TESU :: Psychology Testing Resource Guidance

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Hello,

I've been all over this forum and there is A LOT of great information, but a bit seems dated and possibly irrelevant. And, the search feature isn't quite robust as I would like. With that being said... I have a very good career but I'm older and wanted to complete my BA. I went to the Art Institute before they were accredited and both TESU & Excelsior rejected my AA credits but I've been admitted by both. So I'm starting from scratch... My current role is fairly demanding but this is something I really want to accomplish. With that being said, I have decided to go for a BA in Psychology at TESU (I'm in-state and it's something that my career could probably benefit from). My goal - even with my demanding schedule is to complete this in a year. It may be very aggressive but I'm willing to try.

I really don't have the time, nor the attention span to read 600 pages of text in order to pass an exam. I plan on testing out as much as I possibly can. I've read about Straightliner, IS and the rest... it's becoming quite overwhelming sifting through all the information on the forum and would really appreciate if someone that has chosen this path to chime in on the best way to prepare for the exams and what are the most relevant tools to leverage. I don't mind paying for great tools to prepare me for the exams.

Much appreciated,

Hayden

Thomas Edison State University: Psychology

1. Honestly, just go with what everyone else suggests when starting. Make yourself a spreadsheet first off. After that just tweak the classes to the easiest and most efficient credits.

2. For all your math just do ALEKS. You can get through 4 courses (12credits) quickly. Also do the 2 credit Ethics course from The Institutes (2hours max) I'm not sure how many Math credits you need for your degree but they can all be done here.
3. Do your Psychology CLEP's. I took Intro to Psych (it was very easy- minimal studying got a 61). Then you can do the Human Growth and Dev, then the Education Psych CLEPs. Another 9 credits 23 Credits / 120
4. Decide how you want to get your English Comps done, SL or CLEP seems to be the best way.
5. You need Knowledge of Human Cultures credits. You need 12 credits here. I'd do the Shmoop Classes is they work for you. US Hist 1, US Hist 2, Modern European History(you can knock all these out for 87$) Still would need 3 more credits here.
This will get you too 38 credits already and you can prob finishes everything except the CLEPs in a few weeks. I did 3 ALEKS courses in about a week and that was not rushing to get them done. I'm starting on my Shmoop classes tonight.
I'd like to make you up a spreadsheet but I need to know what you prefer.. SL/CLEP/Study/DSST (cheapest?/quickest?/easiest?)