Accredited College Degree Education Online?
Q: When I went to college, you could take equivalency tests & get credit
for courses which you hadn't taken, such as algebra.
As the US economy worsens, & as savvy students try to avoid student
loans & heavy debt, ... wouldn't a cheaper way to earn credit, for the
first two years or so of required college courses be, to study these
subjects at home/library/internet, & then take the equivalency tests?
A:You can patch together courses, tests, 'contract learning', 'portfolio
assessment', military training, etc. to get an associate's or bachelor's
degree in a Connecticut college. You need not be a CT resident to attend.
"Charter Oak State College was established in 1973 by the Connecticut
Legislature to provide an alternative way for adults to earn a college
degree. The College is accredited by the Connecticut Board of Governors for
Higher Education and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and
functions under the degree-granting authority of Connecticut's Board for
State Academic Awards. Charter Oak is a Service Members Opportunity College.
Charter Oak is a virtual college offering both online based and video based
courses. Students can also earn credits based on Charter Oak faculty
evaluation of onsite and distance learning courses transferred from
regionally accredited colleges and universities, non-collegiate sponsored
instruction, standardized tests, special assessment, contract learning, and
portfolio assessment. Degrees are offered at both the associate and
baccalaureate levels.
Sources of Credit
You can complete your degree program by combining your prior learning with
the acquisition of new knowledge in a manner that best suits your needs and
inclination.
Charter Oak recognizes that college level learning can take place in a
variety of settings both inside and outside the traditional classroom.
Therefore we provide you with multiple options for earning credit. You may
take distance learning courses from Charter Oak or courses from other
regionally accredited institutions, test or portfolio out of courses, or
complete courses or workshops that have been evaluated as equivalent to
college level learning.
Proficiency Tests can be used to evaluate prior learning. Non-collegiate
sponsored programs which have been formally evaluated by Charter Oak are the
other sources of credit. The College also accepts credit recommendations for
non-collegiate programs evaluated by the American Council on Education and
the Office of Non-collegiate Sponsored Instruction of the University of the
State of New York. The Portfolio Review is used for evaluation of all other
college-level learning.
NOTE: Charter Oak Faculty determine