Cost analysis of big 3 - breakdown

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Thomas Edison State College
cheapest degree possible starting from 0 credits
(as of 2/12/09)

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[SIZE="4"]BA Liberal Studies $1785 active duty military#
BA Liberal Studies $3065 in state (New Jersey)
BA Liberal Studies $4160 out of state[/SIZE]

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Application Fee to TESC $75
Out of State Enrollment Fee to TESC $2445 (in state $1350)
Technology Fee to TESC $100
Graduation Fee to TESC $240
Credit Requirements paid to various agents $1300 (testing centers fees vary $0-$25 per exam) That's $11 per credit!

CREDIT SOURCES:
6cr. English Composition
CLEP English Comp Exam, 6 cr., $80

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12cr. Humanities
CLEP Humanities Exam, 6 cr. $80
CLEP Literature Exam (American), 6 cr. $80

12 cr. Social Science
CLEP Social Science and History Exam, 6 cr. $80
CLEP Introduction to Psychology, 3 cr. $80
CLEP Introduction to Sociology, 3 cr. $80

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12 cr. Natural Science and Math
CLEP College Math Exam, 6 cr. $80
CLEP Natural Science Exam, 6 cr. $80

18 cr. General Education Electives
CLEP Foreign Language Exam level 1 score**, 6 cr. $80
CLEP Biology Exam, 6 cr. $80
CLEP Literature Exam (British), 6 cr. $80

27 cr. Free Electives
FEMA Independent Study Courses, 24 cr. $0
ALEKS Business Statistics, 3 cr. $0

33 cr. Liberal Studies Area in 2 or more concentrations
A. Humanities -12
CLEP Foreign Language Exam level 2 score**, 6 cr. $0
CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature Exam, 6 cr. $80

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B. Social Science-9
CLEP Human Growth and Development Exam, 3 cr. $80
CLEP Educational Psychology Exam, 3 cr. $80
CLEP Organizational Behavior, 3 cr. $80

C. Natural Science and Math -12
ALEKS Introduction to Stats, 3 cr. $20*
ALEKS Stats for Behavioral Science, 3 cr. $0
CLEP Chemistry Exam, 6 cr. $80

NOTES:
**This schedule assumes you can pass some pretty difficult exams, including a foreign language. If you know a second language, you can delete the social sciences section and replace it with a second CLEP language exam for a savings of $160

*Completion of 3 ALEKS courses inside 1 month. Some coupon codes will give you a month trial for free, saving $20

There are a lot of social science exams that would count from the history area, but I selected this group based on the principle of "exam grouping."

#Active duty military may be eligible to take all CLEP exams for free, and will pay only in-state tuition, no matter where they are stationed.

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