11-13-2007, 03:32 AM
Aisha,
50 is the official ACE assessed passing score on all CLEP exams. Every school is free to determine its own cut-off scores, but it is usual for them to follow the ACE recommendations. I would be surprised if a 51 was not a pass at UMass. You should check with your advisor to ensure that you know which exams are permitted for transfer, how many credits, and what the cut-off scores are. Do your research and it might save you grief later on!
CLEP American Government is thought by many, including me, to be one of the most difficult exams to score very highly on. If you look through the forum, you will find lots of people who ended up with a lower score than they anticipated. This is not the case for ALL CLEP exams, just a few.
CLEP Sociology, on the other hand, is almost universally acknowledged to be one of the easieest exams to do well on (assuming adequate study).
The other thing to remember is that you will become increasingly skilled at taking these exams, the more exams you take. For this reason, we usually recommend starting out by taking some of the 'easier' exams first. This gives you chance to get used to the software, the testing procedures, the testing center, question types, etc.
You probably would have had a better experience if you had taken Intro to Sociology first, rather than an exam like American Government. But you passed it anyway, and can now move on to the next exam.
Keep it up,
Snazzlefrag
50 is the official ACE assessed passing score on all CLEP exams. Every school is free to determine its own cut-off scores, but it is usual for them to follow the ACE recommendations. I would be surprised if a 51 was not a pass at UMass. You should check with your advisor to ensure that you know which exams are permitted for transfer, how many credits, and what the cut-off scores are. Do your research and it might save you grief later on!
CLEP American Government is thought by many, including me, to be one of the most difficult exams to score very highly on. If you look through the forum, you will find lots of people who ended up with a lower score than they anticipated. This is not the case for ALL CLEP exams, just a few.
CLEP Sociology, on the other hand, is almost universally acknowledged to be one of the easieest exams to do well on (assuming adequate study).
The other thing to remember is that you will become increasingly skilled at taking these exams, the more exams you take. For this reason, we usually recommend starting out by taking some of the 'easier' exams first. This gives you chance to get used to the software, the testing procedures, the testing center, question types, etc.
You probably would have had a better experience if you had taken Intro to Sociology first, rather than an exam like American Government. But you passed it anyway, and can now move on to the next exam.
Keep it up,
Snazzlefrag
My name is Rob
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Exams/Courses Passed (43):
- Courses (4): 1 Excelsior, 1 CSU-Pueblo, 2 Penn Foster.
- Exams (39): 24 DSST, 15 CLEP.
Total Credits: 142 (12 not used).
[SIZE=1]GPA: 4.0
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Exams/Courses Passed (43):
- Courses (4): 1 Excelsior, 1 CSU-Pueblo, 2 Penn Foster.
- Exams (39): 24 DSST, 15 CLEP.
Total Credits: 142 (12 not used).
[SIZE=1]GPA: 4.0
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