I have already read the other posts regarding stats. Because this exam appears to provide quite a bit of anxiety for most I thought it would be a good idea to summarize what we have learned from the the other posts in this thread. What is the minimum needed to pass and the amount nedded to ace it.

1) Is IC (stats material and stats part of the clep material) adequate to pass stats, or is the Idiot's Guide to Stats neceassary for a pass?

2) If neceassary, how long does it take to go through the Idiot's guide for those that have? I noticed it was like 400 pages long.

3) It also appears that the Idiot's guide is far more useful then any of the other study guides (dummies guide, etc.). Would you all agree?

Like many here I have not taken a math class in close to 20 years and I was horrible at it then. However, I have to pass this thing for a Psych degree. One IC memeber scored a 75 using IC, the Idiot's Guide and a bunch of online videos (which I have neither the time or patience to watch). I would be happy with a score 20 points less (55)!!!

Anyone here got the 411 on this guy? I hear it's all essay. Has anyone taken it? It's worth 6U. Very tempting!
-Todd

I have the Biology Rea book, but it is not the CD. Is the cd questions the same as the books questions?:confused:

Thank you

Hi all,

In December I took my first DSST - Here's to Your Health. I used IC only as study source. I received my passing grade in the mail less than two weeks later. Yeah!

In the beginning of January I took and passed the Thomas Edison TECEP Psychology of Women. My advisor at TESC recommended it. I found and used a website outline of a course by the same name as a study guide.
http://www.wsu.edu/psychology/2005/class...Review.pdf With all of the previous CLEP study I did in the Psych area I felt comfortable with this one right from the start.

Today I took the American Literature CLEP and easily passed. I used the information that forum contributors offered and used The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Literature. I also used the Peterson's Practice test and made their Q & As and the Idiot Guide into flashcards.

As is usually the case with me, I feel overwhelmed for a while then the information finally starts to crystallize and I feel ready to test.

Next week I am taking another TECEP that is necessary for my degree, Art History 2. This is one of those really broad but not deep areas like Humanities. With TECEPs you must get 60 out of 100 to pass.

I am so grateful for the all of you who have helped with your advice and support. I am hoping that I will have all of my credits by April by using CLEP and DSST testing. Without IC and this forum it would not be happening.

I thought I would ask a question and see if anyone knows the answer. I was wondering if it is possible to receive two business degrees from Excelsior. For example, one in Human Resource Management and another in Accounting or Finance, etc.

I know you can get two degrees in different disciplines but not sure if you can actually get two business degrees in two distinct areas.

G’day Everyone,

I am not really looking for a fight but would like to know peoples thoughts on obtaining their qualifications through testing, portfolios and online providers.

I have read a number of posts as well as experiencing a number of comments personally about how certain organizations do not recognize qualifications obtained from online providers, or how getting a degree online doesn’t compare to getting one through traditional means so I thought I’d start a survey to see what other forum members might think.

Personally I think my wife’s response to someone’s reaction to my first day of CLEP tests was spot on. The individual commented on how it only took 1 day for me to get 9 credits and how unfair that seemed. My wife agreed, 1 day plus a lifetime and only 9 credits

Anyway, I look forward to seeing how this survey goes and reading other member comments.

Regards

Okay... so I took the CLEP for English and passed, but now I feel like I may have cheated myself out of something.
I'm taking a 2000 level English classes, as a requirement, and I am finding that I struggle over the assignments. Not because I find them too difficult, but more so because I find them not interesting or engaging.
My worst habit when it comes to these assignments is that I tend to "nuke it" (some of you may know what that means).

Overall, I just have no interest in learning the subject of English in the way the instructor wants to teach it. For the first time I seriously considered dropping a class.

Hi there. Haven't been on the boards much lately as I had a family crisis. But, I'm back now. Just picked up 8 credits for Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. Yippee!!!

Here's some of what you need to know:

Nursing theories and people who originated them.

Role of the therapist in individual, family, group and community settings.

Dynamics of the small group, including facilitator and member roles.

Actions and side effects of commonly presribed drugs and what they're prescibed for.

Common nursing terms; diaphoresis, orthostatic, hypertensive etc.

Therapeutic milieu-originator and purpose.

Anxiety, depression, bi-polar, schizophrenic, anorexic, buliemic, delirium, dementia (alzheimers) ; how to recognize and treat.

Primary, Secondary, tertiary and the nursing role.

Defense mechanisms, ego protective devices.

Cognitive and Behavorial strategies.

Psychological theories: Interpersonal, Psychoanalytic, Social, Existential, Medical.

How the medical role is different from the Psychiatric Nurse role.

Nothing on legal-ethics, committment, and legal decisions like guilty by reason of mental illness.

Review ECT and non-conventional therapies.

Prepared by reading Excelsior's 840 page book and doing the exercises at the end of each chapter. Also used the associated web site and disc that came with the book.

Everything was situational based on a particular nursing theory.

Woohoo yet again! I took Into to World Religions last Thursday, and passed with IC only. I'd concur with the rest of the comments, IC is enough, although as with most exams, there are some things on there that IC does not cover. One religion, Dadism or something? That wasn't on IC at all, and there was a q or two about that.

Humanities.... Wheeewwww.... That's a doozy! But, I passed with a 59 (needed a 50) with about 25 hours of study, IC only. That one had me scared the most, of all the other 13 exams I've taken! I go through each question, and mark the ones I don't think I'm getting right - when I finished with Humanities, I had over 90 of 140 q's marked! But, I went ahead and scored it, much to my very relieved surprise!!! If you're a slower reader, this exam might be tight for time, with 90 minutes and 140 questions, but Imanaged to do the whole thing in 45 minutes. There were a few passages, poems, scripts, etc to read in the test, just like Analy. and Inter. Literature, so be ready for that.

So, all I can say is that Humanities is straightforward, and easy, if you've studied for all the material. The catch is figuring out how to study for it all - IC has a lot of it right on for the exam, but there was still some other subjects, writers, artists, etc., that I had no clue about. I'll still say IC is enough for this one, but the recommendations here are right on - study IC well, and a couple of other sources to be sure you pass.

18 SH - 6 classes to go!
David

Hey Everyone,
I am new to the boards and was wondering if there was a reason no one really responds to my posts? It seems everyone is so helpful but I can never really seem to get an answer. Let me know. Thanks....