I was wondering if anyone had information on how DSST exams are scored. I know that CLEP exams range from 20-80, but wasn't sure with DSST. I know I need a 45 to pass The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union, but was unsure of how many questions I would need to get correct in order to pass the exam.

Hi, all! Me, again.

Since NAP pointed out that the History BA from TESC doesn't necessarily follow the same credit distribution requirements for the area of study as the Liberal Studies degree, I have been looking into some alternative routes to the one I had roughly sketched out.

Original plan:
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I think I may be able to use at least 3 of the history CLEPs (100-level at TESC) in my area of study now. That's opposed to the 2 that I thought was the limit. That's good, though now I'm trying to consider how to get another 3-6 social science credits. (Yeah, I know, shouldn't be too hard; I just haven't really looked into it yet.)

I still don't see how I'm going to be able to completely test out, but that's okay. I never thought I'd be able to get every single credit through tests. So, I'm currently still planning on taking that War and American Society TESC 6-credit course that CLEP101 recommended. (That is, unless someone can encourage me to take the American Dream ECE by saying that it was easy and definitely counted as an UL history credit at TESC...)

I guess I've got 2 questions, which will probably lead to a few more:

I just looked at the "examination titles" for Introductory Sociology and Social Sciences and History, and noticed that each is under "Soc-101-CE." I'm guessing this means that I have duplicate credits there? Has anyone ever used both tests towards their degree? If so, does anyone have any recommendation for easy social science CLEP/DSSTs?

The other question is about the World Conflicts since 1900 ECE. I'm going to suppose that ECEs are considerably more difficult than CLEPs and DSSTs. That doesn't bother me as long as this is a test with a similar format to CLEP/DSST (read: multiple choice and no essay questions). Also, from everything I can gather, I'm going to have to go somewhere other than my accustomed testing center to take this test. Are my assumptions correct?

Thanks in advance for the input. I'm still a ways from enrolling at TESC, so having y'all give me an "unofficial evaluation" to keep me on track is invaluable!

I am planning to take the Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union DSST exam on 2/28 and I am defiantely concerned. The material certainly seems tough. I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me as to the questions on this exam and what they would compare to. I took Western Europe since 1945 last week and found the exam to ask some strangely worded questions and it did not rely too much on learning facts and more on what caused this and what was the outcome and such. I looked on the DSST website and it says that the Soviet Union exam is 95% fact based so I would appreciate some input to see if that is the case. Thanks
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Hello Instantcerters,

I discovered a free flash card website (quizlet.com) today, great site with more information than even brainiac can handle....enjoy

The flexibility and personal freedom to manage my own education through testing out and self-paced courses is constantly refreshing. If ever there was a reminder of why this method is so great it's the following situation.

Rushed to enroll with EC in order to catch the last train on the Subject GRE testing out credit option. Continued with various tests and self-paced courses for credit. Took a partnership deal with EC in order to receive lower up front matriculation fees in exchange for taking 12 credits with them.

8 week online courses are fine. Lots of busy, busy on the course message boards but a nice pace and fairly interesting. 15 week online course is dragging out and the 15 week cdrom course is just one of those lurking things in the background.

The capstone requirement - a 15 week online course which is required in order to graduate. They run every three months, or so. Except, the next capstone course in March is full. So, we get to kick our heels around for a few months waiting for the next one to open. Maybe even go over the 1 year point since matriculation. Maybe have to pay another year's matriculation fees. At partnership prices, this incurs another 12 credits with EC. Alternative is to pay full initial matriculation fees for the additional year, then graduate a few weeks later.

Testing out really is awesome in comparison

Hi - I am trying to study for the dsst Principles of Finance test - the notes on the requirements for the college i am taking the test for indicate i need a 47. I've seen postings that say they've taken the test and got test results in the 400's - some have stated the IC clep financial accounting test --better mirrors the dsst test-RATHER than the IC dsst financial accounting practice tests. i have already been practicing the petersons tests -all three and going over accounting coach.com -
The reason i am asking is because - the IC flashcards for the dsst financial accounting test are so far different than the types of questions in the petersons test.
recap the petersons test questions and the IC clep questions are similiar.
so ---which is better to study?

Hi everyone! I started studying for Bio a while ago using REA and IC... so I was wondering how many times I need to go through it...there are so many questions and I feel like every time I finish 1 section, I forget the section before Should I go through each section until I know it and then continue the next part and not go back and review the one beforehand? Also, should I first read a chapter of REA and then do the IC cards or first read the whole REA then IC?? I'm so scared for this CLEP and I really need to pass so I can graduate this summer...

I've read through most of these postings that has been posted recently. I would kind of like to know why there is such an array of answers - First I know everybody learns and tests differently.

What do I study and where some are reporting scores like 450 - 471 - 461 - and then some are reporting scores 47 - 51 -65

some say the petersons tests were adequate with a little additional help for IC
some are saying the ic dsst was not even relevant - but the ic clep exam was more like the test.

It would be really nice to know which is right. I'm trying to study and without actually taking a class to take the test which is really stupid - it would be really nice to know what to study.

accounting1 Wrote:I've read through most of these postings that has been posted recently. I would kind of like to know why there is such an array of answers - First I know everybody learns and tests differently.

What do I study and where some are reporting scores like 450 - 471 - 461 - and then some are reporting scores 47 - 51 -65

some say the petersons tests were adequate with a little additional help for IC
some are saying the ic dsst was not even relevant - but the ic clep exam was more like the test.

It would be really nice to know which is right. I'm trying to study and without actually taking a class to take the test which is really stupid - it would be really nice to know what to study.

I'm indepoendant of my parents and applying for a Pell grant.
How much assets are you allowed for full scholarship? This
is a similar question a person would ask when applying for
Food stamps. Does any one have an idea?