online community college pathway to asu bs mech engg

[rachel83az]

Not all CLEP exams can apply to an ASU degree. Even if they have 30 free electives, I don't think the gen eds allow 30 credits of CLEP for the STEM type degrees. They are a LOT stricter than a school like TESU. You have to double, triple, quadruple check everything. For a degree like this, even if ASU policies allow for 90 transfer credits, there may only be 60 viable transfer credits available in total. IIRC, a couple of years ago, someone's husband here pursued a similar degree from ASU and they were only able to transfer in 45 to 60 credits at that time.

It's still a relatively affordable Mechanical Engineering degree, but it takes a lot of planning to save money.

1. Take as many CLEP as you can. Whether that's 5 or 20, they'll save you money.
   
2. Fill out as much of what's left with ASU Universal Learner classes. Cheaper than most CC classes and there is no question of transferability.
   
3. Check out CCs like Luna or NMJC for inexpensive prerequisite courses that you can't take from CLEP or ASU UL.
   

If one is lucky, this should bring the student close to 90 credits. Finish the rest at ASU itself.