Straighterline partnering with TESC and Excelsior

[Gary]

By your reasoning people should be looking down on CLEP takers too. I mean what's the difference. I passed 5 exams in Algebra to get that credit with Straighterline.com. The CLEP is just one exam and you don't have to get 80 percent of the answers right like I did. There is no way to pass those Straighterline exams without knowing what you're doing.

Yes there is. By having my friend who is an engineering student at Drexel U sit next to me as the questions pop up. I can also fax the questions to my nephew who is a math major. C'mon professor, I realize we give the "solemn" oath to not cheat, but you can't tell me administrators don't think about this. That is one point. Another is that I just think, right or wrong, that Straighterline wouldn't interest them for partnering, obviously they do accept credit. I didn't cheat by the way but then again, I used Algebrator and QuickMath + a few other websites, some would say that is cheating and I won't argue that point. I did learn but not the traditional method. As far as CLEP/DSST's are concerned. there is a portion of the general public that DO look somewhat down on them. I don't necessarily. I give people a lot of credit to be able to do them as quickly as they do. Especially when you see 6-7 get done in a month. You have to admit, some people who went the traditional route may think a Bachelors Degree in 14 months is a little far fetched. BUT you did not hear me say that! Well I guess you did but that is not my position. Anyone serving in IRAQ and being able to complete them definitely shows dedication.......just for the record.