COSC Questions Answered Here :)

[Old Rusty Pipe]

I think you are misunderstanding how the GRE Psychology test would be applied to each of the concentrations. The Psychology concentration would apply the entire 18 credits to the electives portion of the degree. The Applied Behavior- Psychology would apply 9 credits to the electives portion of the degree. The other 9 credits would be applied to the TOTAL number of credits you need to earn the degree. Looking over the requirements, the Psychology concentration appears to lend itself well to testing. Between the GRE Psychology and various CLEP/DSST/UExcel exams you can test out of everything but the Cornerstone and Capstone. Those you have to take with COSC.

I happened upon this plan someone laid out on a Home School website:
Design Your Plan 2 - HC USA

"Students can go about meeting these requirements in a variety of ways. First, there's the Psychology GRE exam. This exam could be used to cover 18 of the 21 elective credits needed. If the idea of taking a graduate-level exam is overwhelming, there are other options.

Going back to consult the COSC master exam list, we can come up with a plan for the individual requirements.

1. Research Methods or Experimental Design: ECE Research Methods (3 upper-level credits)
2. Theory: DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology (3 credits), and CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology (3 credits)
3. Applied: ECE Social Psychology (3 upper-level credits)
4. Electives: Psychology GRE (3 upper-level credits, 15 lower-level credits) and ECE Abnormal Psychology (3 upper-level credits)
5. Capstone: Taken online through COSC (3 upper-level credits)

Now we have all the area of concentration requirements met, along with 15 upper-level credits. Because this is psychology, we also have 36 liberal arts credits."

As far as GRE Subject Tests go, the Psychology one seems to be the one most often taken by users on this forum. There are some good examples and info floating around. Good luck.