If so, please comment. The DSST has me freaked out.

Some details from LSU website...

Cost of course [textbook(s) not included]
$229.00

Number of Lesson Assignments
16 Lesson Assignments

Lesson Assignment Requirements
No more than three (3) lessons may be submitted in a seven day period. There are NO exceptions to this requirement. All lessons must be complete.

Format of Lesson Assignments
Approximately five to ten selected questions and problems from textbooks.

Number of Exams
2 Exams

Special Instructions for the Exams
Students may use a nonprogrammable financial calculator and a half page ( 8 1/2" x 5 1/2") sheet of formulas (one-sided) , which must be turned in with the exam.

Material covered in Exams
Mid-course exam covers lessons 1-9
the final exam covers lessons 10-16. Each exam will be worth 100 points.

Exam Format(s)
Each exam consists of a matching section, multiple-choice questions, and problems to solve.

Exam Proctor
All exams must be taken with a proctor. LSU students will test in the Independent and Distance Learning Testing Office. All other Louisiana students should test at approved Louisiana testing sites. Out of state students must arrange for an approved proctor. An approved proctor, generally, is a university testing facility or administrator, military education office, or other such facility.

How the final grade is assessed
If the student passes the final, the final grade is obtained by adding the point values earned on the lesson assignments and the points earned on the two exams. The total available points = 264.

All,

Please add to this thread with a listing of all colleges that allow you to take courses that are truly "self paced." For purposes of this thread I will use the term "self paced" to mean any school that allows you to take a course in as little as 1 week for each semester hour of credit.

PLEASE DO NOT ASK QUESTIONS ON THIS POST. START A NEW POST. USE THIS POST AS A REFERENCE.

I will post the first school;

Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University :: Outreach and Distance Education

I just passed CLEP Principals of Management today with a 71. I am looking for advice on my next CLEP- Sociology or Computer Systems.

I concur with everyone here that said this test sucked!
I studied IC for around two weeks, and listened to the audible book "The Cold War" (which was awesome). 6 questions into the test, I felt way over my head. All of the topics looked familiar enough to be dangerous, but only about 25% of the questions seemed familiar enough to be answered with any hope of success.
Those questions that had the roman numerals seemed waaaaay over the top! (I and II, I,II,III,or V)
I am hoping for the best but would not be surprised at all to see this one come back a 30.
On the flipside, I passed Conflicts Since 1900 with a 512 (High C?) but hey, it's a pass for a UL credit!
-HB

I passed Business Math today with a 75! I decided to take this exam after studying and successfully passing both CLEP College Algebra and DSST Statistics. I have also taken accounting and marketing. If you have taken those courses, this exam should be easy. It consisted of 54 questions and it took me approximately 1 hour.

For those looking for three credits and are decent at math, this exam is a good one. I used Schaums Outline of Business Mathematics and Steve Slavin's book, Quick Business Math. I studied for approximately one week since I had exposure to most of the topics through other classes.

I called an admission's counselor at EC to find this out, but I was told that they couldn't give me such advice.
Basically, I just want to sign up for some EC examinations for the UL requirements of the Psychology major, but I don't want to duplicate the DSST Drugs & Alcohol that I already passed.
I also have already passed Intro to Psych. (clep), Human Growth & Development (clep) and Principles of Statistics (dsst), as well as Fundamentals of Counseling(dsst) and Organizational Behavior (dsst).
I know that I need Reasearch Methods to fullfill the core requirements, so that is one I don't have a problem with.
Now, if I take Abnormal Psych., Social Psych. and Adulthood & Aging, would I be duplicating Drugs & Alcohol abuse or any other credits mentioned above? If anyone knows, please let me know.
Thanks in advance.

I was reading somewhere that someone said you could write in the dsst booklet it you are taking it written. I didn't know if you could do that or do they frown down on it. Let me know cause I am taking one Friday.
THANKS
John

Has anyone passed World Religions and/or Ethics in America DSST exam using only IC?

For those of you who have taken the excelsior course are the exams online, or proctored. I still haven't decided what to take for the business strategy requirement and the excelsior course is an option.

Hi all,

My husband is now planning on enrolling at COSC to finish his BS. One of his degree options is Individualized Studies, which would require for him to complete 12 more upper level credits in a new discipline. He has expressed interest in business or management, so I am looking for the best ways for him to test out of it. I never took any of the business exams, so I thought I would ask my knowledgeable IC friends: which upper level exams would be the easiest for him to test out of?

Thanks