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I need 5 more free elective credits before October to graduate. I was thinking that I was going to do Humanities, but now I am thinking about the Social Sciences & History CLEP instead. I would take the 6 credit math if I could but I already have too much math.
What is your opinion on Humanities versus Social Sciences & History? Which is harder?
I like that Humanities has specific flashcards, but there is a ton of information to memorize and it is not a subject that interests me at all...ironic being that long ago I was a music major. The same may be true for Social Sciences & History. I have not really even started to study Humanities, so nothing would be lost if I change my mind. Also, will any of the exams that I have already taken have any carryover for either Humanities or Social Sciences & History?
Thanks in advance.
Excelsior BS - General Business - 2008
Jacksonville State University - MBA - 2010(Done)
121 credits...ALL DONE BABY!!!
54 credits transferred in from prior college
54 credits by examination
6 credits from community college
3 credits from CSU-Pueblo (Operations Management)
4 credits for Information Literacy and Business Strategy from Excelsior
CLEP:
Principles of Macroeconomics (64)
Principles of Microeconomics (61)
Principles of Marketing (66)
Principles of Management (72)
Info Systems and Comp Applications (57)
Introductory Business Law (65)
Social Sciences & History (61)
DSST:
Principles of Supervision (58)
Principles of Statistics (67)
Introduction to Computing (60)
Principles of Financial Accounting (56)
Principles of Finance (55)
Money and Banking (52)
Ethics in America (66)
Management Information Systems (58)
ECE:
Ethics: Theory and Practice (B)
Organizational Behavior ©
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Go for the Humanities exam. Use IC, the [SIZE="4"]COMEX[/SIZE] book too!
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Sorry that I am not an expert to answer your question, but I could not help notice that you passed the "Intro to Computing" DSST.
Any recommendations to help study for it?
I did not see a DSST on IC for this.
Thanks.
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Nuke Waste Wrote:Sorry that I am not an expert to answer your question, but I could not help notice that you passed the "Intro to Computing" DSST.
Any recommendations to help study for it?
I did not see a DSST on IC for this.
Thanks.
Check this out..... http://www.instantcertonline.com/forums/...ng%22+DSST
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So, you would say that Humanities is easier than Social Sciences and History? I am looking for the easiest route and I think that I may be able to walk in and pass Social Science and History without any study, but I don't think that I could do that with Humanities. I am just trying to get a feel for the level of difficulty between the 2 exams...thanks
Excelsior BS - General Business - 2008
Jacksonville State University - MBA - 2010(Done)
121 credits...ALL DONE BABY!!!
54 credits transferred in from prior college
54 credits by examination
6 credits from community college
3 credits from CSU-Pueblo (Operations Management)
4 credits for Information Literacy and Business Strategy from Excelsior
CLEP:
Principles of Macroeconomics (64)
Principles of Microeconomics (61)
Principles of Marketing (66)
Principles of Management (72)
Info Systems and Comp Applications (57)
Introductory Business Law (65)
Social Sciences & History (61)
DSST:
Principles of Supervision (58)
Principles of Statistics (67)
Introduction to Computing (60)
Principles of Financial Accounting (56)
Principles of Finance (55)
Money and Banking (52)
Ethics in America (66)
Management Information Systems (58)
ECE:
Ethics: Theory and Practice (B)
Organizational Behavior ©
GMAT: 600
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humanities is by far one of the hardest clep test, stay as far away from this as possible. Unless you are well versed on ancient architecture, philosophers, ancient and modern art and random writers. go with the social science test, I took it cold and got a 60, it isnt that hard there is a lot of psyc and sociology on it which is mostly general knowledge.
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I agree. I'd go with Social Sciences and History
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I think both tests are doable with little study. With your musical backround I think Humanities would be easy, but Social Sciences & History shouldn't be that bad. If you choose Humanities use the Comex!
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Humanities is a bear of a test IMO. If you have the option, avoid it!:eek:
I passed with a 64 after 4-5 weeks of concentrated study, some blood, a lot of sweat and (almost) tears.
BA Social Sciences TESC 2009
Humanities 64 | Intro Sociology 74 | Intro Psychology 74 | College Mathematics 60 | H.G. & Dev. 66
A&I Literature 65 | Educational Psychology 71 | American Government 67 | US History I 67 | US History II 72
Social Sciences & History 65 | English Comp 63
DSST
Civil War 61 | Substance Abuse 463 | Intro Computing 465 | Technical Writing 66 | Anthropology 66 | Prin. of Supervision 62
Enviro & Humanity 68 | Org Behavior 67 | Astronomy 60 | Ethics 467
ECE
World Population A | Research Methods in Psychology A | Adulthood & Aging A | Gerontology A | UExcel Political Science B
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Just to add my 2 cents....I'd definitely go with the Social Sciences & History CLEP. This was my very first CLEP and I recieved a 60.
I would try to get your hands on the Barron's CLEP 2008 book, and any other CLEP related books that include sample questions. All I did was go through the sample questions from 3-4 different books and studied the sample practice tests in the Official CLEP Study Guide.
I also brushed up on some subjects like Sociology and American Government on IC.
Long story short BMILLS....on a scale of 1 to 10 I rate this exam a 4.
GO GET EM'...
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