Any ideaa? I have my Eng 101 already, but the school I am looking at for my Bachelors in Nursing requires the second class also Eng 102. Now I just started meaning this week taking the online version of this class at my local community college..and my oh my I think I am in over my head. The writing required for this class is amazing - and this is not my strongest asset. Does anyone know of a better way to get these credits without out preparring myself for a padded room? I'd gladly drop/withdraw from this class if I can find a better solution. Thank you Dawn

This is really starting to bug me. I have read and read most of the post regarding this subject and I still don't feel good about my choice of study guide for World Religions ( Rudman's DSST) It didn't get very good reviews so its very hard to have confidence in it.

Has anyone passed DANTES World Religions with IC only? I really don't like counting on just one source, but I just can't seem to find anything else I trust.

Being my first DANTES exam I guess I'm being somewhat over cautious, but this is what has helped me pass all ten of my CLEP exams I have taken, so I like to stick to a tried and true method.

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Regards, Jay

I have a question for those who have taken stats as a course or the DSST. I anticipate taking a stats 500 course late next year for a totally different degree, but I thought it might be a good idea to use the DSST stats as an elective for my BA (to get my feet wet, especially since I have never taken any math higher than algebra). Now I am having second thoughts.... and a bit fearful. Does anyone think this would be better to enroll in a stats class vs. a test? I will, at some point, need to do it again.
And part two, would it be insane to try a stats 500 without first trying a stats 200? Thanks!!

I plan on taking the Dantes test for Fundamentals of Counseling in about a week. I have been studying the material on InstaCert and have also used other sources for backup for at least a week and a half. This is my last test to take in order to graduate next month and I am extremely nervous. Is there any other tips anyone might have to study for this test? I just want to make sure that I will pass without a doubt.


I have taken Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Principals of Supervision and passed both. I used mainly Instacert to study for Drug and Alchohol Abuse and felt like I had to guess at a lot of the material.

If anyone can help, just let me know.

Very, very, very nervous about the last test! :confused:

Hi Everyone,

I've been reading the forums for the last few months and as a result of all the great advice from everyone I've been able to amass 62 credits towards my degree since the beginning of May. Now that I'm halfway there I want to start focusing on some of the required technology courses and wanted to see if anyone had any workarounds to taking the following courses.

Business Programming Course

Database Management

Data Communications or Telecommunications or Networking

Systems Analysis and Design

I've heard of the ICCP test but I hear that they are difficult to prepare for because of a lack of material concerning those exams. Is there anyway to speed up the process for these courses or am I going to have to take them all online? Thanks in advance for your help.

Hello everyone,
I recently signed up and I am studying for the World Population exam. Does anyone have notes or advice on passing the exam. Any help would be much appreciated!!
Thank you

Hey everyone,

Does anyone know how to interpret the ECE practice exams?

I have taken both the ECE Ethics practice exams and I did ok on the first one and pretty bad on the second one (but I am not sure what good or bad is).
I have talked to Excelsiors testing department and am more confused than I was before, so it didn't help.
I will use the exams more as a study guide than anything else (thanks JoAnne) so the question posed is more out of curiosity than anything else.

Thanks,
Mike

Has anyone taken TECEP exams? If so, which one(s), and where you allowed to use a calculator? I will at some point be taking "Introduction to Operations Management," "Business Policy," "Security Analysis and Portfolio Management," and "International Finance." It seems to me that "Security Analysis and Portfolio Management" would require a financial calculator. Thanks.

I'll also post whatever reply I receive from TESC on this.

Hi All-
I'm not sure if I need to call EC-Liberal Arts College or not. How long does it usually take the Liberal Arts Team to post your CLEP, DANTES, FEMA to your Status Report and Evalualtion Summary? I have transcrips that they received as far back as 6/4 with 29 credits that they have not posted to my record. Of course the infamous Information Literacy posted because I'm sure that is automatic. If anyone can give me some sort of time frame as to how long it usually takes them it would be much appreciated. I don't know if I'm out of line wondering if this is a long time to wait.

Hey Everyone,

Did you hear that Excelsior College has obtained Title IV status and that we can now use financial aid there. At least that's the impression I got from a letter in the mail the other day.

If this is true, that is probably some great news for some students.

If anyone has more information on this subject; Please elaborate.