Bals how long to finish?

[cookderosa]

Let me just correct one thing - the average person can NOT just take a CLEP exam cold. That is utter nonsense. When I earned my degree at TESU, I used a lot of CLEP and DSST because at that time, ACE providers weren't here. There was no Studycom, Straighterline, Sophia, TEEX, etc. The ACE guys used now are new kids on the block- the "regulars" from my early days here are mostly long gone, but this board used to consist of 100% CLEP, DSST, and Excelsior testers - that's just the way it was. Any member here who earned their degree from the big 3 before 2010 likely tested out of the entire thing. The residency requirement used to be zero, so testing out of a degree was the norm at that time. This community (and Instantcert flashcards) were created to help each other study for and pass those exams. That's the purpose of Specific Exam Feedback folder. Literally.
And I assure you, when you're taking 20+ CLEP/DSST tests, there were plenty of people failing exams.

Sure, you might be able to pass an exam, maybe even 2-3 "cold" (Analyzing and Interpreting Literature is a reading comp test, so that's a slam dunk- foreign language for anyone bilingual is a slam dunk, if you've already learned math, the lower maths are a slam dunk) but "lots of people" are not taking or passing exams without studying. You need to study and memorize. Some exams are bigger than others, but if you go into the Specific Exam Feedback, build a study plan and use InstantCert for 2-3 weeks, you can do it. There is an old thread for posting when you achieved a high score using "only IC" which is to say no outside sources. It can certainly be done.