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I recently finished my degree requirements from TESC, I finshed about 80% by testing out. Here is a list of the exams I took, I have marked them in level of difficulty from 1 - 10, with 1 being easiest and 10 being hardest. Also I added some notes for certain exams.
English Composition (with Essay) 5
French (12 Creds) 3 (I grew up speaking French)
Humanities 6 (not a hard exam but a LOT to remember, if you are not familiar with the arts to begin with this one can be a bear)
Social Sciences 5
Intro to Sociology 2 (2nd easiest exam, and a good foundation for other exams)
Civil War and Reconstruct 7 (never studied the topic in the past and felt I studied the wrong things, needed a lot more info. on battles)
Principles of Statistics 8 (I hate math, BUT this is the easiest math exam)
Natural Sciences 6 (once again just a lot of study on a broad subject)
Introduction to Computers 4
English Literature 4
American Literature 4
American Government 6 (know specifically how the two house work!)
Introduction to Psychology 5
Introduction to Educational Psychology 3
Intro. to World Religions 1 (easiest exam I felt I could have passed with no studying)
Organizational Behavior 7
Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2
Ethics in America 4
Rise and Fall of Soviet Union 6
Analysis & Interpret Lit 3
Management Information 6
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Well done Gratisair!
Congratulations on completing your degree, and thank you for the feedback.
What's next for you?
My name is Rob
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Exams/Courses Passed (43):
- Courses (4): 1 Excelsior, 1 CSU-Pueblo, 2 Penn Foster.
- Exams (39): 24 DSST, 15 CLEP.
Total Credits: 142 (12 not used).
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Congratulations to you! That's awesome!
And thanks for the ratings on the exams. Regarding World Religions... did you have a good amount of familiarity with this subject already, or is it just a lot of common sense type stuff?
Pursuing B.S. in Liberal Studies through Excelsior
A.A.S. in Allied Health, Community College of the Air Force
A.A.S. in Criminal Justice, Community College of the Air Force
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Psychology of Adulthood and Aging (A)
Research Methods in Psychology (A)
Abnormal Psychology (B)
ECE Gerontology (B)
Drug & Alcohol Abuse (57 - A)
Here's to Your Health (58 - A)
Intro Sociology (71)
Awaiting scores:
ECE Ethics
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Congratulations and thanks for the review. Nice work!
Passed CLEP & DSST, Principles of Marketing, Principles of Management, Principles of Supervision, Human Resource Management, Here's To Your Health, Civil War & Reconstruction, Drugs & Alcohol Abuse, Introduction To Psychology, Introduction To Sociology, Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union, Criminal Justice, Into to Law Enforcement, Astronomy, Environment and Humanity, Technical Writing, Foundations of Education, Western Europe Since 1945, DSST Organization Behavior, ECE Ethics: Theory & Practice, Intro to Business, ECE Abnormal Psychology, ECE World Population, ECE Psychology of Adulthood and Aging, Fundamentals of Counseling
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and thank you for that nice rundown.
Kelly
BS, History - Excelsior College - 2011
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Thanks for the kind words. I needed a degree for a work opportunity and it is nice to have completed it. Now onto a "regular" masters program, no more testing out of credits for me.
I thought it might be useful to say what I feel in my subjective opinion is the best order to take some of these exams.
Path Sociology/Psych#1:
Intro to Sociology
Social Sciences
Introduction to Psychology
Organizational Behavior
Principles of Statistics
Introduction to Educational Psychology
Arts and Lit.#2:
English Composition
Analysis & Interpret Lit
English Literature
American Literature
Humanities
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[SIZE="2"]Congratulations on finishing and good luck on your masters program![/SIZE]
Kate
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BS Psychology
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Hello.
My name is Marshall and I was wondering if you could help me. I've been getting the bug to go to college and get my degree, but I want to do it in the quickest manner possible. I have decided to go through TESC like you because I'm impressed with the school. I was wondering if you could give me some advice on how I can "test out" on the majority (if not all) of the General Education Requirements. I want go for my Bachelors in Business Administration. I'm looking at doing CLEP mostly. I also heard on this post that FEMA offers free classes for college credit. I'll more than likely start out with the FEMA courses until I get some money to pay for the CLEP tests. In the meantime could you give a plan of action for taking the CLEP test? What should I study first and et cetera. Any help you can give me will be very helpful. Thanks in advance.
Sincerely,
Marshall
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gratisair,
What did you get your degree in from TESC?
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