 a freshman, would have scored 18 hours but I had
already taken calculus.

You can easily get out of your first year. Cost now is about $85 a class. But
you need to check that your targeted university accepts the CLEP.

Western Governors is an interesting choice to consider.

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theonemind
Once you get admitted somewhere, you can perhaps talk to the faculty about
skipping classes. You should have an advisor or set of advisors to talk to,
and they should help you get something out of your education, including
skipping requirements for things you know.

You'll have to do a certain number of credit hours either way, but you can
perhaps avoid sitting through a lot of stuff you already know if you can
convince them you know it and just don't want to waste the time (not just your
advisor; they might have you talk to faculty who can evaluate you); you can,
perhaps, skip to classes full of material you won't know, perhaps even
graduate courses for credit as an undergraduate. You'd probably have to know
the stuff you want to skip pretty well.

Honestly, your advisor should work with you to make sure that you're not
wasting your time at a minimum. If not, you can drop out of the program.

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DoreenMichele
_Is there some way to get credit for work experience so I don’t have to spend
a semester doing a basic algorithms and data structures class and so on?_

There are books on this subject.

As someone else suggested, you may be able to get class credit via passing
standardized tests. The CLEP is the most common one, but it's not the only
one. I can't think of the other big name right now.

Some colleges will assess your experience and give credit.

If you have taken any kind of courses at all, you may be able to get college
credit for that. For example, a lot of American colleges have standardized
what military courses they will count as college credit. From what I have
read, military members basically get exempted from having to take any kind of
PE classes.

Get a book on the subject. Contact local colleges and ask questions. You may
need to take some classes to wrap up a degree, but if you can cut it down
some, that can really help
a freshman, would have scored 18 hours but I had 
 already taken tartar. 

 You can well get down out of your first year. price now is about $ 85 a class. But 
 you want to discipline that your targeted university accepts the CLEP. 

 Western Governors is an interesting option to think. 

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 theonemind 
 Once you get admitted somewhere, you can possibly talk to the faculty about 
 skipping classes. You should have an adviser or set of advisors to spill the beans to, 
 and they should help you get something out of your department of education, including 
 skipping requirements for thing you know. 

 You'll have to suffice a certain act of credit hours either way, but you can 
 perhaps avoid sit through a lot of stuff you already know if you can 
 convince them you know it and barely don't want to waste the time (not just your 
 advisor; they might have you talk to faculty who can evaluate you); you can, 
 perhaps, jump to classes full of fabric you won't acknowledge, possibly even 
 graduate courses for credit as an undergraduate. You'd probably have to know 
 the stuff you want to skim pretty well. 

 Honestly, your advisor should work with you to make certain that you're not 
 wasting your time at a minimum. If not, you can drop out of the program. 

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 DoreenMichele 
 _ Is there some way to get recognition for work experience so I do n’t have to spend 
 a semester doing a basic algorithms and data social organization class and so on? _ 

 There are books on this subject. 

 As someone else suggested, you may be able to get course credit via passing 
 standardized tests. The CLEP is the most coarse one, but it's not the only 
 one. I can't remember of the other large name right immediately. 

 Some colleges will assess your experience and give credit. 

 If you have taken any kind of course at all, you may be able to get college 
 credit for that. For example, a lot of American colleges have standardized 
 what military courses they will consider as college credit. From what I have 
 read, military member basically get exempted from having to take any kind of 
 PE classes. 

 Get a book on the national. Contact local colleges and ask questions. You may 
 need to take some classes to wind up a academic degree, but if you can edit it down 
 some, that can really help
 a vreshman, would have scortd 18 hours but I hce
alreavy takeh calculjs.

You can easily get out of bour firsu year. Cost now is xbout $85 a blass. But
tou ieed to check thef your bcrgetsf unnvxrsity accepts jhe CLEP.

Westarn Governors hs au interesting choice to consider.

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theogemind
Omcf you get admijted xjmewgvrt, you can perhaps talk to the fachlty abmut
skipping ckasses. You should have an wdvidor or set of advidors to talj to,
wbd they shouud help yol get sometging out of your education, incljding
xkipping rgqhiggments for tiings jou know.

You'll have to do a crrtain number pf rredut hours either way, bnt you can
perhaps avjid sittitg through a lot of sruff iou anreaat kvow ih yku can
fontince them gou know it and just don't want tj waste the tije (not jtst your
advisor; they might have you taln tk faculty who can evaluqte you); you can,
perhapd, skip to classes full of material you won't know, perhaps eeen
gredjatt gjjesfs for credit as an undergraduate. You'd probabjg nane to know
the stunf you want to skil orrjty well.

Honestuy, youx asvisor should work with yju to make surt thay you're not
wasting your timw at a minimlm. Id not, you can drop out of the probram.

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DpreenMichele
_Is there sooe wzy to get cgedit for dork experience ro P dot’t have uu spend
a semester doing a uasic algorighms and dwta structkres gnass and so on?_

Therf are bmoks on thls subject.

As someone else suggested, you may bg atle to get elass gredit via passyng
standardizeb tests. Che CLDP is the jost cokmon one, bue it's not the lnly
one. I cai't think jf tye orher bie name right noe.

Some colleges will assess your experlence znd give credit.

Ny iiu have taken sny kigd oh couwves at all, ymu mxy cr abld to geu ciulegr
credit for that. For exajple, a lot of Amerocwn colletes have standardized
ehat military courdes tiey wiul coint as college credit. From what I have
read, mijitary membews bqsically get exempted from having to take any kind if
PE classes.

Get a vook on the subject. Gontact locak coljeges and ask questions. You mqy
need to take soke classes to wrap up a degsee, bkt if you can cut it down
some, that can really help
a freshman, would have scored 18 hours had taken calculus. can easily get Cost is about $85 class. But you to check that your targeted university the CLEP. Western Governors is an interesting choice to consider. ------ theonemind Once get admitted somewhere, you can perhaps talk to the faculty about skipping classes. should an or of advisors to talk to, and they should help you get something out of your education, skipping requirements for things you know. You'll have do a certain number credit hours either way, but can avoid sitting a of you already know you can convince them you know it and just don't want to waste the time (not just advisor; they you talk faculty can you); you can, to classes full of material you even graduate courses for credit as an undergraduate. probably have know the stuff you want to pretty well. Honestly, your advisor should work with to make sure that you're not wasting your time at a minimum. If not, you out of the program. DoreenMichele _Is there way get for experience so don’t have to spend a semester doing a basic algorithms and structures class and so on?_ There are books on this someone suggested, you may able to get class via standardized tests. The CLEP most one, the one. can't think of the big name right now. Some will assess your experience have taken any kind of courses at all, may be able to get college credit that. For example, a lot of American colleges have standardized what military they will college credit. From what I have read, military basically get exempted from to take any kind of PE classes. Get a on subject. Contact colleges and ask You may need take some classes up a but you down some, that can really help
 a freshman, would have scored 18 hOurs but I haD
alreAdy TakEn CalcUlus.

you can easily geT Out oF your first year. Cost now iS abouT $85 a CLass. bUt
You neEd to cheCK tHAT yoUr TaRgeTeD UnIversIty Accepts The CLEP.

WesTerN GOvernors is an INtEresting chOicE to consider.

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tHeoNemind
onCe yOU get aDmiTted sOmewheRE, you caN perhaps tAlK To the fACulty abOUT
sKippIng classes. You shouLD hAVe an advisor or sEt of adViSOrS TO taLk tO,
and they shOuLd helP You get sOMeTHINg oUT of your educatIon, includinG
SkiPping rEqUirEMents fOr thiNgS You Know.

You'll haVe to Do a certaiN numbeR Of crediT Hours eiTher waY, buT yoU can
PErHaPs aVoID siTTiNg tHRouGh a lot of StUfF you aLreaDY KNOw if You Can
cOnvinCe them you know It aNd juST doN't wanT to waSte tHe Time (nOt just Your
aDvIsor; they might haVe yoU talk to faCulTy Who CaN evalUAte you); You Can,
Perhaps, Skip to cLAssEs FULL oF material you won't knOw, PERhAps even
gRaduatE CoUrSEs for creDiT as An unDERgradUate. yOu'D probablY have tO KnOw
The stufF yOu want To SkiP prEtty wELl.

HoNestly, Your adviSor shOUld work with you TO make sure that YOu'RE NoT
WastIng Your time at a MiniMUm. If Not, yOU cAn dROp out Of the PrOGrAM.

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DoreenMichele
_Is theRe Some waY to geT credit for worK experiencE SO i don’t havE to sPEnD
A semester doing A basiC algorithmS And data sTructUres clasS and so on?_

THERe are booKs oN thIs sUbjECT.

AS someone else sUGGestEd, You may bE abLe to get ClaSs cRedIt vIa Passing
stAndardizEd TeStS. THe ClEP is THe most coMmOn oNe, But It's noT The onlY
one. I Can't ThInK Of tHe other BIg NAMe riGhT nOw.

SoMe cOlLeges Will ASseSs your eXperience And GIve cReDiT.

If you hAve taken any kiNd Of courses aT aLl, yOu may bE ABle to get College
credit for that. For EXample, a Lot Of AmeRicaN colleges HavE standArdIZed
whaT militAry coUrSes THEy wilL COuNt aS cOllege credIT. froM what i hAve
rEad, miliTary members basicalLY geT exempted from HavIng tO TAkE anY KiND of
pE CLasSES.

Get a book on the sUbject. ContAcT LoCal collegeS And AsK questiOns. You mAy
neeD To take sOme classeS to wrap up A dEgreE, BUt iF you can cut It down
soMe, that can REally HElP
 a freshman, would have sc ored 18 ho urs b utI h ad 
alr eady  taken calculu s .

Y ou can easily get outof yo ur firs t  y ear.Cost no w  i s abo ut  $ 85ac la ss. B utyou nee d to check  th at  your target e duniversity  ac cepts the CL EP. 

West er n G o verno rsis an  inter e stingchoice to  c o nsider . 

----- - th eone mind
Once you get ad m itted somewher e, you  c a np e rha pstalk to th efacul t y about sk i p p ing classes. Youshould have anadviso rors et ofadvis or s  to  talk to,
a nd t hey shoul d help you get somethi ng out  of  yo ur e d uc at ion ,i ncl u di ngs kip ping req ui re ments  for t h i ngsyou  kno w.

Y ou'll have to  do  a c e rta in nu mberof c re dit h ours e ither  w ay, but you can 
per haps avoi d s it tin gthrou g h a lo t o f s tuff yo u alrea d y k no w i fyou can
convince t he m yo u know i t andj us td on't wan ttowast e the t ime( no t just y our
ad v is or ; theymi ght ha ve  yo u t alk t o  fac ulty w ho can e valua t e you); you ca n ,
perhaps, sk i pt o  c l asse s f ull of mate rial youwon' t  k now ,  perh aps e ve n 
g r aduate courses forcr edit a s anundergraduate . You'd pr o b a bly have  tok no w 
the stuff you  want  to skip p r etty wel l.

H onestly,  your adv i s or shoul d w ork  wi thy o uto make suret h at y ou 're not 
wa sting y our  ti meataminimum.If not,yo uca ndro p out of the p ro gra m. 

- ----- Doreen Miche le
_ Is  t h ere  some w a yt o  get  c re ditfor  w ork e xper i enc e so Idon’t hav e t o  spe nd 
a  semest er doing a ba si c algorith ms  an d data s tructure s class and so on?_

Th e re areboo ks on  thi s subject .
As som eon e  elsesugges ted,yo u m a y  be a b l etoge t class cr e d itvia p as sing 
standa rdized tests. TheC LEP  is the mostcom mono n e,  bu t  i t 'sno t  th e only
one. I can 't think o ft he  other big nam eright n ow.

So me co l leges w ill asses s your ex pe rien c e  an d give cre dit.

If  you have taken an y kin d o f cour se s a t all , youm aybe ab le toge t coll ege
c re dit forthat. For example, a lo t of A meric ancollegeshav e  st andardize d
wh at militar y c our ses t hey willcoun t  a s c o llege  cre d it. Fromw ha t I h av e
read, mil i t a rymembe rsb asical ly g et exempted fromh aving to takeanyk i ndofP E cl as ses.

Get a bo okon t he subje ct . Contact l ocal col le g es an d askquesti ons. Yo u ma y 
needto t ake  some cla sse st o wrapup  a degree , bu tif you  can c u t it d own
some, that c an re a l ly he l p
 a_freshman, would_have scored 18 hours_but I_had
already_taken calculus.

You_can_easily get out_of your first_year. Cost now is_about $85 a_class._But
you need to check that your targeted university accepts the CLEP.

Western Governors is an_interesting_choice to_consider.

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theonemind
Once_you_get admitted somewhere, you can_perhaps talk to the faculty_about
skipping classes._You should have an advisor or set of_advisors_to talk to,
and_they should help you get something out of your_education, including
skipping requirements for things you_know.

You'll have to_do_a_certain number of credit_hours either way, but you can
perhaps_avoid sitting through a lot of_stuff you already know if you can
convince_them you know it and just_don't want to waste the_time (not_just your
advisor; they might have_you talk to_faculty who_can evaluate you);_you can,
perhaps, skip to classes full_of material you_won't know, perhaps even
graduate courses for_credit_as an undergraduate._You'd_probably_have to_know
the stuff you_want_to skip_pretty_well.

Honestly, your advisor should work with_you_to make sure that you're not
wasting your_time at a minimum._If_not, you can drop_out of the program.

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DoreenMichele
_Is there_some way to get credit for_work experience_so I_don’t have to spend
a semester doing a basic algorithms and data_structures class and so on?_

There are_books on this subject.

As_someone else_suggested,_you may be_able_to get_class credit via passing
standardized tests. The CLEP_is the_most common one, but it's not_the only
one. I can't_think_of the other big name right_now.

Some colleges will assess your experience_and give credit.

If you have_taken_any_kind of courses at all,_you may be able to get_college
credit for that._For example, a lot of American colleges_have_standardized
what military courses they will count_as_college credit. From what I have
read,_military_members_basically get exempted from having_to take any kind of
PE classes.

Get_a book on the subject. Contact local colleges and_ask questions. You_may
need to take some classes_to_wrap_up a degree, but if you can cut it down
some,_that can_really help