I have now taken all eleven CLEP/DSST exams that I originally intended. Unfortunately, I failed one of them--the English Lit. CLEP exam--and only by one point!!! I think I would have rather failed it by five or ten points. Knowing that one single point made the difference between passing or having to restudy and wait to retake it six months later is a real drag!

I studied hard for that test, but it covers such a broad timeframe, it is difficult to nail down what needs to be studied. Since IC doesn't offer it, I was on my own when it came time to study for that one. IC has helped me pass all ten of the other exams (even Natural Sciences), so I imagine that it would have helped me pass English Lit as well.

I will be able to retake the exam in late September, so I was wondering if IC was going to be launching new test prep material for the English Lit CLEP soon.

Hi,

Although this is my first posting to the forum, I am no stranger to IC. I have taken and passed 8 exams over the past 2 years, all with the help of IC. I just took (and passed) by Principles of Accounting CLEP yesterday. Before that, I had not used IC since last fall.

I am a big fan of IC and it has helped me test out of a lot of classes that I otherwise would have taken as part of my traditional coursework. With the exception of Principles of Accounting, I used IC exclusively to study for all 8 of the exams I have taken. I decided to take Accounting I through a traditional class and then take the CLEP so I would not have to take Accounting II. For me, this worked well because some of the accounting concepts were not easy for me to grasp with IC alone.

I have been following this forum for the last month or two and I have found a lot of great information here, especially regarding tips for specific exams.

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to participate here!

With the benefit of up to 30 credits (including 18 UL) for a mere 130 dollars or so, I am seriously looking into taking GRE psychology. However . . . I would love to know if anyone else has done this and is willing to share experiences (good or bad). Is it even a reasonable goal? :confused:
Thanks . . .

Does anyone know how Excelsior's latin honors system works? I'm wondering about the cut-off GPA's of each and what requirements they have with regard to how many credits have to come from Excelsior directly thru exams and courses. Not a big deal to me, but it does give something to strive for.

Hello all once again. This site is a Godsend for people like me who are grinding away at the CLEP/DSST/ECE exams in the pusuit of their degree. I have 76 credits/3.75 GPA under my belt, as far as Excelsior is concerned, and need 10 more tests to get my degree. I have taken the following tests in the last 5 weeks but have not received any scores yet:

Ethics in America (DSST) IC only
Ethics: Theory and Practice (ECE) IC only
Human Resource Mngt (ECE) IC Only
Drug and Alcohol Abuse (DSST) IC Only- I thought it was easy; being military probably helped with the alcohol portion of the test.........

Here is my future roadmap I worked out with my advisor:

World Pop
Abnormal Psych
Adult Aging
Gerontology
Humanities
Intro to Word Religions
Money and Banking
Management Info Systems
Civil War and Reconstruction
ECE's College Comp

and of course we can't forget the ever popular 1 credit Information Literacy :mad: .

My goal is to take a test a week as it's worked so far for the tests taken, I feel I at least passed them; though time will tell. This method keeps me focused/motivated to keep my face in the study material, otherwise I would procastinate.

I have found many resources and study guides from the advice posted by others but I still have some concerns over World Pop and ECE's College Comp. I did take the CLEP 6 credit English test, with absolutely no study, and got an A, is the ECE test similar/are there essay questions? For some reason Excesior won't accept it the CLEP score for the English requirement.

I wish IC would come up with a study guide for World Pop as it seems to be one most people take. Short of that happening, I guess I'll go to the library and see if Week's book is available and actually study a text book argggg! I have also downloaded the terms associated with the test to familiarize myself with the lingo used. Any other sugestions? I went to the CIA site but was a little overwhelmed with where to start and what to research. Further feedback would be great.........:confused:

I wasn't too concerned with my GPA until I got my eval back, now I'd like to keep it up for the diploma. Either way, just to get this hurdle out of the way will be a huge load off my shoulders. I retire soon from the military (24 years) and need this to make myself more marketable in the civilian sector. I already have an Associates in Aviation Maintenance but from the job searches I've seen one needs a 4-year degree to open those doors.

Thanks to all who have written back on their testing experiences, keep them coming as they are more valuable than you will ever know. More to come as the test results come in. Lee

Hi all,

In Florida, a group of representatives from approximately 40 schools have developed a single website where a person can find classes and degrees offered by those schools. Tons of information can be found there. While there aren't degrees that can be completed by 'testing out'. There are plenty of degrees that can be completed entirely by distance.

Florida Distance Learning Consortium

I am taking my first test next week and I'm unsure of what to do with the scores. I haven't enrolled in Excelsior yet so do I just have the scores sent to me? When I enroll do I just contact Dsst for a transcript? Help I 'm so confused!

Thank You!

I took about 90 minutes to complete all 86 questions on the Principles of Supervision exam today. It has been many, many years since I've had to fill in the bubbles and, man, I found myself rounding down the tip of the pencil so I could fill in the circles quicker!

Anyway, I had to take some educated guesses on a few of the questions. I've never been involved with a union before so I didn't have a clue about a couple of other questions. For the most part, though, I believe that IC helped a lot.

Now, it is the waiting game and, in the meanwhile, it's time to study for Here's To Your Health...along with a few Cisco exams I have to take! My head feels like it's ready to explode!

Studying hard,

Alaskan

Just curious...For those of you who study for 2-3 weeks and then take the exam, are you also taking any other classes (classroom setting, online, etc.)? The reason I ask is, I am attending a 4-year traditional college that allows me to CLEP 30 credit hours of electives. I am trying to do this while also taking 1 traditional seated class, and 1 online class (both through the college). I am averaging about 5-6 hours of study time through IC a week. Does this sound sufficient?

Obviuosly without knowing my study habits and capacity, I don't expect anyone to give me an exact timeframe on preparedness, just trying to get an idea from those that take these exams every 3-4 weeks.

I am taking US History I and II, American Goverment, Business Law, and a few others once I get those out of the way. I only need 19 credits, the rest are coming from traditional means.

Thanks in advance...

Just thought I'd throw this out there--I know we have a lot of bright, accomplished members with great ideas...

Any ideas for how to get more sales? Ideas like businesses, industries, websites to partner with, places to advertise, pricing/packaging strategy....anything!

Right now we rely on search engines and word of mouth, which has been very successful, but limited.