Taking proctored exams/but not enrolled anywhere!

Hello,

Does it make sense/effectively work to figure out which proctored exams you need to take for the specific degree you want at a certain school and then simply take & pass all the tests you can (except those which are produced just by that school) for their students)? So, after you had passed the majority of proctored exams required you could simply enroll, pass the few remaining tests and get your degree. The advantage to this is that you save money on enrollment/re-enrollment fees if you have an extended length plan of action before you.

I want to take my time should I go this route and so I would probably take three years to get done since I have no college credit to transfer (I have two years but that's another story...) and I have very limited money but not time. I envision myself taking and passing one test a month for roughly 35 months. I am torn between Excelsior and Charter Oak because they both have their unique advantages..

So it seems to me my plan would work unless the "big three" schools forbid this from being done. Do they? And if so, which ones? Have I outsmarted myself?

To be honest the idea of "testing" myself to a bachelor's degree sort of terrifies me. I'm not quite sure if I'm sharp & disciplined enough for this unique approach to education. And math at anything beyond simple arithmetic is a big challenge for me. But by taking "baby steps" with my plan here I could get my feet wet without the risk of drowning in the form of a big financial upset.

A big part of me wants to do the "easy" thing and get an associates from Thomson Education Direct www.educationdirect.com in hospitality management and then just get a bachelor's degree in management from Ashworth College when their B.A. program starts up in three years (or so a supervisor of a sales rep there told me, hey, they already have a Master's!). Right now I am signed up with PCDI to get a "diploma" in hospitality management. I just wanted to get my feet wet and get a taste of their program.

I do realize sometimes the hard way is the right way.

thank you,

BetterMan

 

You can take as many tests as you like before you enroll. However, you do take the risk of having some exams not applied to your degree in the way you planned once you do enroll. If you are starting from scratch you might save alot of money by waiting to enroll.

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