Easiest TECEPs for residency requirement

[EllisGrant]

This is my first post, and yes I have searched this question, but I am looking for more current feedback.

I will be pursuing the BSBA in General Management at TESC and I am trying to earn 24 credits through TECEPs as quickly as possible to meet the Pay Per Credit residency requirement. It would be great if the credits actually applied to my degree but the general ease of the TECEP is what I'm looking for What are your suggestions? Like most, I'm a fan of multiple choice and I plan on knocking out the harder courses through Straighterline, Penn Foster or CLEP/DSST where applicable. Any thoughts?


Here are some I think my be easy...

Public Relations Com-210
Medical Terminology (APS-100-TE)
Marriage and the Family (SOC-210-TE)
The Science of Nutrition (BIO-208-TE)
Applied Liberal Arts Mathematics (MAT-105-TE)

Here are the current offerings as of January 2015:

English Composition
English Composition I (ENC-101-TE)
English Composition II (ENC-102-TE)

Humanities
Public Relations Thought & Practice (COM-210-TE)
Technical Writing (ENG-201-TE)
Environmental Ethics (ETH-210-TE)
Introduction to News Reporting (JOU-110-TE)
Music History II (MUS-221-TE)
Introduction To Critical Reasoning - NEW TECEP (PHI-130-TE)

Social Sciences
Microeconomics - NEW TECEP (ECO-112-TE)
World History from 1600 to Present (HIS-126-TE)
Introduction to Political Science (POS-101-TE)
Introduction to Comparative Politics (POS-282-TE)
Psychology of Women (PSY-270-TE)
Abnormal Psychology (PSY-350-TE)
Marriage and the Family (SOC-210-TE)

Natural Sciences/Mathematics
The Science of Nutrition (BIO-208-TE)
Applied Liberal Arts Mathematics (MAT-105-TE)
College Algebra (MAT-121-TE)
Principles of Statistics (STA-201-TE)

Business and Management
Principles of Financial Accounting (ACC-101-TE)
Principles of Managerial Accounting (ACC-102-TE)
Federal Income Taxation (ACC-421-TE)
Business in Society (BUS-311-TE)
Strategic Management (BUS-421-TE)
Computer Concepts and Applications (CIS-107-TE)
Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (FIN-321-TE)
Financial Institutions and Markets (FIN-331-TE)
Managerial Communications - NEW TECEP (MAN-373-TE)
Marketing Communications (MAR-321-TE)
Sales Management (MAR-322-TE)
Advertising (MAR-323-TE)
Negotiations and Conflict Management (NEG-401-TE)
Operations Management (OPM-301-TE)

Computer Science Technology
Network Technology (CMP-354-TE)

Applied Science and Technology
Medical Terminology (APS-100-TE)
Radiation Safety Officer (APS-289-TE)

[bricabrac]

I answered this question in a previous post. http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...post168378


Note the ENC-102 exam was revised Oct 2014. (See the test descripton for the changes.) The test has additional writing, as it should, but it is still considerably less than a course.
Just my feedback on the subject. I still believe ENG(ENC) 101/102 is best taken as a class. But that opinion, on this forum, is the minority.


Good luck with your exams!

[dfrecore]

Medical Terminology is only 1 unit, so I would cross that off my list.

I would figure out what you need to take for your degree and use those (any of the Business & Managment courses that apply). Or group things together with other courses you need to study for anyway (like Intro to PoliSci and Intro to Comparative Politics). Anything with overlap is always good, you get more bang for your buck studying that way.

I would also say that the others that you chose as easy probably are easier than some, but easy depends on what you're good at. If you're not good at math, then math exams aren't going to be easy for you. If you're really good at math, I would take every math course/exam possible to fill in credits.

[mednat]

Computer Concepts and Applications is simple.

[Yanji]

The exams you identified as "easy" are probably among the easiest TECEPs, just based on the subject matter. I took Sales Management, Advertising, Public Relations and Strategic Management and found them all quite easy. The first three are all multiple-choice, which is great if you take more than 1 exam in a day. (hands don't get tired and you can finish fast) Strategic Management requires some original thinking, but I don't think you need to have really deep answers for the written sections.

I didn't take the Tax TECEP, but I do know accounting and I think you should avoid Tax unless you plan to be an accountant one day. The TECEP might not be too hard, but you could probably study for 2 or 3 other TECEPs in the time it would take to study for Tax.

[SwaggyP]

The exams you identified as "easy" are probably among the easiest TECEPs, just based on the subject matter. I took Sales Management, Advertising, Public Relations and Strategic Management and found them all quite easy. The first three are all multiple-choice, which is great if you take more than 1 exam in a day. (hands don't get tired and you can finish fast) Strategic Management requires some original thinking, but I don't think you need to have really deep answers for the written sections.

I didn't take the Tax TECEP, but I do know accounting and I think you should avoid Tax unless you plan to be an accountant one day. The TECEP might not be too hard, but you could probably study for 2 or 3 other TECEPs in the time it would take to study for Tax.

How much time did you devote to studying for the Strategic Mgmt TECEP, was it strictly based off of the textbook they recommend or is it doable without the book for a person with a lot of business related classes knowledge?

[Yanji]

How much time did you devote to studying for the Strategic Mgmt TECEP, was it strictly based off of the textbook they recommend or is it doable without the book for a person with a lot of business related classes knowledge?

When I took it in September of 2012 at least, the textbook wasn't really necessary to pass. Strategy is very broad and the TECEP doesn't seem to demand too much detail in any area, and certainly nothing which you couldn't study yourself online or already know from experience in the real world. Go through the exam information sheet and study what's listed - it's pretty much the basics like Porter's Five Forces, Vision/Mission, SWOT, etc.

[sanantone]

There are flashcards for Operations Management, Strategic Management, and Public Relations: Thought and Practice. I can't say how good they are for those exams. I did just find out that I passed the Federal Income Taxation TECEP. Yay! I didn't study at all. I did study for and pass two Enrolled Agent exams, but that was about a year ago. I couldn't really remember anything, and I tested on the 2012 tax year. I wouldn't say that the taxation TECEP is easy, but you have a lot of time to look up the answers. I had 30 min. to spare. Oh, and I didn't use the recommended textbooks because I had a book for the EA exams.

[iwant2stalku]

I took Strategic Management TECEP this week and I would not have done it without the textbook. Reason being that they asked for the "six steps of this" or "five reasons for___" and I'm not sure, if you studied using another resource, you would have the answers they want in the short answer/essay section.