[SIZE="3"][COLOR="Navy"]Although Excelsior does accept some CLEP & DSST exams for letter grade credit that can affect your overall GPA, most exams are merely pass or fail with a score of 50 being just as good as an 80.

As such, what was the HIGHEST score on any exam where a plain old "50" would have been just as good as what you received?

Mine was a 72; the remainder all in the mid 60's to high 50's.

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Hi all im a UOP student, I went back to school november 2005. With clep and transferring in my computer certifications and previous schooling, and the 6 or so classes i have taken im currently at 75 total credits.

If i would have known in October of last year what i have learned from this forum I would have saved sooo much money and probably be done with my undergrad degree by now.
My main concern is getting my undergrad out of the way so i can go get my MBA. I thought at the time and was told by counselors that the flexibility of going to the ground campus at JC, NJ would be my best bet.
Well it has been an awesome experience so far and my professors are all top notch.
However the price is crazyyyyyyyyy.
Im paying about 1425 a 3 credit class!
I have crap loads of APA papers i have to do, and crap loads of power point presentations!! Had I known I could get a liberal arts or business degree from execlsior by doing tests I would have gone that route.

Excelsior was actually my first choice since they are linked through the Microsoft certified professional web site as a microsoft partner benefit for MCPs.

My question is are there any students here from UoP that have any advice?
Any way to test out of UoPs upper level classes?
Im basically missing 12 upper level classes and will be stuck in school untill as late as May of 2007 and im DOUBLING UP!!!!

Would it be better to just transfer to Excelsior?
Do they have an IT major?
Basically I have almot 9 months of school left and 18,000 of loans that will accumalate if i stay here and im wondering if its really even worth it to stay here when my main goal is grad school?
Any advice or help will be appreciated guys sorry for the long ramble.
AKay

Wednesday (July 12) is the day I'm scheduled to take Environment and Humanity... my last credits for my B.S. in Management. Even though I'm military, I've only used CLEP and DSST for 18 (free) credits -- much of my school has been online.

Thanks for all the tips on this board! I've got the IC stuff down, and have supplemented with information from other tips that I've seen.

I'll post after I've taken the test with areas that I remember...

At 36 years old, I have decided to pursue a degree.

I have been researching the best way to do so and I believe that "Testing Out" is the quickest and most affordable option. I signed up with Instacert to help me study so I can obtain credits quickly thru CLEP and DAANTES.

I would like to get opinions on the best school to do this through, right now I am considering Exelsior or Charter Oak, should I look at any others?

I am having a hard time deciding on what type of degree I want, I currently work in Law Enforcement, my coworkers and others tell me that a degree in criminal justice is useless. Is this true?

I am thinking about a business degree, but my math skills are 6th grade at best.

I would eventually like to attend law school, right now it is only a thought, I don't know if obtaining a degree mostly thru testing will be acceptable for admission.

Any advice, tips or techniques would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

i ran across where excelsior got it's name. 'excelsior' is the new york state motto. it means 'ever upward'. since i found this, the name doesn't seem so bad to me.

I want to schedule an exam thru Prometrics. They ask for a "program identifier" or eligibility ID when you schedule an exam. I cannot remeber if this is a unique number for each registration or something common to all exams. Does anyone know what this id number is- or do I have to wait to recieve the eligibility to test letter via snail mail? I want to get this test scheduled prior to the swith from Prometrics to Vue.

I go over all the IC flashcards, read all the info, no matter if I got the answer correct. If I missed it, I retype the answer in.

Do you wait until you can answer all the flash card questions correctly, or do you count on recognition and visual memory to take you through the exam successfully?

I am getting most of the flash card questions correct, in prep for Humanities, and the ones I miss, make me slap my forehead, and say "Duh". :o

Basically, I wondered if most people take the test when they get all the answers correct on IC? I have seen a few post who said they ran through the cards once and then took an exam....?

Thanks
CT

I was studying the DSM III R which is the Diagnostic Manual for Mental Health Problems (I'm not crazy or bored, but studying Abnormal Psych) and wouldn't you believe it, there's an actual disability that relates to all of us Math challenged people.

Dyscalculia is a term referring to a wide range of life-long learning disabilities involving math. There is no single form of math disability, and difficulties vary from person to person and affect people differently in school and throughout life.

This is real, if you don't believe me just do a Google search.

I have had a serious change of career path in the past couple of weeks. I was getting more and more disenchanted with the thought of law school--I never did want to be a lawyer, but was finding out more and more that the majority of law grads have little choice but to be lawyers. What I've wanted to do for years is write. I love reading, and I love to write. I even like grammar, if that gives you any idea of the type of nerd that I am. So I am going to pursue a career in journalism. It is what I *want* to do.

Anyway, that leads me to my title for this thread. There are only a few credit by examination credits that I can apply toward my major in journalism if I want to get my journalism degree as an undergrad. The other option is to get a "liberal" degree as an undergrad and go for a masters. Both options have their pitfalls. Right now, I'm leaning toward neither, but I wanted to know if anyone has any ideas for inexpensive classes toward a major.

Does anyone know of any cheaper online courses? It seems that many are $400-$500 per course--and those are on the cheaper end. Any other ideas for journalism credits?

Over the past four months, I silently read the discussion board posts on IC as I prepared for my spring semester of intensive CLEP/DSST test-taking. I read posts, took notes on what was said, and heeded the advice of many of the posters on this Web site, and I cannot tell you enough how helpful the information has been (along with the IC flashcards, of course!). Of the eight exams I needed, I passed the first five, and I am waiting to hear back on the three DSST tests that I just took.

Yesterday, I finished my last DSST exam--Civil War and Reconstruction--which means that in just four short months I was able to finish eight exams and, if I passed those last three UD DSSTs, 27 semester units (12 of them upper division units).

I was thrilled when I found out that I could save money on the cost of a college education by taking CLEP and DSST exams. I was also thrilled when I found a university that would accept them all with only minimal residence course requirements and offered online classes as well. Between CLEP/DSST exams, IC, the IC discussion board, and the generous program at my university, I have literally saved thousands of dollars on the cost of my bachelor's degree!

I am looking toward hopefully finishing my bachelor's a semester early (in December). That is, if I passed those three DSSTs I mentioned earlier. However, before I closed out my account at IC, I just wanted to say thanks to IC and to all of you who have taken the time to post your helpful advice in order to assist people like me.

Thanks, everybody!