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Feel free to add to this! This is to help Judy and any other newbies figure out what the heck people here are talking about!!
abbreviations used on this board
AA: associate of arts degree
AS: associate of science degree
AOS: associate of occupational studies degree
AAS: associate of applied science degree
BA: bachelor of arts degree
BS: bachelor of science degree
TESC: Thomas Edison state college
Thomas Edison State College
EC: excelsior college
http://www.excelsior.edu
COSC: charter oak state college
Charter Oak State College - distance learning college, online degrees, courses
Big 3: TESC, EC, COSC
BM or B&M: brick and mortar college
CLEP: type of credit exam offered by
http://www.collegeboard.com
DSST: type of credit exam offered by prometric and the military
DSST - GetCollegeCredit.com, also called DANTES
DANTES: see DSST
ECE: type of credit exam offered by excelsior college
http://www.excelsior.edu
TECEP: type of credit exam offered by thomas edison college
Thomas Edison State College
DL: distance learning
FEMA: federal emergency management agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency - free credit
RA: regionally accredited (top accreditation available)
NA: nationally accredited (recognized by US Dept of education)
CC: community college
IC: Instant Cert (you are here!)
ALEKS: independent study math/stats classes taken for credit
ALEKS -- Assessment and Learning, K-12, Higher Education, Automated Tutor, Math
ACE: American Council on Education
ACE | Home evaluates credit from classes, trainings, workplace certificates, etc
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LL: lower-level credit
UL: upper-level credit
InfoLit: information literacy
WER: written English requirement
SL: Straighterline
PF: Penn Foster College
FHSU: Fort Hays State University
WGU: Western Governors University
UoP: University of Phoenix
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started MS in Instructional Design program, Spring 2010
April 4 2009 through July 6 2009: 1 GRE subject exam + 1 Penn Foster credit + 11 DANTES exams = 61 credits. Average per-credit cost = $23.44.
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GRE: Graduate Record Exams - Subject (for credit) or General -
GRE: Graduate Record Examinations Information
UExcel: new line of Excelsior exams
AP: Advanced Placement exams
OPI: type of foreign language exam
ACTFL: type of foreign language exam
MLA: type of foreign language exam
http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...-lots.html
I use Google to try to figure out some of the chat shortcuts:
IMO: in my opinion
IMHO: in my humble opinion
LOL: laughing out loud
DIY: do-it-yourself (degree)
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People might say I PMed you This one took me a while to figure out. Look in upper right corner under Welcome ______
Linda
Start by doing what is necessary: then do the possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible St Francis of Assisi
Now a retired substitute Teacher in NY, & SC
AA Liberal Studies TESC '08
BA in Natural Science/Mathematics TESC Sept '10
AAS Environmental safety and Security Technology TESC Dec '12
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DETC: Distance Education and Training Council--Accrediting body for many distance learning institutions
CHEA:The Council for Higher Education Accreditation--Accrediting body for many schools
NFA:National Fire Academy, offers a couple courses similar to FEMA
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MA - Master of Arts (degree)
MS - Master of Science (degree)
NAP Wrote:I use Google to try to figure out some of the chat shortcuts:
IMO: in my opinion
IMHO: in my humble opinion
LOL: laughing out loud
DIY: do-it-yourself (degree)
Yes, those used to puzzle me exceedingly. I've always held the opinion that it is really not much more difficult to write out the whole thing. Even so, abbreviations (like CLEP and DSST) can be very useful at times.
[SIZE="1"]American Government (68) ~ Analyzing & Interpreting Literature (70) ~ Art of the Western World (72) ~ Astronomy (66) ~ ENG407: Chaucer (A) ~ Civil War & Reconstruction (69) ~ College Algebra (62) ~ College Mathematics (73) ~ College Writing (A) ~ English Composition with Essay (59) ~ GRE Literature in English (610/73%tile) ~ Humanities (75) ~ Introduction to Business (62) ~ Introduction to Computing (459) ~ Introduction to Educational Psychology (72) ~ Introduction to World Religions (478) ~ Introductory Psychology (74) ~ Money & Banking (48) ~ Research & Writing (A) ~ Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union (68) ~ ENG 310: Short Stories (A) ~ Introductory Sociology (77) ~ Social Sciences & History (76) ~ Technical Writing (67) ~ US History I (69) ~ US History II (64) ~ Western Civilization I (76) ~ Western Civilization II (65) Western Europe Since 1945 (65) ~
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!%&!@!?!!: I failed my CLEP/DSST today because I didn't spend enough time reviewing the IC flashcards
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69+Brick & Mortar Credits
Financial Accounting Clep- Score 59
Prin. Of Marketing Clep- Score 62
Business Law- Score 57
Prin. Of Management- Score 72
Prin. Of Supervision DSST- Score 63
Human Resource Management DSST- Score 62
Organizational Behavior DSST- Score 62
Intro to Business- DSST Score 67
College Algebra Straighterline-FHSU-"A"
Pre-Calculus ALEKS-ACE-Pass
Microeconomics Clep- Score 64
TESC Business Letter and Report Writing PLA-Pass
Management Info Systems Clep-Score 433
Money and Banking DSST-Score 64
Sales Management TECEP-Pass
Principles of Finance DSST-Score 57
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More abbreviations:
REA = Research and Education Association [From website:]
REA is an organization of educators, scientists, and engineers dedicated to producing the finest and most effective test preparation books, study guides, solutions manuals, and software available. REA Online - Making The World Smarter
CP = CollegePlus! [From website:]
CollegePlus! is a Christian coaching program that helps students earn their bachelors degrees faster, for less, and for sure. CollegePlus! - Home
ADL = Accelerated Distance Learning: a self-explanatory term
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Just figured this one out.
Sorry, but I don't IM (instant message), so am playing catch up.
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brothermike Wrote:!%&!@!?!!: I failed my CLEP/DSST today because I didn't spend enough time reviewing the IC flashcards
Funny!hilarious
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