Im new to this site but have received plenty of tips just by reading other posts. Im trying to finish my quest of graduating by taking clep and dssts for a degree in business/liberal arts. I will post my transcript so those who are DL experts can let me know which of the 50+ credits I have will transfer to any school. Im looking at Online B&M's that have little or no residency requirement (other than big 3). Ive seen a few upper iowa, indiana weslayan, and western illinois to name a few. Any with a generous clep & dsst credit intake will do. So far ive passed 5 of 6 exams (missed principles of marketing by 1 smh) and have about 25 left. Wish me luck!!! DSST: Intro to Business-439/400 Organized Behavior-59/48 Personal Finance-403/400 Human Resource Management-46/46 Technical Writing-46/46
No.......those are the schools I like......just wanted to know if anyone knew anymore I found out that one I liked (Mountain State University just lost accrediation)....I just want to go to a B&M it doesn't have to be widely known or anything
What subject(s) are you interested in a degree in? What are you interested in doing with the degree? There's a list and discussion of schools friendly to CLEP, DSST, etc. in the book Homeschooling for College Credit, recommended! Outside the Big Three (and the three-year BGS from Athabasca University, a non-B&M school in Canada), you won't find an RA school with no residency requirements. I believe residency requirements will almost always start at 30 sh. If you don't want to go Big Three, you'll also want to look specifically for a school with at least 30 sh of distance learning coursework that you'll want to take that fit into a degree plan that you'll want to take.
Thanks......the degree I want is a BA in business administration but I want to fit the communications credits I took into my degree plan........I would do a BA/BS liberal arts with a business focus to fit them in but business is definately where I want to go..........I can deal with the 30 credits (being in the navy on shore duty will give me something to do after work)
The degree you're interested in earning is not exotic or rare in any way so in that regard you're in luck. Each school/school system has their own policy on how many credits they'll accept in transfer and (for me) it's hard to keep up with the policies of every school. I'd suggest that the you start by looking at the state university system where you live. It's possible that even if they won't accept every single credit that you've earned, it might still be the best deal for you (name recognition, in-state tuition, convenience to campus (library, etc.). Otherwise I'd suggest that you do two things: Look at some of the big university systems that get discussed - UMass, N. Carolina, Texas, etc. all have big DL programs that might be attractive to you. Second, google is your friend. do an advanced search on google using distance learning and degree completion as search terms. I think you'll find that there are lots of options out there.
Although many, if not most, schools accept up to 90 semester units, many have a limit on units earned through exams such as CLEP and DSST.
Just to clarify residency: When a school requires residency it means you must take the required number of units though that school (they may be earned via DL however).
