Question: CLEP, DSST,... before or after registration

[dfrecore]

I think you need to decide on the school before you start, because if you don't, it will end up costing you time/money.

For instance, if you don't enroll at TESU, and end up deciding on it later, you may have surprise catalog changes that make some of the courses you take not applicable to the degree. If you do enroll at COSC or EC, they will both charge each semester/term you're there. And they all cost money to apply.

Also, if you take any CLEP/DSST exams, if you don't send them to the school immediately, then you have to pay for a transcript later. More money.

Really, you need to spend some time deciding what you want to do.

Now, in the meantime, you can take some online courses, especially the free/cheap ones. You can apply for the Study.com Guardian scholarship to try to get 6 free courses. But, you really need to know what you're going to do so you can figure out what to spend your time/money on.