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Richard · 08-21-2009, 06:10

You comparatively shop for schools and look for one that will recognize the value of your service experiences and training. According to the article, 4 in 5 will grant credit for such experience - look for one of them.

And as far as recognition of a language skill - the colleges I went to (Columbus State and Indiana University) allowed me to go and be evaluated in a one-on-one conversation in the language with a professor from that language's department - both times that I did this I was awarded the credit by the college upon recommendation from the professors.

Remember - there are work-arounds - be creative.

FWIW - many colleges also do not accept AP credit in lieu of a course taken at the college or even a number of credits transferred from other colleges - it's their call, not the student's.

Richard's $.02

08-21-2009, 06:10	#2
Richard Quiet Professional Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NorCal Posts: 15,370	You comparatively shop for schools and look for one that will recognize the value of your service experiences and training. According to the article, 4 in 5 will grant credit for such experience - look for one of them. And as far as recognition of a language skill - the colleges I went to (Columbus State and Indiana University) allowed me to go and be evaluated in a one-on-one conversation in the language with a professor from that language's department - both times that I did this I was awarded the credit by the college upon recommendation from the professors. Remember - there are work-arounds - be creative. FWIW - many colleges also do not accept AP credit in lieu of a course taken at the college or even a number of credits transferred from other colleges - it's their call, not the student's. Richard's $.02 __________________ “Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results.” - To Kill A Mockingbird (Atticus Finch) “Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” - Robert Heinlein
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