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The AP exams are also provided by the College Board organization. The AP Examinations are administered each year in May and represent the culmination of college-level work in a given discipline in a secondary school setting. Rigorously developed by committees of college and AP high school faculty, the AP Exams test students' ability to perform at a college level.
Exam choices are: Art History Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC Chemistry Chinese Language and Culture Computer Science A Computer Science AB English Language and Composition English Literature and Composition Environmental Science European History French Language French Literature German Language Government and Politics: Comparative Government and Politics: United States Human Geography Italian Language and Culture Japanese Language and Culture Latin Literature Latin:Vergil Macroeconomics Microeconomics Music Theory Physics B Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Physics C: Mechanics Psychology Spanish Language Spanish Literature Statistics Studio Art: 2-D Design Studio Art: 3-D Design Studio Art: Drawing United States History World History
Cost for the exams is $84 and there is a $22 fee reduction for demonstrated financial need. These are taken in the spring of the school year by junior and senior high school students. They are applied to the college transcript prior to beginning fall coursework.
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http://www.ohiou.edu/independent/ccewords.htm 24 subject areas with numerous ways to earn credit from independent study to correspondence courses. They also offer credit by exam of course. Prices are about the same as taking the course at a community college around $250-300 for a three to four credit course. Check the subject areas to see if a fit can be found for a more specialized degree area. |
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Most colleges offer credit-by-exam options very cheaply. Check with the learning center or library facility. This is one of your first stops on this quest for a quick degree. They will have portfolio information, testing options and facilities as well as a coordinator that will be very qualified to discuss all of these options. Any information gathered here will always trump what your academic advisor has told you. The learning center coordinator will have worked hand in hand with the college Registrar in deciding on criteria for all of these offerings. USE THIS RESOURCE!
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The choices are only a few, but at Excelsior College and Charter Oak State College they can bring in up to 30 credits for a great score. These are tough exams, they are to demonstrate a mastery of a wide subject area fully. They are reasonably priced under $200 for what they could bring to your transcript at those colleges.
The exam choices are: Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Biology Chemistry Computer Science Literature in English Mathematics Physics Psychology
Check out the details at the ETS site. The GRE exams require intense understanding of the subject matter. You can purchase study guides with practice questions for next to nothing on Half.com. Buy one and explore the contents before deciding on this route for credit. |
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Other Lesser Utilized Programs
AICE Exams AICE is an international diploma that students can earn via an advanced academic curriculum and assessment program written and administered by a non-profit department (CIE) of the University of Cambridge in England. AICE program courses and examinations are offered during grades 11 and 12 in schools worldwide registered as CIE Centers.
International Baccalaureate Much like the AP selections the International Baccalaureate (IB) assesses student work as direct evidence of achievement against the stated goals of the Diploma Programme courses. www.ibo.org or sample exams. |