Hey everyone. I found out some news today and thought I would share with the forum and see if anyone knows this already. Excelsior used to have a policy that you needed 30 upper level credits for your business program. Well, it seems that has changed. You only need 12 upper level credits now. The caveat is that your core requirements do not count toward these 12 credits. This is what I was told by Excelsior when I asked about one of my upper level arts & sciences credits. I was told that no arts & sciences course is deemed upper-level because you only need 12 upper level business credits.

Hi everyone,
I did not know about this site until today, which is when I was scheduled to take the Intro to Computing DSST exam, which I'd prepared for with istudysmart.com's materials. I won't know for sure for another week or so as it was pencil/paper exam, but I'm pretty sure that I did not pass. I knew 95% of the above terms but there were many problems dealing with integers and programming computations that were not covered in my materials from istudysmart.com. Will this site help me to not fail any more exams?! I've taken in the past:

Microbiology
Anatomy and Physiology
Psychology
Sociology
Here's to your Health
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Gerontology
and all the Nursing exams from Excelsior College (6 exams).

and had great results the first time. I only need about 12 more hours and then I'll finish a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, so this failing this exam is a real bummer!

Trying to navigate this site is not easy for a newbie, as I've yet to find where the actual study sections are for the various exams. I've emailed the webmaster, but any help is appreciated!!

Thanks, CathyV3b

I plan on majoring in Business at Excelsior. Like many in this forum, I am stressing over the College Algebra exam. I WAS good in math in high school - 20 years ago. On my practice tests I am actually doing better with the algebraic portion than some of the basic math - adding fractions, etc. I decided to study for the College Mathematics test to brush up on some of my more basic skills. If I take the CLEP for College Mathematics and the College Algebra CLEP, will I get credit for both? Or would Excelsior consider them similar enough to be duplicates? The only thread I found involved a person who had actual courses along with the tests. I don't have an advisor yet - I'm trying to collect as many credits as possible before enrolling to make sure I can finish within one year.

Thanks!

i'm getting ready to take the english composition with essay CLEP in about a week and a half. does anybody have any advice for the essay or the multiple choice? i am using ic and comex. anything would be greatly appreciated. i also thought i read somewhere on the forums that it takes 2 weeks to get the results? is that true if you take the computerized test?

Hey guys this is my first post here, but ive been reading on the forums for awhile.
I applied to Excelsior and Im awaiting my unofficial evaluation.
Am i able to go ahead and enroll to start classes before my unofficial evaluation is complete or must i wait until its complete?
Also, money is not an option, since im military everything is covered.
Thanks for the replies,
Hyslip

I thought I read on one of the threads something about Excelsior giving credit for work experience....or am I just seeing things??

If they do, does anyone know how that works? I am assuming it would have to be related to your major, right??

I'm just curious...

Thanks.

JoAnne

The DSST I've taken to date was a paper version. I'm taking two in the next week that are the Internet Based version.....I think the scoring is instantly reported, correct? If so, is it similar to the CLEP tests where a score report is generated and provided to the student?

Hi all! I just took my Humanities CLEP test and passed. As with my prior test of Here's to your Health...i just barely passed!! But hey the fact that I passed is just great. So I only need 3 more units in Science to be done with My BS in Criminal Justice. In case anyone is taking the test anytime soon, I just studied the IC flashcards and tried to look up the ones I got wrong on Wikipedia, which was also a great tool. I purchased the CLEP general exam book but after taking the pre-test I realized that it was out dated (2005). My advice would be constant review of IC flashcards and seperate the authors, poets, and artists in their seperate centuries. Also know a couple of the art and literary movements (i.e. fauvism, cubism, dadaism). I would also say to know what certain plays are about (Hamlet, Macbeth) and certain books (Cant. Tales, Great Gatsby). That is all I can think of. Good luck to those of you who are studying to take the test. The Peterson's practice test was harder than the real test but I am glad I took it and studied from it. It helped.

Since this is my next clep, thought Id ask as it doesnt seem like its happened from what ive read...

Well, I studied all the IC flashcards to where I knew them and the answer to about a 95% accuracy like I have always done in the past. If I had any questions, I referred over to some notes given to me by Kiwilover. I thought I was doing really well on the test until I scored my exam. A big "D" popped up on my screen. Personally, I do not believe that IC is enough to pass my version of the exam.

Kiwilover's review was helpful, but it seems that my exam differed from hers. I had numerous scenario questions in regards to arbitrators and the NLRB. These questions would ask to determine the correct action by the arbitrator or the NLRB. Its hard to decide if they would side with the union, the employer, or go back to the bargaining table.

All in all, I was a little shook up that I didn't pass, but I had planned to take the actual class this summer with my B&M school to be on the safe side. So now, I need to more actual courses at my school to graduate and 9 more hours of upper division elective hours. So let me ask everyone, what is a good upper division DANTES or ECE that will bring back my confidence? I have already taken Org Behavior and Money and Banking. MIS doesnt count at my school as upper division. Any suggestions will be appreciated.