Which CLEPs are applicable for a degree at TESC

[cookderosa]

The course codes are listed at the links we gave you. In most cases, if the codes don't match, then the courses don't duplicate. They used have a warning on their website that Intro to Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice would not be accepted even though they are coded differently, but they removed Intro to LE from their chart altogether. Currently, the only tests/courses I can think of that duplicate without having the same course code are the ones on business ethics (and substance abuse courses, but there's only one known alternative source for that). The Natural Science and Biology CLEPs do not duplicate.

I believe that the DSST computers and CLEP computers are both intros and duplicate (MIS and Cybersecurity would be different)

[sanantone]

I believe that the DSST computers and CLEP computers are both intros and duplicate (MIS and Cybersecurity would be different)

They are coded the same.

[cookderosa]

Thank you all for the info and advice. I have looked at the TESC site fairly extensively, and I believe that I understood much of what was included in those links. Maybe I wasn't clear with my question. I had read that CLEP Biology and CLEP Natural Science are often not compatible (many universities accept only one or the other), and I know that TESC accepts both of them, but I didn't know if they accepted them together, or if they would only accept one or the other. I hope that makes sense. Since CLEP Natural Science contains a lot of biology, they would go together if I took them both near the same time, but I didn't want to spend that time and money before I knew that they would both be accepted. I always try to Google my questions before asking them here, but was having trouble finding the exact answer to my question. Thomas Edison was of no help, because I am not currently enrolled, since I am currently under the age requirement, and do not yet have 30 credits. I appreciate everyone's generosity!

Charlie

Your question is a good one. So in a nutshell, you look at the degree plan BSAST Degree in Information Technology | Thomas Edison State College and then you match exams from the CLEP/DSST lists that go with the requirement. So, here's an example from the degree requirements:
English Composition I (ENC-101) (3)
English Composition II (ENC-102)(3)

Now, if you go back into the CLEP link on TESC's page CLEP - College-Level Exam Program you'll see that they have a section for English Composition:
English Composition
ENC-101/102-CE College Composition (General) 50 6
ENC-101-CE College Composition Modular 50 3

In this case, the College Composition exam will count for 6 credits and be equivalent to ENC101 and ENC102. Since that matches the degree requirements, you know you can use it. If you took the College Composition Modular, you can use it for ENC101, but it is only meeting 1/2 the requirement, so the better choice here is the College Composition exam. If you picked the second choice, you'd be left figuring out how to fill ENC102.


If you have non-duplicating credit in excess for a category, it will overflow into the next category. If the overflow is defined as general education General Education Courses it will first overflow into your general education electives.

If it is either not general education, or you fill your general education electives entirely, it will then overflow into free electives. There is no overflow after free electives, so when you get your initial evaluation, be sure to see if you've already got credit in that category, because once you start accumulating credit, you'll want to double check that it fits into the spot you think it will.

If this process makes you too nervous, you can enroll, and an advisor can tell you exactly whether or not a course/exam will meet a requirement. Also, you can usually ask specific questions and get specific answers "Does ABC count as an IT elective in my degree program?"

Hope that helps you get rolling!