TESC questions

[humenber]

Hello all! I have a few questions about TESC. I have tried to search other threads first, but did not find what I am looking for. First question is if you take courses from Straighterline, does TESC require the tests to be proctored? Second question is looking a the degree plan for BSBA in General Management, area 4--Management, the list of courses lists TESC exams. For example, Advanced Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining, Industrial Psychology...but looking at the list of TECEPs, they are not listed. Are these separate exams? Thanks for any guidance!

[Publius]

The answer to your first question is no. TESC does not require SL courses to be proctored.
As for your second question I'm not sure what they mean by that. If someone on here isn't able to provide an answer your best bet would be to just call them and ask on of their representatives. Sorry I couldn't help with the second question.

[humenber]

Thanks for answering the questions about proctoring. I saw on Straighterline's website that you should ask for prospective school if they require a proctor or not. As for the question about exam titles, I was just on the TESC website and searched Industrial Psychology. It did come up in an older catalog. The new catalog does not list many of the titles shown on the degree plans. So at this point, I'm assuming they did away with those exams. Any thoughts? If this is the case, do anyone know what exams will satisfy those not offered anymore? I did read a post that said the Business Ethics and Society DSST will satisfy some course at TESC. Just trying to figure this out is an education in itself! Thanks everyone!

[Publius]

Thanks for answering the questions about proctoring. I saw on Straighterline's website that you should ask for prospective school if they require a proctor or not. As for the question about exam titles, I was just on the TESC website and searched Industrial Psychology. It did come up in an older catalog. The new catalog does not list many of the titles shown on the degree plans. So at this point, I'm assuming they did away with those exams. Any thoughts? If this is the case, do anyone know what exams will satisfy those not offered anymore? I did read a post that said the Business Ethics and Society DSST will satisfy some course at TESC. Just trying to figure this out is an education in itself! Thanks everyone!

I do know that they'll change the names to exams from time to time, so I'm not sure if that's the case. For example the Business Policy used to be called Strategic Management if my memory serves me correctly.
Business Ethics and Society (DSST) transferred to TESC for me as Bus in Soc/Int'l Mgt I think. TESC does accept that DSST and you can see it here: DANTES

[mrs.b]

Hello all! I have a few questions about TESC. I have tried to search other threads first, but did not find what I am looking for. First question is if you take courses from Straighterline, does TESC require the tests to be proctored? Second question is looking a the degree plan for BSBA in General Management, area 4--Management, the list of courses lists TESC exams. For example, Advanced Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining, Industrial Psychology...but looking at the list of TECEPs, they are not listed. Are these separate exams? Thanks for any guidance!

Industrial Psychology is an ePack course, PSY-363. An ePack is basically a TECEP exam where you are given access to quizzes through Blackboard in advance to help study (and priced as a three-credit course, instead of the less-expensive TECEP cost, so beware of that if cost is a consideration). It is pass/fail just like a TECEP. If cost is not a consideration, or much of one, ePacks are awesome - those quizzes are a surprisingly big help - and I would recommend this one. The recommended text was easy to get through, and available inexpensively used or international version from Amazon and other vendors; I would offer mine, but I liked the book so much, I'm holding onto my copy and used it for a few paper references in other classes. For ePack courses, a strong suggestion is to take all the quizzes a number of times and study the questions and correct answers. If you can ace the quizzes consistently, you will do very well on an ePack test.

I have not seen the other exams offered in any form by TESC, but that is common; not all courses listed on elective listings are offered by the school. They list them in case you've taken them or want to take them elsewhere for transfer credit.

[humenber]

Thanks for the responses! I looked at the DANTES link you posted, but don't see Excelsior test equivalents. Does anyone know if the Labor Relations ECE transfers to TESC's Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining? Thanks!

[mrs.b]

Thanks for the responses! I looked at the DANTES link you posted, but don't see Excelsior test equivalents. Does anyone know if the Labor Relations ECE transfers to TESC's Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining? Thanks!

The ECE Labor Relations exam does transfer to satisfy TESC's Labor Relations listing. I have it approved on my evaluation for transfer equivalent and am scheduled to take it in a couple weeks.

[humenber]

Thanks Mrs. b! What are you using for study material? One last question that I can think of...regarding Straighterline, they offer Accounting I and II and Managerial Accounting. Are I and II equivalent to Financial Accounting? Thank you.

[mrs.b]

Thanks Mrs. b! What are you using for study material? One last question that I can think of...regarding Straighterline, they offer Accounting I and II and Managerial Accounting. Are I and II equivalent to Financial Accounting? Thank you.

For ECE Labor Relations study material, I picked up a used version of the recommended text from the secondary seller list on Amazon on the cheap. I think it was $12 including shipping. You can check there and other text vendors (ecampus.com, abebooks, etc.) to get an inexpensive copy. I will be signing back up for IC this weekend to supplement my DSST studying before I take that one next week, then I think I saw a section for this ECE listed under IC also, so I'll likely stay signed up for those cards as well.

I could not help with the Straighterline questions but someone will chime in on it. I took the lengthy, pain-in-the-rump course versions of each before I found this forum.

[sanantone]

Thanks Mrs. b! What are you using for study material? One last question that I can think of...regarding Straighterline, they offer Accounting I and II and Managerial Accounting. Are I and II equivalent to Financial Accounting? Thank you.

This is how Straighterline courses transfer to TESC.

Transfer College Credits To Thomas Edison State College (TESC) - StraighterLine