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It's about 3 years old, I believe, but it was a very informative overview on the major "for profit" models, regulation issues, etc. I didn't have anything extra special to do today so I'm watching it right now. I really think that anyone who is considering a for profit school university should watch it (for what it's worth).

I'm looking to take this exam next week. I have read and studied CH's 4, 9-17, and 21-22 from Barron's Business Law, 5th edition (The big green book) and reviewed snazzlefrag's notes which seem to have come from the same text.

Does anyone know of accurate practice tests that can be taken for this exam (Peterson's and DSST don't have practice test for this one)?

Greetings all,

I am new here and have been lurking around for a while. I just recently purchased a 6 month membership to InstantCert and plan to knock out a bunch of exams. I have only taken 4 exams ever and have relied on experience or common sense to pass 3/4 (failed the English). This time however I want to make sure I pass these subjects without having to actually take the course like I had to do with English. The 2013 passing rates appear to be 50% of better for these and I have read on here that these numbers usually only reflect the people who don't study. I am in the military and plan to take full advantage of these free exams.

After searching for a few hours I couldn't locate an answer to my question. I was hoping to get a general sense of whats the fastest you have been able to prepare for the exam prior to taking it. I'm looking for only the subjects that you've had only average knowledge or experience on already.

I am looking to take the following exams rather quickly, about a week of studying since I have some prior knowledge:
Human Resource Management
Organizational Behavior

The rest of the following exams I wanted to get some feedback on:
Business Ethics and Society
Life Span Developmental Psychology
Substance Abuse
Environment and Humanity
Human Growth and Development
Introductory Psychology
History of United States II

I really appreciate this forum, without it I wouldn't have found out about the FEMA Independent Study Courses Thanks in advance everyone!

-Sean

I found this article interesting and thought I'd share....

Will other colleges follow suit? What do you think?

A new reverse transfer program will result in what academic officials hope is a pleasant surprise for some Charter Oak State College students over the holiday break. For the next several weeks, Charter Oak and Naugatuck Valley Community College staff will be reaching out to former students who have transferred 15 credits or more to Charter Oak, and earned at least 60 credits total, to offer an associate degree from NVCC ex post facto.

Read more:

Charter Oak-NVCC Reverse Transfer Program | Issues. People. Events.

Hi everyone, I was viewing SL partner college pages a few weeks ago and noticed a claim by SL that EC doesn't accept external courses for degree core subjects. I found this a little disturbing, so I was wondering about your experiences with upper and core subjects that were external courses. I'm taking H.R management so anyone with upper business core subjects that you've had transcribed to EC would be helpful.

My capstone class is Strategic Management ( I think I will take it Feb or March?)

Hello All, i've been trying to get my credits from straighterline to ACE but their requesting a student ID # from ace. When i opened an account with ACE they didn't provide me with an account # or and ID, so its holding up straighterline, So what do i do? Please help, thanks

This satirical piece was posted on another forum. It's based on some common misconceptions about for-profit colleges and distance education, but it still gave me a laugh.

[video=youtube;XQLdhVpLBVE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQLdhVpLBVE[/video]

On the other forum, Maniac Craniac asked which certifications could quickly lead to a job. Someone brought up the IRS' Enrolled Agent. Certain former IRS employees can apply to become enrolled agents if they worked in that position for at least 5 years, but everyone else needs to pass a 3-part exam that is administered over 2 days. Enrolled agents can represent taxpayers before the IRS just like CPAs and attorneys. EAs are required to complete 72 hours of continuing education courses per 3 years.
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After doing some further research, I found out about the tax court exam. This allows non-lawyers to represent people in federal courts. This exam has a 5-10% pass rate.
http://www.ustaxcourt.gov/forms/Admissio...torney.pdf

EAs can open up practices or work for someone else preparing taxes during tax season and representing people year-round. An EA sounds inferior to an attorney or CPA, but these professionals are often more knowledgeable about tax law than the other two professions because that's all they focus on. CPAs have a very broad education that covers little about the tax code and a tax attorney could be representing you with little training on tax laws. EAs are also cheaper to hire. This profession has been around since 1884.
Hiring Protection From The IRS - Forbes

Quote:In 2012, the average accountant brought home $71,040 per year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). CPAs with fewer than three years of experience earned anywhere from $45,413 to $61,600 per year, those with three to five years of experience made $56,963 to $77,550, while CPAs with five or more years of experience earned $69,018 to $92,675, according to the Robert Half Finance agency.

Quote: According to the BLS, tax examiners and revenue agents earned nearly 27 percent less than accountants, at an average of $56,050 per year, as of 2012. Like the CPA designation, earning the enrolled agent status can improve salaries for these tax professionals. In 2013, enrolled agents brought home an average of $75,000 per year, reports the job site Indeed. According to Robert Half, enrolled agents with one to three years of experience earned anywhere from $51,450 to $85,800, depending on the size of the accounting firm. Those at the senior level started at $61,950 at small firms and earned upward of $107,800 at large firms.

Clep3705 has talked a lot about the State of Texas mandating that the core curriculum (general education courses) from one public college be accepted in transfer by another public college. When answering someone's question on another forum about the Alamo Colleges, I found out that the State of Texas has taken it further. The first two years for certain majors are transferable from one public college to another. The first two years generally include general education credits plus lower level credits in the major.

Business
Communication
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Educator Preparation: Grades 4-8 Certification
Educator Preparation: Early Childhood Education
Engineering
Engineering Technology
Mexican-American Studies
Music
Nursing
Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.)

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