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Welcome to the forum, Sahara has been successful in amassing a number of credits while out of the country so he'll have some definite advice. There are a number of questions which need to be addressed.
Timeframe: When do you need a degree? Even overseas particularly in the middle east there are options for getting your degree quickly. There are testing centers in U.S military installations and in private schools in Switzerland and Germany. (some forum members have flown stateside and taken a week long session of tests) As an international student you'll pay higher fees in some schools. I think TESC is the most reasonable for International students.
You will need a high school diploma, If you are not American you'll need to have it evaluated to "prove" that it is indeed the equivalent of a high school diploma. If you have any British education (A levels) some can translate as college credits depending on the courses. (check out TValba or AlbaTV profile on this forum).
Courses are charged by the credit hour, usually there are 3 credit hours in a class. 120 credit hours are required for a degree. Many of us take tests as it is an inexpensive way to demonstrate mastery of a subject without paying $1000 for a 3 credit class.
You can prep by doing tests and courses with external companies before you enroll at a school. (Highly recommended if you can take CLEP or DSST tests with some help from your friends
) Then once you have a bunch of credits accumulated you can transfer them into the school of your choice which means you can pay enrollment fees only for the time it takes you to complete your degree. The only issue is that schools and advisors at colleges are changing rules every six months or so. The most recent being that TESC won't take FEMA credits and apply them to your transcript directly anymore. Someone posted this morning that this resulted in a loss of 35 credits from their degree plan. If you enroll in a school you usually can argue that the catalog /year you enrolled should apply to your degree not new rules recently instituted (as long as you maintain your enrollment) but if you aren't enrolled you haven't a leg to stand on.
You can take courses via straighterline and accumulate credits reasonable cheaply. $40 a course plus a monthly fee of $100 plus books so this can be economical if you can rapidly knock out a course per month or less.
For mathematics courses are available through ALEX
For Humanites and Communications can be taken for free through Saylor.org
Plus a little bit of research can determine if you want to travel to take CLEP / DSST in Europe or even Stateside which can help you rapidly accumulate some credits.
feel free to continue to ask questions.
Then there is Excelsior's Uexcel tests which are administered by Pearson Vue which may have locations outside of the United States.
feel free to continue to ask questions.
Welcome to the forum, Sahara has been successful in amassing a number of credits while out of the country so he'll have some definite advice. There are a number of questions which need to be addressed.
Timeframe: When do you need a degree? Even overseas particularly in the middle east there are options for getting your degree quickly. There are testing centers in U.S military installations and in private schools in Switzerland and Germany. (some forum members have flown stateside and taken a week long session of tests) As an international student you'll pay higher fees in some schools. I think TESC is the most reasonable for International students.
You will need a high school diploma, If you are not American you'll need to have it evaluated to "prove" that it is indeed the equivalent of a high school diploma. If you have any British education (A levels) some can translate as college credits depending on the courses. (check out TValba or AlbaTV profile on this forum).
Courses are charged by the credit hour, usually there are 3 credit hours in a class. 120 credit hours are required for a degree. Many of us take tests as it is an inexpensive way to demonstrate mastery of a subject without paying $1000 for a 3 credit class.
You can prep by doing tests and courses with external companies before you enroll at a school. (Highly recommended if you can take CLEP or DSST tests with some help from your friends
) Then once you have a bunch of credits accumulated you can transfer them into the school of your choice which means you can pay enrollment fees only for the time it takes you to complete your degree. The only issue is that schools and advisors at colleges are changing rules every six months or so. The most recent being that TESC won't take FEMA credits and apply them to your transcript directly anymore. Someone posted this morning that this resulted in a loss of 35 credits from their degree plan. If you enroll in a school you usually can argue that the catalog /year you enrolled should apply to your degree not new rules recently instituted (as long as you maintain your enrollment) but if you aren't enrolled you haven't a leg to stand on.You can take courses via straighterline and accumulate credits reasonable cheaply. $40 a course plus a monthly fee of $100 plus books so this can be economical if you can rapidly knock out a course per month or less.
For mathematics courses are available through ALEX
For Humanites and Communications can be taken for free through Saylor.org
Plus a little bit of research can determine if you want to travel to take CLEP / DSST in Europe or even Stateside which can help you rapidly accumulate some credits.
feel free to continue to ask questions.
Then there is Excelsior's Uexcel tests which are administered by Pearson Vue which may have locations outside of the United States.
feel free to continue to ask questions.
Don't forget that gaining college credit by taking exams is one of the reason's we're here. That's mainly possible through the flashcards made available by the owner of this forum : InstantCert Plus of course your hard work in learning and reviewing
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ECDL (European Computer Drivers License) ICS SKILLS 5 credits
Strayer University Marketing 100 (paid for by Starbucks) A 4.5 quarter hours
CLEP U.S History I 74, U.S History II 69, Western Civ II 61, Western Civ I 64, HG&D 60, Humanities 60, biz law 67,Am Gov 57.
DSST: Biz ethics & s 450, Art WW 424
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