Chemistry: Straighterline vs. CLEP

[jadae@wgu.edu]

I am currently asking Iowa State University if they will accept Straighterline's Chemistry for their CHEM 163, which is Basic College Chemistry. I am currently taking the CLEP BIO exam, which I am far more confident in.

Which would you rather take, and why?

If I fail the CLEP Chem by one point, I have to wait 3 months to apply to the program that I want. Because I took a lot of horticulture, botany, geology, and soil science, I was allowed to skip Bio and Chem during college. However, when a class is a prerequisite for a masters, then that is a whole other story. So I am now faced with taking them. I am highly confident in biology, but the type of chemistry in college chemistry and the type of chemistry in classes like soil science do not overlap very well. So I am not that confident in basic chemistry at all.

Also, if they reject my idea about Straighterline, does anyone have any ideas with even stronger accreditation? My main concern is time efficiency. If I want to finish the masters degree, then I need to be efficient. And I do not want to waste 3 to 6 months on one prerequisite.

The funny thing is, I have all the really difficult prerequisites done, that people generally loathe. Like statistics. Whew.

If anyone has anything to say, please inform!