Beginner Questions.

[bjcheung77]

Can I take clep or dsst tests to get credit when I'm not enrolled in a college? I'm about to enroll in an online school in half a year at most to get my adult high school diploma and want to start earning credits early for preparation in a bachelor's of computer science degree. Can the credits just be stored away and what courses are recommended to make this goal possible? I'll have about 3-4 years of free time to study besides other hobbies, but am unsure of what to study. Recommendations would be helpful, thank you. (Note: I've a wide variety of interests, but am not very fond of history, culture, environmental, and etc...)

That's great you're thinking ahead. Which online school are you going to get your Adult High School Diploma from, are you going for a GED? Which school's Bachelors of Comp Science are you going for? What are your interests besides the Computer Science? Wait, it just read your last post...nvm

My suggestion is to get something more "usable or useful" such as a BSBA (General Management/CIS) as a check the box degree. If you use alternative methods, you can basically use the main ACE/NCCRS providers recommended by members here to get all you need for a BSBA and a BA Comp Sci. The credits are stored until you are ready to graduate X years from now.

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Somehow get to 120 for a bachelor and then complete more courses to accumulate another 120 if I want another bachelor in later years...

Oh, and in regards to getting that second degree, it usually is just 24 to 30 credits in the second area of study. For my example above, if you do a BSBA General Management and CIS. You just need an extra 24 credits (and a different capstone) to get the Computer Science degree. That's what I am doing...