Sorry, but I did a search for both REA and Comex and REA showed up with no results. Comex showed MANY post, but none I found told me WHAT they were.

So I have did the 'search' tool, but I still have no clue what either of these are. I am assuming that they are to help study for test, but where are they at? Websites, actual books?

and was wondering if anyone has any ideas on one that you think were "easy" and definately recommend. I have taken so far Here's to your Health and today at 1130 I will be taking Drug and Alcohol Abuse. I have 8 LL classes to take left and 2 Upper Level classes to take as well. (For a Bachelors in Liberal Arts). My main goal is to get my Masters in Human Resources(someday)hilarious

So I am just starting on these test, but I have noticed some of you are really knowledgable and have been here for a while and wondering if you could help me out here.

Thanks!!

HI,

I do not know much about Excelsior and Thomas Edison, only that they provide a degree through exams and prior learning.

I have been taking CLEPs to complete my associates degree through my community college. While searching online and speaking to friends, I found out that Western Illinois University offers a Board of Trustees Bachelor of Arts degree. You can completely test out of all your classes through this degree. They also offer credit through a prior learning portfolio. You never need to step foot on the campus. It is 3 hours from me and I still don't want to go there. Western is a highly respected University in Illinois. It is not on the scale of University of Illinois Champain, but it is in the top state schools.

The only downside I can find is that you cannot declare a major. You can declare a minor.

If you are interested in looking at another option their website is http://www.wiu.edu/qc/catalog/bot.shtml

I read the entire thread already about the FEMA program courses. However I just got off the phone with Excesior's Admissions and was told they would not accept the credits from the Thomas Edison credit bank, only from FCC. Now that I've completed 12 of these I find this out..... That's $720 :eek: for FCC verses the $350 for the credit bank; me thinks school has much more to do with money than what you learn..... Anything new came out concerning these FEMA courses or was I incorrectly informed by Toby (Yes, that's her name) in admissions? Thanks, Lee

Has anyone bought any of the study guides or flashcards being sold on Ebay? I am new at this DSST testing and am wondering if there is an "easy" way to study for these test. I have taken Here's to Your Health and passed it and am getting ready to take "Drug and Alcohol Abuse" tomorrow a.m. On to my next test after that, but have seen several study guides, cards and such on DSST and CLEP exams on Ebay and just thought I would ask you guys what you thought about them. Good Idea or no?

Thanks in Advane!

I noticed there are a lot of people on this site sweating the College Math CLEP. I studied for just two weeks using IC and free downloaded tests from the web and got a 61. I took a lot of math in High School but that was 22 years ago, when I started studying for this I couldn't do a basic algerbra problem. With the help of my wife and a lot of aggravation, I pushed through and just took the test. Much to my surprise, the test had little to do with most of the material I studied; I overstudied if anything. Concentrate on word problems and basic terminology. IC went way too deep in my opinion as I was unable to do half of the material they presented. Feel free to e-mail or respond if you have more questions, but don't sweat it, just prepare and do it. Hope this helps someone out there, Lee

Hello,
I am in the Air Force stationed in England. I have 94 credits and an associate’s degree in Aviation Maintenance through CCAF (Community College of the Air Force). While some of these credits won't cross over to Excelsior, many will. I have contacted Excelsior and talked to a councilor to request a class list of EXACLTLY what I needed to take to finish a BS degree. As one may surmise from my user name, I really don't care what the degree is in (key words are "easiest degree"). It is a tool to open a door and nothing more. A basket weaving degree would work, should they offer one. I told the councilor this and expected a lot more help than they gave.

This is my question, (finally) is there anywhere I can get an exact list of what is required for a BS degree through Excelsior so I can CLEP, DDTS or ECE them? I want to spend as little time in a classroom as possible as I have a family and work 12 hours a day. After reading on this forum, I'm sure there are some of you out there who can give me guidance. Your help is most appreciated. Lee

I have been studying for this for about 4 weeks (using instacert only) and have recently come accross the Barron's Law Book. How relevant to my test will this book be? Obviously I do not have the time to read the entire book so I am wondering if anyone knows of specific points of interest (test related) in the book, that I should pay attention to in attempting to supplement my acquired knowledge. THANKS in advance for any input.

Kat

Part One of a Who Knows How Long Series

Well, I took my first two CLEPs today, Humanities and College Math. I studied the Math for a couple days using instacert and the Humanities for a couple weeks (nothing too strenous, just a hour every other day) and I got a 66 on the College Math and a 70 on the Humanities. Now, believe me when I say that I didn't really know ANY of the names on the Humanities instacert when I started... I probably got about 10% of the questions right on my first run through! But I kept on drilling the information, checking on wikipedia when I wanted to know more, and using the sample tests from the Official CLEP guide and the Princeton review guide and that was more than enough to learn everything! It takes some work if you're starting from scratch, but I feel it's setting me up for future tests in Literature, which is very good.

Also, I want to say that the Peterson's tests that are available on the internet for Humanities seemed a LOT harder than the actual CLEP and really, I only learned a few bits of trivia from those that I didn't see somewhere on this site or in one of the sample tests that I talked about. And in the end, it only served to make me paranoid that I didn't know as much as I should know. So, basically, I wouldn't suggest spending too much time on them. If you want to take them, go ahead, but don't worry if it seems a bit overwhelming.

My overall philosophy to learning was take the information that sticks out to you and don't worry about cramming in that stuff which you don't know right away. The goal should be to get somewhat familiar with names, not neccesarily knowing them stone cold. Because the test, afterall, is multiple choice, and seeing names in front of you is a lot easier than having to simply recall them. I was amazed at how many answers just pop out at you after you're read through the instacert tests a few times.

As for more specifically the College Math, I found using the Princeton Review book to be very helpful in one way in particular. They suggest for alegrabic equations on the CLEP to, in a lot of cases, simply plug the answer choices into the equation and see what works. That may seem time-consuming, but I'm no genius when it comes to math but I was able to do that for every possible question in that format on the CLEP today and I finished with 10 minutes to spare and the satification of knowing that I did a good job because the method is idiot-proof, so to speak. Of course, you need to be able to identify WHICH questions you can do that for, which is what instacert can help you with.

I know a lot of you have probably already taken these tests, but I just wanted to contribute my experiences because reading some of your posts have really helped me and I want to give back. Also, I made this its own thread because I'm an egomaniac and love attention.

Next up, I'll be taking the Social Sciences and History and Natural Sciences CLEP. I hope to take them within the next two weeks. A full report will be issued at that time.

Good luck and happy CLEPing!

~Banta

Has anyone taken any theology courses on line. I wouldn't mind getting a theology degree as long as it is not too expensive. I see Thomas Edison has one.:o