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New to FEMA - ejcompere - 08-24-2013
Hey,
I've taken a number of other exams for credit but I've never heard of FEMA till this forum. I looked the site up but I'm not making much sense of it.
Could someone briefly explain how these work?
How would I study for one?
Are there some that are easier or recommended?
Do some of these transfer for UL credit? If so, which ones?
How long does one usually take to study for?
Thanks!
New to FEMA - BIPolarGuy - 08-24-2013
its not to bad and you can knock these out pretty quick. All you need to do is:
1. go to this site Emergency Management Institute | Independent Study (IS) - Course List.
2. Select a course.
3. choose either the online study course or download the PDF.
4. study your material
5. take the test.
Bam done.
as for easiest, thats subjective in my opinion.. they were all pretty easy to me.
I took about an hour or so on each one total.
I don't know if any would transfer to UL
Check with the forum on how many credits you can use for your major. I was only able to use 3 in my free electives.
Good luck
Greg
New to FEMA - mymelody - 08-24-2013
I did 3 courses, it was relatively fast about an hour for each one. Some of them require two or more courses to make up 1 credit. Just pick one that interest you the most and try it out. You can fail the examine and nothing will happen.
I also want to point out that it's free courses, but if you want to transfer the credits to college beside TESC, it will cost money.
Off topic: Have you heard about Aleks? Only asking because your sig said you failed Clep precal. It's an online website that give you math credits. It cost $20 a month and since you passed clep algebra and math, you can do their intermediate algebra, precal/trig, and statistic for 9 credit.
New to FEMA - sanantone - 08-24-2013
TESC has a list of accepted FEMA courses. Is that the school you're planning to attend?
http://www.tesc.edu/degree-completion/documents/FEMA_Independent_Study_course_review.pdf
New to FEMA - ejcompere - 08-25-2013
sanantone Wrote:TESC has a list of accepted FEMA courses. Is that the school you're planning to attend?Thanks for the list! Yes, I'm going for TESC.
http://www.tesc.edu/degree-completion/documents/FEMA_Independent_Study_course_review.pdf
mymelody Wrote:Off topic: Have you heard about Aleks? Only asking because your sig said you failed Clep precal. It's an online website that give you math credits. It cost $20 a month and since you passed clep algebra and math, you can do their intermediate algebra, precal/trig, and statistic for 9 credit.Thank you. I've heard of them but not really looked into them. Do you have to be in high school to take them? And also, the biggest need for tests I have is a natural science (preferably chemistry). Do they have anything for that kind of stuff?
Thanks, BIPolarGuy!!!
New to FEMA - BIPolarGuy - 08-25-2013
Straighterline offers this:
Online Chemistry Course - College Chemistry Online Class | StraighterLine
"General Chemistry I
Many science degrees, from Biology to Physics, as well as Nursing, Pre-Med and Pre-Dental, accept General Chemistry I as one of their required courses. Often, it can fulfill a science requirement for non-science majors too, such as Liberal Arts.
In this General Chemistry course, you will explore the nature of matter: its components, stoichiometry, and intermolecular force and phase changes. Youâll analyze the properties of liquids, solids, and gasses. Having gained an understanding of these basics, you will examine solubility, the colligative properties of solutions, chemical reactions, quantum theory and atomic structure, and chemical periodicity. But thatâs not all: you will also study the laws of thermodynamics, the concepts of entropy, and even radioactive decay and the use of radioisotopes."
That would be my second choice behind CLEP. If you have just missed Clep by a point, then you should be able to breeze through the open book tests. I mean, they cant make it any easier allowing an ebook and open book.
New to FEMA - mymelody - 08-26-2013
ejcompere Wrote:Thank you. I've heard of them but not really looked into them. Do you have to be in high school to take them? And also, the biggest need for tests I have is a natural science (preferably chemistry). Do they have anything for that kind of stuff?
Anyone can take them. You can go to their website, and sign up for 48 hour trial to see if you like their method of teaching. They only have math courses.