How to Get a Degree Fast #2
From Thomas Nixon
Credit by Testing
The other possibility is testing. It is possible to earn your degree completely through testing alone. Whether this is the best choice for you depends on your testing ability. There are colleges that will give you academic credit for taking, passing, and scoring above a certain level on tests. So which tests? Some possibilities are:
· GRE www.gre.org
· CLEP www.collegeboard.com
· DANTES www.dantes.doded.mil
· ECE www.excelsior.edu
· TECEP www.tesc.edu
The GRE provides the most bang for the buck.
If you can pass the general (versus the subject-area) exam at the 80th percentile, you can earn thirty semester units. That's for one test. Even if you don't meet that target, it is still possible to walk away with sixteen or twenty-four units. That's a lot of credit for one day's work.
Need the different options laid out in excruciatingly, wonderful detail? Lawrie Miller, creator of the BA in Four Weeks website, has provided a unique resource that spells it all out for you. If you stick to BA in Four Weeks framework, you will be able to earn your degree rapidly. He did it, and he provides the necessary information for you to do it, too. While it does rely on your ability to pass tests, the usual needed score is always reasonable.
The actual time that it can take you to earn a bachelor's degree using the portfolio/testing/already earned units method depends on whether you actually need to study for the tests. If you've done significant reading in U.S. history, it shouldn't be difficult to pass the "U.S. History 1" and "U.S. History 2" tests to earn six units. However, you may decide that you need further study to pass "American Literature."
My guess is that most folks, using the method above, could earn a college degree within a year. If you require significant additional studying, perhaps in two years. Either way, significantly faster than the usual four or five years for a traditional college degree.
Proof that it is never too late to earn a college degree.
Credit by Testing
The other possibility is testing. It is possible to earn your degree completely through testing alone. Whether this is the best choice for you depends on your testing ability. There are colleges that will give you academic credit for taking, passing, and scoring above a certain level on tests. So which tests? Some possibilities are:
· GRE www.gre.org
· CLEP www.collegeboard.com
· DANTES www.dantes.doded.mil
· ECE www.excelsior.edu
· TECEP www.tesc.edu
The GRE provides the most bang for the buck.
If you can pass the general (versus the subject-area) exam at the 80th percentile, you can earn thirty semester units. That's for one test. Even if you don't meet that target, it is still possible to walk away with sixteen or twenty-four units. That's a lot of credit for one day's work.
Need the different options laid out in excruciatingly, wonderful detail? Lawrie Miller, creator of the BA in Four Weeks website, has provided a unique resource that spells it all out for you. If you stick to BA in Four Weeks framework, you will be able to earn your degree rapidly. He did it, and he provides the necessary information for you to do it, too. While it does rely on your ability to pass tests, the usual needed score is always reasonable.
The actual time that it can take you to earn a bachelor's degree using the portfolio/testing/already earned units method depends on whether you actually need to study for the tests. If you've done significant reading in U.S. history, it shouldn't be difficult to pass the "U.S. History 1" and "U.S. History 2" tests to earn six units. However, you may decide that you need further study to pass "American Literature."
My guess is that most folks, using the method above, could earn a college degree within a year. If you require significant additional studying, perhaps in two years. Either way, significantly faster than the usual four or five years for a traditional college degree.
Proof that it is never too late to earn a college degree.
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