04-30-2013, 06:10 PM
Hi All... I just discovered the whole idea of credit by examination, the BIG 3, and WGU. A lot of this discovery came from these forums, so thanks so much for that!:hurray: I am actually wondering why I didn't find this sooner, and I'm anxious to work through my degree!
I currently have about 20 credits from a CC, and I'm looking to pursue a BS in Business Administration. I have many years of experience in Business, and a B&M school just isn't viable to me because I need to work daily. I am also looking to push on to an MBA once I am finished.
My question is for those who are more experienced, what are your thoughts on me perusing the BSBA part of my degree at WGU vs the Big 3? I was leaning towards WGU, but it seems like it might be easier to just take CLEP/DSST exams at TESC or COSC for the BSBA portion of my education.
For anyone who has experience, how would you rate the CLEP/DSST exams for almost all of your degree versus testing out of exams at WGU? I am leary of enrolling to WGU because it seems like once you join you can't really look back unless you want to be out $3500 for the semester since it is difficult to transfer credits somewhere else, however I could theoretically transfer CLEP/DSST exams to WGU if I decide that I don't want to keep "clepping."
My main concern is speed. I would like to finish all 120 of my credits within 9 months - or 12 months at the max. I see people are finishing their Masters in as little as one semester at WGU, but haven't read too much about people finishing a BS from very little credits in the same amount of time.
Anyone have any thoughts and recommendations? Thanks again for all the awesome knowledge everyone has packed into these forums. For the first time finishing school actually seems like a possibility for me! :coolgleam:
I currently have about 20 credits from a CC, and I'm looking to pursue a BS in Business Administration. I have many years of experience in Business, and a B&M school just isn't viable to me because I need to work daily. I am also looking to push on to an MBA once I am finished.
My question is for those who are more experienced, what are your thoughts on me perusing the BSBA part of my degree at WGU vs the Big 3? I was leaning towards WGU, but it seems like it might be easier to just take CLEP/DSST exams at TESC or COSC for the BSBA portion of my education.
For anyone who has experience, how would you rate the CLEP/DSST exams for almost all of your degree versus testing out of exams at WGU? I am leary of enrolling to WGU because it seems like once you join you can't really look back unless you want to be out $3500 for the semester since it is difficult to transfer credits somewhere else, however I could theoretically transfer CLEP/DSST exams to WGU if I decide that I don't want to keep "clepping."
My main concern is speed. I would like to finish all 120 of my credits within 9 months - or 12 months at the max. I see people are finishing their Masters in as little as one semester at WGU, but haven't read too much about people finishing a BS from very little credits in the same amount of time.
Anyone have any thoughts and recommendations? Thanks again for all the awesome knowledge everyone has packed into these forums. For the first time finishing school actually seems like a possibility for me! :coolgleam:
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