Accredited Life Experience Degrees - Accelerate Your Progress
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Chances are you are pursuing an online degree to reap benefits
in the workplace. For this reason, you may be interested in
accelerating your progress to get your degree faster. This
article will explain seven ways to finish your degree faster.
Keep in mind that you will work harder to finish faster and must
be willing to make this commitment.
Check with an admissions counselor to see if you qualify for the
Credit for Life Experience Program (CLEP). Experience in the
business world can translate into college credits with this
program. You will have to show documentation of your work
experience. The school will verify this experience to determine
how it fits into your degree program in terms of college credit.
The credits you receive from this program can shorten the time
you spend earning your degree. This program isn't offered at all
schools or for all degree programs.
The Proficiency Exam Program (PEP) is similar to CLEP. This
program allows students to earn college credit for independent
study or other training received without college credit. You may
have learned the subject matter in another forum and not need to
take the class. You will have to show documentation and pass an
exam to qualify for credits with PEP.
Many online universities offer shorter semesters. Some will give
you the choice between six, eight and ten week semesters.
Shorter semesters allow you to take more classes throughout the
year. Keep in mind that these shorter semesters still carry the
same requirements. The work load will be more intense, but the
time period will be shorter. Be sure you have the time to devote
before you choose shorter semesters. The pace is faster and you
will need to work faster to keep up.
You can take more classes each semester. Even taking one
additional class each semester can take a year off the time you
will spend in school. You will have to make time for an
additional class each semester, but you'll finish faster. When
you plan your classes, schedule a mixture of subjects you find
easy with more difficult courses. This way, you won't end up
with all the subjects you find difficult at the end of your
program.
Some online universities don't require students take general
education classes. Your program will focus entirely on your
field of study. Often, this structure results in a shorter time
spent earning the degree. If you plan to transfer your credits
to another university, check before enrolling in the program to
make sure the credits are transferable.
Saturday Scholars Programs are offered at many large
universities. Students entering this program should hold an
Associates degree before applying to the program. You travel to
the university on Saturdays, usually from eight in the morning
until five in the evening. These programs allow you to finish
your degree in two years of Saturdays.
Self paced programs are offered through some online colleges.
These classes can be started at any time and finished at your
own pace. You can work through the material more quickly than is
possible in the typical college semester. Quite a few of these
programs set a minimum time you must take the course. Usually
they require a six week minimum time frame for completion.