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=How Does Testing Out Work?=
There are currently three universities that allow you to transfer in all but 6-7 credit hours of a total of 120 credits needed for a Bachelor's degree: [[Charter Oak State College]] (COSC), [[Excelsior College]] (EC), and [[Thomas Edison State University]] (TESU), These are often referred to as "The Big 3" schools. These schools specialize in providing education opportunities to anyone who may have a collection of credits or creditable experience from multiple sources. Thanks to their generous policies it is possible to earn a Bachelor's degree without taking a single college class. As long as you know how to do it, understand the policies, and are willing to put in the work, that is. This website, and [http://www.degreeforum.net the DegreeForum.net forum], can help with the first two, '''<u>but the third is entirely on you</u>'''!

''NOTE: These are NOT for-profit schools, nor are they "nationally accredited." Two of the "Big 3" are public state schools, and one (Excelsior) is private and formerly known as Regents College (formed by the New York State Board of Regents). These are reputable schools catering to adult students and in several cases [http://www.charteroak.edu/alumni/acceptances.cfm '''have had students go on to top tier graduate schools like Harvard, Yale, and MIT''']. Of course, these are more the exceptions than the norm, but it shows you that it can be done!''