<p>I am thinking about taking some CLEP tests to speed up the time that I can get my bachelors, but I am not sure exactly how grad school works.</p>
<p>Is grad school like an extension of your bachelor's, where they count they credits from your bachelors, or is it just a prerequisite to have a degree, like high school is to college.</p>
<p>I do not really care about getting into the best school, I just want to be able to have a choice of at least 2 or 3 in southern California. UC schools, state schools, maybe a few private ones</p>
<p>I am in the military right now, and my plan was to complete my bachelor's by the time I get out, and the only way I will be able to meet that deadline is if I take a few CLEP tests. Works perfectly with the 2013 fall semester too.</p>
<p>Basically will most grad schools accept my bachelor's if some of it is CLEP, and the rest done online? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Credits are not counted from your bachelor’s - everything resets when you begin graduate school, including GPA. The prerequisite is simply a bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited university and, usually, a certain minimum undergraduate GPA.</p>
<p>However, if your entire degree is CLEP and online, you will be at a serious disadvantage in admissions to academic graduate programs because you will not have had close interactions with your professors, nor will you have had opportunities to pursue undergraduate research. What graduate field are you planning to apply for?</p>
<p>Most likely business, sales or marketing, I still need to declare my major. Right now there are not any other fields I really want to go into. I figured if I have high enough GMAT and/or GRE scores and at least a 3.5 GPA , then my chances should be pretty good. Another thing is that I have never taken the SAT or ACT.</p>
<p>The SAT and ACT are irrelevant for graduate school, so don’t worry about them.</p>
<p>Admission to graduate programs is highly qualitative and high test scores + GPA are no guarantee of anything. Where will your undergraduate degree be from?</p>
<p>You need to work on developing a relationship with some of your professors who will write you letters of recommendation.</p>
<p>GPA and GMAT/GRE scores might determine whether they toss out or keep your application, but after that decision is made, your letters of recommendation, personal statement, research and/or work-related experience all mean SO much more to the admissions committees. If those areas are weak, your chances for getting in remain low despite good test scores and grades.</p>
<p>I think you need to pop on over to the MBA forum. The whole CLEP issue will reply on your school granting such credits toward graduation. These would be usually credit for the lower divison coursework. If you are taking classes from an online for profit… well, no comment.</p>
<p>It isn’t a good iedea in general to take advances coursework in business without relevant work experience, don’t know if you kave that or not but do your research if you want to go to a decent school like you mention. Good schools won’t take people who don’t have that experience. Bad schools will take anyone who can pay, and the degree won’t be worth much. Go read the MBA forum and I’m sure there will be more info for you. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. I have recently found out that grad school is separate, so my original question is answered.</p>
<p>I am not trying to go far in business. I just want to have an advantage over people with just a bachelors. I figure that if I have an MBA from just a regular school like USC, SDSU, Cal Poly, UC Irvine, etc. then I would be considered a more qualified applicant than someone with just a bachelors from like Harvard.</p>
<p>Honestly I just want a job where I can make a decent amount of money so that I can start my own business someday.
Oh and i also would prefer to work for commission rather than a salary, I hate salaries.
Something like real estate, car sales, etc.</p>
<p>Your premise is incorrect. A degree is a credential, nothing more and nothing less. Many people with bachelor’s degrees make more money than those with a Ph.D. It is true, in general, that more education leads to a higher salary, but there is nothing assured or automatic about it.</p>