131 credits transfer AMA!

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Unfortunately, I'm in Europe, so I can't take advantage of open testing centers in the US! There are no testing centers in the surrounding countries that I'd be allowed to access.

I've also been thinking about taking classes at TESU to avoid the residency waiver. Which ones did you opt to take at TESU  vs. transferring in?

Software engineering at tesu because study.com is low level, caostone, cornerstone, social psychology, and maybe calc 1 through them. I never got the chance to clep it out and test centers might not open up here anytime soon.

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Are you completely testing out of the degree (except the capstone/cornerstone, of course)? If not, what did you have to take? If so, were any of the CLEP exams a required part of your degree plan or did you take them for electives?

I want a CS degree but CLEP is out of the question and probably DSST, too, so any insight would be appreciated.

Originally I was going to test out but decided otherwise because I didnt want to pay the residency waiver, so alot of my credits are electives. Financial aid plus scholarships I will take 16/17 credits at tesu to avoid the fee and go debt free. Lots of the cleps were useful to finish requirements like American gov and sociology but others like the literatures were not necessarily but since cleo is free i wanted to take it. Test centers are opening up again for noe take advantage of them!

So you found it cheaper ot take 16 credits @ TESU than to pay the fee waiver? Interesting. I didn't think there was much of a cost difference.

Its free for me i just have to pay the graudation fee.

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So you found it cheaper ot take 16 credits @ TESU than to pay the fee waiver? Interesting. I didn't think there was much of a cost difference.

The waiver is $3192. 6 credits at out of state rates are $3114. 6 credits at in-state rates are $2394. So you pay $6306 for out of state or $5596 for in-state tuition.

One term of flat-rate tuition is $4639 out-of-state tuition or $3579 in-state.

Taking one term of flat-rate tuition thus saves you $1667 if you're out of state or $2107 if you're in-state.

That's a heck of a lot of coursework to do at once, though, and it's not going to be for everyone.

I am stretching it out 2 classes a term for three terms so I can use pell grant for all three terms. Less coursework, graduate in one year (better than 4 years typically), not paying the residency waiver, and I can take my time.

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Are you completely testing out of the degree (except the capstone/cornerstone, of course)? If not, what did you have to take? If so, were any of the CLEP exams a required part of your degree plan or did you take them for electives?

I want a CS degree but CLEP is out of the question and probably DSST, too, so any insight would be appreciated.

Originally I was going to test out but decided otherwise because I didnt want to pay the residency waiver, so alot of my credits are electives. Financial aid plus scholarships I will take 16/17 credits at tesu to avoid the fee and go debt free. Lots of the cleps were useful to finish requirements like American gov and sociology but others like the literatures were not necessarily but since cleo is free i wanted to take it. Test centers are opening up again for noe take advantage of them!

So you found it cheaper ot take 16 credits @ TESU than to pay the fee waiver? Interesting. I didn't think there was much of a cost difference.

6 credits is full time at tesu. I need 16 credits so 6 credits each quarter for three quarters is 18 credits which covers the waiver, and nets me virtually a free degree in one year. Now I could do it all in one term but 16 credits is a lot in one term and I work fulltime in retail would be too much pressure.