Hello all,

I am 27 and I am trying to finish up my degree and I would like to knock out about 9-10 classes through CLEP...

I am going to Strayer University and I have a few general questions about the CLEP exams...

First: Does the score that I receive on the exam translate into a letter grade which affects my GPA? or is it just a pass/fail thing? or does it depend on the school?

Second: There are a few courses that I can get credit for that will accept either a CLEP test or a DANTE test, for instance Principles of Supervision (DANTE) vs. Principles of Management (CLEP), does anyone have any advise as to which tests are harder and if so how are they different?

Third: Any study advise for how long to prepare, wether to branch out into other resources, etc??? I guess it may depend on the test...

Thank You all in advance...I am very happy I found this resource and I look forward to getting started...

I have made 2 post, re: passing Sociology yesterday, and they keep disappearing...
Anyways...the post was to thank everybody for all of your support and advice...
We will see if this one actually makes it on the board
The questions on the exam were either very straight foreward, or very tricky.
You really have to read them @ least twice to understand what they are asking...
Anyways, a big thank you to Instacert, the flash cards were the bomb!!!
Thanks again to everybody for all of your help and support.

Barbara

hi,
i have to do the following CLEP credits:

English Composition ,Biology,Introductory Psychology,Introductory Sociology,College Algebra,College Mathematics,Natural Sciences,Introduction to Educational Psychology

Could anyone help me with the following:

I am confused about how much time these will take?i wanted to know which ones are easy n which ones r tuff so that i can combine them.....n approx how many days to allot for each?....n which books to refer?....i have been searching the net and in some places they say one book is enough and somewhere they say 2 specific books are a must for subjects like college maths,college algebra etc
can u guide me?
thanks

I went back to college in August 2007 after a 30 year absence. Between my old transfer credits and my local degree requirements, I had a gap of 27 credits of electives to make up.

I happened upon Instacert after searching the web for some advice. It was just my luck. After reading the forums I was convinced that I would not need to step into a class room to obtain my 27 credits.

I joined Intracert and put together a plan. I was going to take one Clep exam on the 1st Saturday of every month until I was finished.

Well, I took my last exam this morning. Here is how it worked out:

September Information Systems and Computer Apps 68 3 credits
October Principles of Mgmt 72 3 credits
November Interpreting and Anal Literature 58 6 credits
December Principles of Marketing 74 3 credits
January Social Sciences and History 62 6 credits
February Humanities 64 6 credits

I am glad to be finished with this stage of my journey.

I could not have accomplished this without Instacert flashcards and forums. I used both exclusively to prepare.

For every exam I reviewed the flashcards 2 to 3 times by just reading them. I never attempted to answer the questions. Just read the questions, the answers and the additional information.

I took the 3 petersons exams for A&I Lit, Social Science/History, and Humanities. Thanks to the forums for the helpful codes The practice exams for A&I helped to get you used to the style of reading that you would enounter in the exam.

I bought the Clep study guide with all the exams. The night before each exam, I would take the practice exam from the guide. I would review all the questions that I missed. I feel that Instacert is more than enough to pass all the exams that I took. The practice exams help with your confidence.



The advice on the specific exam feedback section is right on. I don't have anything else that would add value to the great information that others have already provided. Use it as a study guide. It will certainly help you focus.

Thanks to everyone on the forums, the moderators who keep things moving along and organizated and to Steve for creating this valuable site.

While this is my 1st post. I have been an active listener and appreciate all the support that everyone provides each other.

Good luck to all as you continue to persue you goals and dreams.

Jim

This was the last exam I took. I got a 53. I used only IC and googled terms I wanted more info on. Here are some concepts to consider when studying for this exam:

-know all of the avatars of vishnu
-two principal texts of confucian tradition
-"mana" means what?
-"sacred" means what?
-Gandhi was a leader of which century?
-central teaching of the upanishads
-text which Hindus view as canonical (vedas)
-know all of the significant cities associated with life of Buddha
-term "sangha" means what?
-bodhisativa is what?
-scholars debate whether Confucianism is what?
-the temple in Jerusalem was first built by whom?
-year that Israel was established
-The three ideas of Judaism
-Moses received the decalogue where?
-Judaism, Christianity and Islam all recognize a common ancestor, who is this?
-"torah" refers to what?
-the two gospels where the birth of Jesus are found
-what is the chief cause of the Lutheran reformation?
-country with the largest number of Muslims
-pillars of Islam
-best example of scared space in Islam, is what?
-most important act that occurs in the mosque
-translation of "shari' a"
-best translation of arabic word Islam, is what?
-the belief in one god while recognizing the existence of many others is...(Henotheism)
-second vatican council brought about what?
-cosmogonic myth is about what?
-a "trickster" in Native N. American mythology refers to what?
-know what written materials were considered important to Gandhi
-what is bhakti?
-what is the traditional purpose of yoga?

There were more questions on the Muslim faith than I expected; it's worth a thorough review....hope this helps. Good luck to all!
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A couple of weeks ago I took Clep Prin. of Management and passed by poaching information from this site and just studying the online Cliffs notes. It was enough to pass (68) but I was still skeptical of paying the $20 for a membership to IC for my Marketing CLEP, mainly because I'm a cheap bastard and wasn't entirely convinced. However, I finally relented and paid the dough....BEST MONEY EVER SPENT!

Last night I took the Clep Marketing exam and passed with a 71! I can confidently say that IC alone is enough to pass this test comfortably. Almost everything that was on the test was covered by IC and most of everything else could be reasoned out if you understand the concepts. 2 weeks of studying IC religiously was more than enough and $20 is much better than paying hundreds of dollars for classes at my local community college.

I can say now that I am a true believer in the InstantCert concept and I'm thinking of taking the Business Law CLEP. I just don't know if I can handle another subject in addition to taking Accounting I and Algebra at my Community College and juggling a full time job and family. Oh well, maybe I'll just passively review the business law material on IC during down times at my work and if I feel comfortable with the information I'll take the test.

I would like thank the IC community for posting their stories of success to inspire me, and would also like to thank Joel66 for providing me with the CLEP practice test for marketing, it was most beneficial.

Hello all.

I was wondering if anyone had taken the DANTES (DSST) Technical Writing Exam.

Does anyone have any study hints?
-- I wish there was an IC Flash Card for this exam but there isn't.

Please let me know.

Thanks,

hilarious

COSC accepted my CPS rationale. Now I need to write an Academic Autobiography.

Need direction and feedback from people enrolled in COSC.

Thank you

I took 2 classes and they never charged my card.

It's been a couple weeks is that normal?