations?

[rebel100]

Very few, even among the Big 3 are going to "readily accept" PLA credit. It's a good idea in theory, but I have seldom seen or heard of anyone gaining significant credit that way. More typically people spend effort, time and money attempting the PLA and wind up with far fewer credits than they wished for/expected. Research this idea well before attempting it. Note...I just went to the learning counts website, if legitimate they have an interesting concept but this is the first time I have heard of them...seems a lot like what we have here on IC for cheap/free that leads to CLEP/DSST credit. I like the idea (learning counts) and hope its legit, but it sounds fishy to me.

You should spend some time here on the forum and at the degree wiki page Degree Forum Wiki Between that page and the search feature most of your questions can be readily answered...there is a lot of info available for you!

Tried and true methods of earning your degree include CLEP/DSST/Straighterline/other colleges/FEMA/ALEKS...I would concentrate on these, in particular you likely need most of your general education classes like Math, History, etc...You can safely bet that any legitimate school will require the basics (though beware not all will accept alternative credits...some even restrict CLEP/DSST).

If testing out is the goal one of the Big 3 is going to be the best route, they have the most liberal credit acceptance policies and will allow you to bring in nearly 100% of your required credits...you just can't beat it.

Depending on the degree....you can test out of all but a class or two at any of the Big 3. This may or may not be possible with a communications degree primarily because you will need 30 credits at the upper level (300-400 level classes) to finish the major. I don't know of that many UL communications tests.