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I looked around and couldn't find a thread on this, so here we go. A lot of you know I am looking into a liberal arts degree at TESC. I figured on doing a lot of Straighterline courses, but the more reading I do about all of you doing your CLEP tests. It gets me more curious about them.
I was thinking of taking Straighterline for psychology, sociology,and a few others. Now I guess I'm second guessing that. My big issue is with the test and I know I won't know how difficult they are unless I actually take one(and eventually I'll have to), but I was just hoping to get some advice and anyone who has taken some Straighterline courses please tell me about your experience.
As always thanks everyone for all of your help!
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Another question you could ask is why some people have never even considered a Straighterline course. CLEP is accepted at far more schools than Straighterline is. Life sometimes takes unexpected turns that invalidate earlier plans. Some of us prefer CLEP because of its greater acceptance that could matter after that unexpected twist of fate.
63 CLEP Sociology
75 CLEP U.S. History II
63 CLEP College Algebra
70 CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
68 DSST Technical Writing
72 CLEP U.S. History I
77 CLEP College Mathematics
470 DSST Statistics
53 CLEP College Composition
73 CLEP Biology
54 CLEP Chemistry
77 CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications
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CLEPs are more widely accepted outside of the Big Three universities and take less time since you don't have to do any assignments. I did a couple Straighterline courses and they took much longer than just writing an exam.
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I haven't taken any SL courses (or Aleks...) because I definitely prefer studying for and passing a test to working through a course 
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"It is our fight." ~DoS
"I am not alone." ~BotFA
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that's given to us." ~FotR
"There is still hope." ~TTT
"Courage..." "This day, we fight!" ~RotK
CLEP: A&I Lit 74 ~ Am Lit 73 ~ Eng Lit 72 ~ Humanities 75 ~ College Math 77 ~ Western Civ I 63 ~ Western Civ II 69 ~ Natural Sci 64 ~ US History I 76 ~ US History II 69 ~ Sociology 68 ~ Am Gov 69 ~ Social Sci & Hist 71 ~ College Comp 61 ~ Marketing 70 ~ Management 66 ~ Psychology 67
DSST: Supervision 453 ~ Tech Writing 61 ~ Computing 427 ~ Middle East 65 ~ Soviet Union 65 ~ Vietnam War 74 ~[COLOR="#0099cc"] Civil War 68
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Thanks everyone, so I think I may just bite the bullet and take a clep (eventually). I'll still probably take some Straighterline courses, but maybe some CLEP tests earlier then anticipated. Does anyone have a good "starting" CLEP? I hear the Analyzing and interpreting literature one is supposedly pretty easy. Also, what about the Composition one? How exactly does that one work?
thanks again everyone I should have joined this site forever ago!
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scryedrulz Wrote:Thanks everyone, so I think I may just bite the bullet and take a clep (eventually). I'll still probably take some Straighterline courses, but maybe some CLEP tests earlier then anticipated. Does anyone have a good "starting" CLEP? I hear the Analyzing and interpreting literature one is supposedly pretty easy. Also, what about the Composition one? How exactly does that one work?
thanks again everyone I should have joined this site forever ago! Analyzing & Interpreting Literature is a good starting Clep. Basically you have to
1. Read and interpret passages of writng (know w hat the author's saying) and
2. Memorize some literary terms and recognize then in writing.
It's regarded as easy because most people on Earth nowadays have to learn how to read and understand writing 
Check with your school as to whether you need Clep College Composition (which is part Multiple-Choice but also includes 2 mandatory essays that are scored by CollegeBoard) or Clep College Composition Modular (which is only Multiple-Choice and has no essays; it's also said to be the harder of the 2). Either way, those Cleps are regarded to be harder (depending on your writing skills) than A & I Lit.
BA History 2014 - TESC
The Lord is my shepherd. Psalm 23
"I'm going on an adventure!' ~AUJ
"It is our fight." ~DoS
"I am not alone." ~BotFA
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that's given to us." ~FotR
"There is still hope." ~TTT
"Courage..." "This day, we fight!" ~RotK
CLEP: A&I Lit 74 ~ Am Lit 73 ~ Eng Lit 72 ~ Humanities 75 ~ College Math 77 ~ Western Civ I 63 ~ Western Civ II 69 ~ Natural Sci 64 ~ US History I 76 ~ US History II 69 ~ Sociology 68 ~ Am Gov 69 ~ Social Sci & Hist 71 ~ College Comp 61 ~ Marketing 70 ~ Management 66 ~ Psychology 67
DSST: Supervision 453 ~ Tech Writing 61 ~ Computing 427 ~ Middle East 65 ~ Soviet Union 65 ~ Vietnam War 74 ~[COLOR="#0099cc"] Civil War 68
[/COLOR]Other: College+ Biblical Social Justice B ~ ECE World Conflicts Since 1900 A
TESC courses: Capstone A ~ Leaders in History A ~ Photography 101 A- ~ Games People Play A ~ International Relations A- ~ Mass Communications I A
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Thanks, I am going to be going to TESC, if that helps. I actually am trying to figure out the differences between the two composition CLEPS as we speak. I am a bit confused as apparently the comp CLEP at TESC is only worth 3 credits not 6, but you need 6 credits for the Bachelor's. So, I guess I need a comp 2 course, however I don't know if the modular course duplicates or if I just have to find a comp 2 course somewhere else.
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The general comp CLEP with essay (not modular) counts as 6 credits at TESC.
CLEP - College-Level Exam Program
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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I know I read somewhere on the forum that it was 3. I guess someone was misinformed! Thanks for the correction!
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Yes, if you're going to TESC take College Composition for 6 credits—it'll fill your English Comp requirements 
BA History 2014 - TESC
The Lord is my shepherd. Psalm 23
"I'm going on an adventure!' ~AUJ
"It is our fight." ~DoS
"I am not alone." ~BotFA
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that's given to us." ~FotR
"There is still hope." ~TTT
"Courage..." "This day, we fight!" ~RotK
CLEP: A&I Lit 74 ~ Am Lit 73 ~ Eng Lit 72 ~ Humanities 75 ~ College Math 77 ~ Western Civ I 63 ~ Western Civ II 69 ~ Natural Sci 64 ~ US History I 76 ~ US History II 69 ~ Sociology 68 ~ Am Gov 69 ~ Social Sci & Hist 71 ~ College Comp 61 ~ Marketing 70 ~ Management 66 ~ Psychology 67
DSST: Supervision 453 ~ Tech Writing 61 ~ Computing 427 ~ Middle East 65 ~ Soviet Union 65 ~ Vietnam War 74 ~[COLOR="#0099cc"] Civil War 68
[/COLOR]Other: College+ Biblical Social Justice B ~ ECE World Conflicts Since 1900 A
TESC courses: Capstone A ~ Leaders in History A ~ Photography 101 A- ~ Games People Play A ~ International Relations A- ~ Mass Communications I A
$5 off IC - 59690
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