difference between clep dsst and ece

[Jpo]

Hi all,
I am new to EC. I am studying for lifespan exam and have gotten some helpful suggestions from snagglefraz (?). I am just wondering what the differnce in between all these different tests :confused: Also the info I got from snaggle was posted a year or so ago, are the study suggestions still relivant?
Thanks for any help

[rmroberts]

CLEP, DSST, and ECE are all very similiar. They are all (mostly) multiple-choice credit-by-examination tests. They are each a little different and offer different tests. CLEP is run by college board, DSST is run by prometric, and ECE is run by Excelsior. Really the main difference is just the tests they offer. ECE offers more upper-level credit exams, but they are also more expensive ($250?). DSST and CLEP are each around $80. Snazzlefrag's advice should still be relevant. Most of the exams do not change very much. With the exception of several DSSTs that were updated in '08.

[blu2blu]

ECE = Excelsior getting your money
DSST/CLEP = Somone else getting your money.

[AGVI]

CLEP, DSST, and ECE are all very similiar. They are all (mostly) multiple-choice credit-by-examination tests. They are each a little different and offer different tests. CLEP is run by college board, DSST is run by prometric, and ECE is run by Excelsior. Really the main difference is just the tests they offer. ECE offers more upper-level credit exams, but they are also more expensive ($250?). DSST and CLEP are each around $80. Snazzlefrag's advice should still be relevant. Most of the exams do not change very much. With the exception of several DSSTs that were updated in '08.

Yes, EC exams are a little more expensive, but offer lots of upper-level credits, which you're going to need for a BA/BS degree anyway. The exams are still more affordable than most courses. Personally, I found most DSST exams just slightly easier than the CLEP, but not much. The EC exams were a little more difficulty, but i only took upper level EC exams, so they're probably supposed to be harder.

[burbuja0512]

I haven't taken an ECE yet, so of the CLEP's and DSST's I've taken so far, I would agree that DSST is just slightly easier. I think that the reason for this isn't as much due to the test as it is to the fact that all of the DSST's I've taken so far have been multiple choice with four possible answers. The only CLEP I've taken that only had four possible answers was College Mathematics, all of the others had five. Ha.. sounds really silly but I think it makes a small difference.