Is there anyone on IC who is currently pursuing their Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or has received their Bachelors Degree from Thomas Edison State College? If so I need help developing a plan of action for getting my degree in the least amount of time possible. I will be basically starting from ground zero and plan on incorporating CLEP Tests along with FEMA college credits to obtain the basic General Education Requirements. I basically wanted some feedback from people who have actually "Tested Out" the vast majority of their credits at TESC and who can put me maybe on a similar path to do the same. Any help I can get will be greatly appreciated.

From a loyal degree seeker...

Sincerely,

Marshall

Is there anyone on IC who is currently pursuing their Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or has received their Bachelors Degree from Thomas Edison State College? If so I need help developing a plan of action for getting my degree in the least amount of time possible. I will be basically starting from ground zero and plan on incorporating CLEP Tests along with FEMA college credits to obtain the basic General Education Requirements. I basically wanted some feedback from people who have actually "Tested Out" the vast majority of their credits at TESC and who can put me maybe on a similar path to do the same. Any help I can get will be greatly appreciated.

From a loyal degree seeker...

Sincerely,

Marshall

What is DSST? I thought it had something to do w/ the military.

Hey All,

On another board, someone questioned whether she could still pass the course if she failed both the proctored final and the retake exam, but had 100% on the module exams. I, along with many others, assumed that you would fail the entire class if you failed the retake exam.

However, take a look at the email correspondence that took place between the student and PFC. It appears that you CAN still pass the course as long as your overall average is high enough.

Read on...

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Here was my question and here was their answer:

"In the event that I would fail the proctor and retake it what happens if you fail it a second time if you passed all the other exams?"

Here was their response:

"If you have a passing average even with failing proctor exams, you will pass the course. IF you don't you will have to take either the replacement course or take it at another school."

(she posted this response to the message board, and several people doubted that she had been given correct information. So she again contacted PFC and asked them to confirm it up the ranks. She gave an example scenario of scoring 100% and 100% on two module exams, then failing the final proctored exam with a score of 65%, and then also failing the retake exam with a score of 68%.)

Here is the second response from PFC:

"Good morning.

(I just double checked this with the proctored exam department so
that I would be sure to give you the correct information.)

The grade for a course is a weighted average. It is calculated by
taking two thirds the average of the lesson grades and one third the
proctored exam grade.

Using the example you gave the average of the lesson grade is 100.
So, add 100 plus 100 plus 65 and divide the total by 3. The average
would be 88. However, our policy requires that you retake a failed
proctored exam.

If your grade is 68 on the retake, the average is found by taking 100
plus 100 plus 68 and dividing the total by 3. The result would be 89.

So, the short answer to your question is yes, you can fail the
proctored exam on the second attempt and still pass the course if
your lesson grades are high enough."
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I found that to be a very interesting exchange.

What do you guys make of it?
Snazzlefrag

I am taking the clep exam for information systems on Tuesaday. I am terrified to say the least. I know how to use a computer pretty good. I can do power points, word documents, etc. I have pretty much no knowledge of exel. I have been using the instacert flash cards to study and reading some from a textbook. Some of the technical terms ( ASCII, TCP/IP, peripheral devices and inner workings make me a little anxious. I just would really like as much infor as possible from those of you who have taken it on what to expect. Is it really hard and very technical or is it more application of computers meaning its uses. I have all weekend to study and am trying very hard, I just need would like some guidance and advise. Thanks in advance for any help.

:confused: I plan on taking Sociology and Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEPs on Tuesday. I would love to take the Principles of Statistics DSST on Wednesday morning followed by Technical Writing DSST in the afternoon. I have already taken World Religions DSST, English Comp w/Essay CLEP, and Astronomy DSST this week so far. I tend to overstudy at times but I really, really need to get these done by these dates. Any study tips or study material I should look into besides InstantCert? Thanks!

Larry

I am brand new to this site and wanted to say thank you to everyone for your informative posts. I took my first DSST (Here's to your health) yesterday and thanks to you all have already completed 6 FEMA tests in the last 24 hours. I am a service member currently serving in Iraq, so this is my only option for progression toward my degree. Thanks again.
Ken

Registered here on Wednesday and Took my first Clep today in Intro Sociology using only IC and passed with a 64!

I am going to go to Excelsior, have a few credits in Biology, Psych, Nutrition, and Comp that will be transferred from 20 years ago.

I was soooooooo scared. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be, mostly by the way that they phrased the questions.

My goal is 6 credits per week - hope that is realistic. That could change depending on an interview and a relocation. Locally, the clep testing center only tests 2X per month, so I am looking now to drive a little further to get weekly testing.

Hi everybody!
I just took the astronomy DSST today and I feel great! That was pretty easy. Since there is no study section for this here, I'll give you the down low on what to study.
1. Important people and contributions
2. The sun: what's happening inside, dark spots
3. Moon: phases, tidal waves
4. Stars: evolution, types
5. Look briefly at types of telescopes
6. Radio waves
7. Comets, Astroids, Meteor: Where they come from, what are they, dirty snowball

An awesome tool, if you can pick it up from a library, is Cliffs Quick Review: Astronomy. Read the entire thing and then do some quizzes online to help.

I recently finished my degree requirements from TESC, I finshed about 80% by testing out. Here is a list of the exams I took, I have marked them in level of difficulty from 1 - 10, with 1 being easiest and 10 being hardest. Also I added some notes for certain exams.


English Composition (with Essay) 5
French (12 Creds) 3 (I grew up speaking French)
Humanities 6 (not a hard exam but a LOT to remember, if you are not familiar with the arts to begin with this one can be a bear)
Social Sciences 5
Intro to Sociology 2 (2nd easiest exam, and a good foundation for other exams)
Civil War and Reconstruct 7 (never studied the topic in the past and felt I studied the wrong things, needed a lot more info. on battles)
Principles of Statistics 8 (I hate math, BUT this is the easiest math exam)
Natural Sciences 6 (once again just a lot of study on a broad subject)
Introduction to Computers 4
English Literature 4
American Literature 4
American Government 6 (know specifically how the two house work!)
Introduction to Psychology 5
Introduction to Educational Psychology 3
Intro. to World Religions 1 (easiest exam I felt I could have passed with no studying)
Organizational Behavior 7
Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2
Ethics in America 4
Rise and Fall of Soviet Union 6
Analysis & Interpret Lit 3
Management Information 6