Will taking CLEP for some undergrad hurt my chances for grad school acceptance?

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<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.
Edit: I found out that UC schools do not accept CLEP, and that State Schools are required to accept it, but will it hurt my chances of acceptance?</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>

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<p>Usually, graduate schools require a regionally accredited bachelor’s degree, and if that degree contains credit from CLEP, AP, and DSST, it doesn’t matter. Your high school to college analogy fits.</p>

<p>However, if the graduate school has prerequisites, it might not accept credit-by-exam for those. For instance, if you are looking at a graduate school for healthcare, credit-by-exam probably will not be accepted for lab science prerequisites. On the other hand, many MBA programs accept CLEP for prerequisites. It depends on the school. </p>

<p>If the CLEP exams you’re planning to take are not prerequisite of the grad program, I wouldn’t hesitate. If they are, I’d call the schools you are considering and ask them if credit-by-exam would be accepted.</p>

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<p>Thank you.</p>