Engineering Degree Online|Credit from Testing

Posted by bposton on November 4th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

As mentioned in my earlier post, it is actually possible to earn a lot of college credit from testing. In fact, I’ve heard (but not confirmed) that it’s actually possible to earn your degree completely through testing alone.

Now, this may or may not be for you. It depends on your testing ability. Do you consider yourself a good “test-taker”?

If so, then there are several colleges that will give you academic credit for taking, passing, and scoring above a certain level on tests.

So which tests do you need to take?

Well again, I’ve done some of the legwork for you :-)

Here are some of the tests you can take:

ยท GRE (gre.org)

CLEP (collegeboard.com)

DANTES (dantes.doded.mil)

ECE (excelsior.edu)

TECEP (tesc.edu)

If you want to focus on only one of these, then the GRE is it.

Here’s why. If you can pass the general (not the subject-area) exam at or above the 80th percentile, you’ll get 30 credits.

…that’s just for one test.

And even if you don’t score that high, it’s still possible to walk away from the test with 16 or 24 credits.

That’s a lot of credit for one day’s work :-)

Ben

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Engineering degree online : More about NCSU’s masters programs in engineering

Posted by bposton on October 25th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

In my last post I forgot to mention some information about North Carolina State Untiversity’s
Master of Engineering program.

The Master of Engineering program was created for off-campus students
in an effort to bridge the gap that would otherwise deny them access
to the wealth of knowledge that exists at NC State University.

This degree program at NCSU is primarily for folks whose schedule or location don’t
allow on-campus study.

Good new is that the online courses are the same as the on-campus courses
in terms of content, requirements and academic rigor.

Of course the benefits of this are the convenience and flexibility. You can take a
variety of courses in different engineering fields and in computer science.

More good news - their Master of Engineering degree can be earned totally through
the Engineering Online program. It’s a 30 credit hour program that does not require GRE,
thesis, final oral exam, or on-campus attendance.

Good news all around.

Ben

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