Ohio University challenge for credit

I notice that Ohio U offers to set up special course credit by exam even if they do not formally offer that course for credit by exam, as long as it is at least offered to regular students in their brick & mortar campus.

Has anyone tried this route? How likely is it that the school would be able to make this special arrangement? Which courses did you challenge?

Is the $65 fee/credit hour on top of the regular $60 fee/credit hour?

 

Greetings.

Whether learning contracts, portfolio reviews, special CCEs, or any other special arrangement is available depends primarily upon the felicities of the department involved. For example, the Electrical Engineering (not ET?) chaps are reputed to be extremely uncooperative: your chances of obtaining EE credits are, therefore, abysmal. I have been told, however, that the CS chaps will exert themselves, at least occasionally. <g> I have no idea how (un)helpful any of OU's numerous other departments are.

It has been suggested that your chances for a special arrangement indeterminately improve if you enroll with Ohio University. Be warned, however, that I have no evidence to support or refute this theory. Registering is, however, quite cheap & painless. Indeed, if you're amenable to their graduation requirements (which, I think, are more vigorous that COSC/TESC/Regents), and are not put off by their rules (many of which at least appear screwy and/or obstructive), you could do worse than consider a pursuing your degree there. Or is that what you're doing now?

My last tip for you is for you to make your own enquiries, carefully. There are many nice Ohio'ans in OU's distance learning office that are happy to answer your questions. Unfortunately, there are probably fewer that actually know the answers to your questions. <g> Make what arrangements you can with OU, but try to have an alternate plan just in case.

Cordially,
Richard Kanarek

P.S. Keep in mind that OU credits are quarter hour credits, not semester hour credits.

 

Greetings.

Whether learning contracts, portfolio reviews, special CCEs, or any other special arrangement is available depends primarily upon the felicities of the department involved. For example, the Electrical Engineering (not ET?) chaps are reputed to be extremely uncooperative: your chances of obtaining EE credits are, therefore, abysmal. I have been told, however, that the CS chaps will exert themselves, at least occasionally. <g> I have no idea how (un)helpful any of OU's numerous other departments are.

It has been suggested that your chances for a special arrangement indeterminately improve if you enroll with Ohio University. Be warned, however, that I have no evidence to support or refute this theory. Registering is, however, quite cheap & painless. Indeed, if you're amenable to their graduation requirements (which, I think, are more vigorous that COSC/TESC/Regents), and are not put off by their rules (many of which at least appear screwy and/or obstructive), you could do worse than consider a pursuing your degree there. Or is that what you're doing now?

My last tip for you is for you to make your own enquiries, carefully. There are many nice Ohio'ans in OU's distance learning office that are happy to answer your questions. Unfortunately, there are probably fewer that actually know the answers to your questions. <g> Make what arrangements you can with OU, but try to have an alternate plan just in case.

Cordially,
Richard Kanarek

P.S. Keep in mind that OU credits are quarter hour credits, not semester hour credits.

 

I very much appreciate you putting this option into perspective for me. I have a much better base for approaching OU, with your insight.

I'm not enrolled there yet, but I am studying in anticipation of taking a few of their currently offered CCE's in mathematics.