Learning Counts/PLA update

[sanantone]

Honestly, after completing the PLA, I don't understand the complete negativity. Of course it's easier for most people to take a Intro to Psych CLEP than to PLA it. But if a person 1) can't test out of a subject, which was my situation, or 2) hates testing and might enjoy the PLA process, as your sister might, then what's the harm in trying? Plus, I don't believe there are UL equine science tests The costs are certainly not prohibitive and still far less than the traditional path.

The question was whether or not the cost is competitive. It is not if you're going to compare it to CBEs.

I'll add that I don't understand the point of going all out for a liberal studies degree. If you're going to do all of that, you might as well get a degree in something more marketable like natural science/mathematics. If someone is so turned off by social science and humanities subjects, then why go for a liberal studies degree in the first place? Also, PLAs aren't meant to teach you anything new, so there's not the fun of taking a course or studying for a subject of interest and learning a lot of new things. You're just expounding on what you already know. You can certainly study up for PLAs, but the sister already has a ton of experience in the field.