College level testing for Bible and Religion courses

Hello, Sorry if this has been asked and answered before. Does anyone have experience with testing out of religion courses. This is for the family member who is full speed ahead, registered at the local cc , 18 FEMAs, and seems excited to be back in the education loop. Many thanks. Hille

 

Liberty University Online has a number of Institutional Challenge Exams in religious subjects. I think Liberty limits the extent of their use within a Liberty degree, and no guarantees whatsoever about other schools accepting them as transfer credit. I remember someone reporting that one of the lower-cost side-door approaches to transcripted credit from Liberty was rejected by TESC. This might have been from the Liberty Home Bible Institute or Willmington School of the Bible programs at Liberty. Other religious schools may also have challenge exams.

This isn't testing, but I think I've read enthusiastic reports about Religion courses from Clovis Community College in NM. They're running Life of Christ, Men of the Bible, Women of the Bible, and Studies in Immortality online both in an accelerated summer term and a longer fall term. Course Schedules, Tuition and Fees.

Of course there's a DSST in Introduction to World Religions. There's an ECE in Introduction to Philosophy, several CBEs in general or business ethics, and an ECE in bioethics; these are all cognate subjects, though full of their own material to study on their own bases. Following the history and culture of Christianity and religions could dovetail into CLEP Western Civ and Humanities, and DSST Art of the Western World and Introduction to the Modern Middle East.

 

These courses might be a good option: The Rechtschaffen Institute of Judaic Studies: College Credit Recommendations: National CCRS

Just double-check that their college will accept NCCRS-approved credits before taking any.