transferring credits multiple times

[husker77c]

Unless you were to take actual courses or TECEPs or UEXCELs, at one of the Big3, there's no role for the Big3 to play in your transfer to Penn State. Penn State either will transfer the various alternative credits you take or they won't. You can't get Penn State to take them because one of the Big3 or your community college* did.

* It is possible that Penn State has an articulation agreement with your local community college that would allow courses taken there or alternative credit used in your associate's to transfer when they otherwise wouldn't. I don't know if that's the case for you.

That is the question, I wouldn't be trying to "force" anyone to take the credits.  Penn State has a transfer credit tool on their website where you can look at the classes from the college you're in and see if they will transfer and what the corresponding course at Penn State would be.  Plugging some classes into the tool I can see that some of the higher level courses from the community college will indeed transfer.  But there Is no CLEP exam for those classes.  Thats what I was asking, can I use the big 3 to test out of the higher level courses at the community college, which those will then transfer to Penn State.  I'm not trying to scam my way through just trying to see if there is a way to test out of higher level classes (if I am capable of doing so) to speed up the time frame.

Some community colleges even 3+1 agreements (meaning you take about 90 credits or 3 years worth at a CC and 1 year or 30 credits at a University). Business is a very common major for this to occur. Here is what I would do, however this is based on the community colleges in my area and I've noticed it is available at other places too.

Steps:

1. Earn 45 credits through CLEP and DSST testing. This would usually be about 15 tests. 45 credits is usually the most transfer credits one can apply to an associates degree at a community college.

2. Take 15 credits at community college. If you played your cards right you would get an associates in general studies.

3. Take approximately, 30 more credits at a community college. This would satisfy the 3+1 agreement. Possibly granting you another associates degree and maybe some certificates in the process.

4. Take the remaining 30 or so credits at Penn State and graduate with a BSBA.

Again, I don't know if this plan I describe is actually possible but it is possible across multiple states and seems to be likely in your case too.

If there is no 3+1 agreement then just follow the steps above but instead of taking 30 credits for step 4, take whatever the maximum amount of community college credit transfer would be.

Check out this: https://www.psu.edu/dept/enrmgmt/artic_agrmnts.html

If my original idea doesn't pan out, this is the way I will try to go.  This will save me a boat load of money.  I have an appointment with an advisor from the community college on Monday so I will feel all that out.