History from TESC completely through testing?

[Elinor]

I'd like to get a BA in History from TESC, mostly through tests, possibly supplemented by distance learning and portfolios, in 2 years or less. That's my tentative goal anyway, but it might not be possible. Has anyone else done this? Any tips or suggestions?

My strong points are definitely English and Literature, so I'm hoping to take the Analyzing and Interpreting Lit. CLEP and the English Comp with Essay CLEP in the next week or two.

[annegirl]

There is at least one person on here that has done a BA in history in 18 months completely by testing out. I'm not sure if she's still on the forum...

I would definitely get started on those CLEPs. If no one else posts their degree path I can track one down for ya. :coolgleam:

[Elinor]

That would be great! Thanks!

[annegirl]

Yay! I finally remembered the name of the gal that I know got a history degree from TESC. You'll want to contact "studyhard" here on the IC forum

[Elinor]

Thank you so much! I'll get right on that!

[MaieJaie]

Since you're wanting to test out of the history major, here is a list of credit-by-exam options for history:

CLEP:
US History I: Early Colonizations to 1877
US History II: 1865 to the Present
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present

Dantes:
Western Europe since 1945
The Civil War and Reconstruction
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
A History of the Vietnam War

Excelsior:
World Conflicts since 1900
American Dream

Ohio University:
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome

[marianne202]

Elinor,
I would ignore the post by uchrisbrown. This seems like a spammer trying to sell materials that you won't need if you follow the advice of those here. Good luck!

[IrishJohn]

Since you're wanting to test out of the history major, here is a list of credit-by-exam options for history:

CLEP:
US History I: Early Colonizations to 1877
US History II: 1865 to the Present
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present

Dantes:
Western Europe since 1945
The Civil War and Reconstruction
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
A History of the Vietnam War

Excelsior:
World Conflicts since 1900
American Dream

Ohio University:
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome

What about DSST Introduction to the Modern Middle East?

[MaieJaie]

What about DSST Introduction to the Modern Middle East?

Sorry, I must have forgotten about that one when I was drawing up the list. Thanks.

[Sunshine]

Here's a rough draft of degree plan I drew up when I was considering history as a major at TESC. I don't know for sure if this would meet all of their requirements, but it might help to give you an idea of how it could be done.