Confused about CLEP credit duplication issues

[KKAKCP]

Hello!
I'm new to all of this and am trying to put together a degree roadmap for my daughter for TESC for a BA in Communications (anyone willing to send a copy of their roadmap??). She is currently in high school so she is not enrolled yet but we want to get started in trying some CLEPS. Any help in understanding would be appreciated!

Can you take the CLEP Humanities test, and then still take the following without duplication issues?
CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature
CLEP American Literature
CLEP English Literature

Also, my daughter has already passed the CLEP Algebra test. Can she also take the CLEP College Math test and/or the PreCalculus test without duplication?

Also wondering if she takes the CLEP Natural Sciences test can she also take the CLEP Biology & Chemistry tests?

Thanks so much for all of the helpful info on this forum!

[LaceyLady]

Hello and welcome!

The CLEP tests that you mentioned do not duplicate, so your daughter can take them all.

Here are the equivalent TESC course codes for the tests you mentioned. If the codes for different tests are different, they do not duplicate. You can get the codes from TESC's website, but I don't have the exact address now.

CLEP Humanities - HUM-101 and HUM-102
CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature - LIT-291+292
CLEP American Literature - LIT-111+112
CLEP English Literature - LIT-208+209

CLEP College Algebra - MAT-121
CLEP College Mathematics - MAT-102+103
CLEP PreCalculus - MAT-129

CLEP Natural Sciences - NAS-101+102
CLEP Biology - BIO-111+112
CLEP Chemistry - CHE-111+112

Likewise, CLEP Social Sciences and History does not duplicate any of the history tests.

Keep in mind that in each area of the general education requirements, she should have at least two different subjects. So, the humanities requirement can be filled with a HUM and LIT, but not entirely with one (just LIT, for instance). For Natural Sciences, she could take CLEP Natural Sciences and Biology or Chemistry with no problem, but she could not have only math, for instance.

Hope this helps.

[LaceyLady]

Here is a link to the page on TESC's website that has the equivalent course codes for CLEP and DSST exams: Ways to Earn Credit - Testing Options

[Lindagerr]

:iagree: this page might help you Undergraduate Ways to Earn Credit - Thomas Edison State College - acalog ACMSâ„¢ Just keep scrolling down As long as TESC gives the test different course numbers you can take them.

CLEP Human Growth and Development PSY-211 could not be taken with DSST Lifespan developmental Psychology PSY-211

[Lindagerr]

We posted at the same time Lacy hilarious

[LaceyLady]

Lindagerr, we both posted the exact same link at the same time! milelol:

[LaceyLady]

And you just posted your reply before I did! I did not see your reply until after I had posted mine saying the same thing :roflol: :willynilly:

[KKAKCP]

Thanks so much to both of you for clarifying that for me!! That's helpful in moving forward with the degree roadmap

[cookderosa]

all fantastic link suggestions

One rule of thumb, is that within the same BRAND, you won't get duplication at TESC. So, if you do all CLEP, you'll get to use all the CLEPs. If you start adding in other tests (AP, DSST, and so on) then you'll have to start being careful. That's not to say that you shouldn't mix and match- you can, everyone does- it's just a quickie guideline to help you get started.

[msantos]

"CLEP Human Growth and Development PSY-211 could not be taken with DSST Lifespan developmental Psychology PSY-211"

Thanks for the heads up ;-) ..I was gonna take both!!