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Re:The Stigma of Choosing Trade School over College by Datenstrom on Thursday March 07, 2019 @12:03PM (#19329716)
Similar situation and yes I have done that and far beyond. I even work in a field where it is just assumed I have a degree and people are always extremely shocked when I mention that I do not.

I am under the impression it is not possible to CLEP computer science classes or in any way get recognition for this. Is that correct?

Edit: specify CLEP for computer science

Re:The Stigma of Choosing Trade School over College by ThrowawayR2 on Thursday March 07, 2019 @12:17PM (#19329861)
You can take the GRE for CS without being a student, as proof of your knowledge. I have heard of very rare cases where people have been admitted to a professional master's program (different from the regular master's program in that it's meant for working professionals) without having a degree.
Re:The Stigma of Choosing Trade School over College by meltek on Thursday March 07, 2019 @01:36PM (#19330728)
The Computer Science GRE was discontinued a few years ago.
Re:The Stigma of Choosing Trade School over College by ams6110 on Thursday March 07, 2019 @12:12PM (#19329803)
Good question. Are there any accredited graduate programs or professional programs that will accept students without undergrad degrees but with good GRE scores?
Re:The Stigma of Choosing Trade School over College by meltek on Thursday March 07, 2019 @01:40PM (#19330778)
No undergrad at all? That would be fairly rare.

Non CS undergrad? Lots of universities have programs or tracks for CS masters from a non-CS background.

I have seen a few universities set up accelerated professional CS BA/BS in the past five years or so.

A more common path that I have seen from self thought developers that "needed the degree" has been doing a reputable local or online BA/BS part-time.

edit: grammar & formating