COSC no longer accepts Coopersmith and others

[tjguitar85]

an the Residency Waiver fee is $2800

https://www.tesu.edu/tuition/fees
NOTE: The Credit Hour Residency Waiver fee is a one-time fee that only applies to students who do not earn at least 16 credits via the University’s Online (OL), Guided Study (GS) or e-Pack (EP) courses before they complete their degree or undergraduate certificate. If a student pays the fee, and does not apply for graduation within 12 months, they will be required to pay additional credit hour residency waiver fees.

but you're saying you only have to pay $150 per year ?

My understanding is that you only pay that when you apply to graduate. If you don't finish your degree / never apply to graduate, there's no residency waiver fee.

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So what the hell do people starting from or almost from scratch supposed to do in this situation? Just keep working your ass off on the hope and prayer these institutions don't banish a bunch of credits you've strove and paid good money for?
....And the bragging is obviously a culprit. I loathe the people that make those posts and it's nonsense because the types of people who brag are also the type of people who are generally completely full of shit. I surely don't find any of this easy. I read those posts and I think "Man, you are an IDIOT!!!" (Actually my words are much stronger than that)

My transcript says otherwise. ...

I felt like all of the alternative credits were much lower effort than taking actual courses when I was in college. Even things like CLEP which have been around for decades.

This isn't just a cost thing, aren't most people pursuing these alternative credits because of the time and effort required to earn them?

I never intended to brag, I just share. You would prefer people keep the information to themselves? I would have been annoyed if there were options available and people never shared them because then I would not have had the opportunity to take advantage of them.