Do you really read the whole textbook from A-Z?

[SweetSecret]

In my opinion, targeting your efforts based on exam distribution is the best return. So, in an exam like this, you could probably study for a pass in a week. The effort required to get a perfect score (in comparison) might take a year. I can't draw you a chart, but you get the idea. Lot's of "up side" in the first week, followed by a sharp decline in return on time invested.

OP, this is good general advice, and something I actually plan to do on my future TECEP.

I have taken and passed the Abnormal Psychology TECEP and Psychology of Women TECEP. With Abnormal Psychology I read the book front to back. With Pscyhology of Women I actually took each chapter from the digital PDF and converted each one into an MP3, then just looked over the chapter summaries and skimmed some of the charts/graphics. I also studied the terms online through the Cengage Instructor companion site for the recommended textbook, where they had crossword puzzles:
Book Companion Site - Instructor

I've worked in industries that cover both of these areas, and I thought that reading would be better for me, but actually I scored better on the Psychology of Women exam.

You may want to take a look at this thread as well if you are considering TECEPs:
http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...score.html

Also keep in mind that since you are on TESC's PPC plan, you can do the free Saylor (0cr) or Kaplan PLA (1cr) course, and then earn up to 12 credits in PLAs for $350 ($29.16 per credit) versus paying about $37/credit for the $111 TECEP exams. The Saylor and Kaplan courses can be completed quickly. Then you'd just have to decide what college level learning/experience you already have that might be eligible for credit. It's a bit of a gamble on whether you'll be granted credit, but exams are a gamble as well.

To me though, one of the big advantages of TECEPs is that they don't record an exam grade, just pass (CR) or fail. I go through test anxiety, and hardly ever do stellar on tests. I knew in order to keep up my GPA (given grade school requirements) that I wasn't going to want to use the UExcels because they are graded. I already had over 100 credits when I transferred into TESC, but I needed the option of a few upper level credits, which is where the Abnormal Psychology TECEP really helped me out. Many of my lower level credits from previous 4 year colleges actually transferred into TESC as upper level, but I still needed an additional 6 upper level credits. I plan to get the other 3 upper level as well as some lower level via PLAs.