“Can I Make An Entire College Degree Out Of CLEP Credits?”

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What a stupid argument. A doctor is not going to be able to TEST out of a degree. That requires grad school, step board exams, residency requirements, clinical.

BUT if my doctor told me that he/she tested out of all their requirements, self studied and passed all the step exams, and did everything without ever stepping foot in a class room. I would think this person is a genius. I might not ask them to operate on me though.

Ah, but if your doctor told you he/she tested out of their gen ed requirements via CLEP, would you care? I certainly wouldn't. Just because she tested out of College Algebra or Humanities or even Biology doesn't make her crazy - I would think she was smart enough to realize that some of these courses aren't required to be a better doctor. Testing out of Biology just make her able to take her higher level Bio courses more quickly.

Oh yeah, and I wouldn't think that if someone took AP courses in HS, that they would be worse off either. CLEP and AP are basically the same thing - they enable you to get through your lower level requirements more quickly so you can move on to your UL courses. You know, the ones that actually MATTER to your degree.