Hi everyone.. I'm new!

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Boomer, Dec 22, 2003.

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  1. Boomer

    Boomer New Member

    I have been lurking these boards for about a week or so and have found the infomation here quite useful.

    I am attempting to complete an education I quit after 45 or so units... I have alot of the core courses out of the way already. English, Physics, Calculus, Chemistry, etc... I am undecided whether I wish to pursue a BS degree in MIS, General Business, or Business Management. I eventually wish to earn a Masters in business administration MIS.

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    For current information, I just took my first two tests last Wednesday.

    CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics - Scored 65
    CLEP Principles of Microeconomics - Scored 64

    I put in about about 8 hours study time for macro and 4 for micro.

    I used the following resources:

    DeBoers Lecture Notes

    CyberEconomics

    AmosWEB

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    The reason i found this site was I was looking for solid study materials and have seemed to find some good opinion here.

    Well, I have decided to take Prin of Acctg and Prin of Mgmt next. I just need some good study materials. Any suggestions?

    Thanks in advance!!
    Boomer
     
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  2. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    Hi Boomer,

    Welcome to the board. Since you already have substantial Business credits, I would recommend Excelsior College as a safe alternative. Excelsior has many available concentrations within the Business major.

    Since Excelsior is RA (Regionally Accredited), you will have no roadblocks or other difficulties applying to graduate school (unless your GPA or GRE is substandard).
     
  3. Welcome Boomer,

    I'm taking Principles of Mgt in mid-Jan (first slot available) and purchased the COMEX guide ($16.95 from Amazon.com).

    Looks pretty straightforward - probably a day or so's worth of study.

    You didn't mention your GPA for your transferring credits, but assuming they're what you want then Excelsior may be a good bet for you - I'm pursuing a BS in Global Business by taking examination for credit only. Although I have 45 existing credits to transfer in I'll probably "backfill" a few with lower grades with CLEP/DSST exams.

    Cheers,
    Mark
     
  4. gd22

    gd22 New Member

    Boomer

    I took Prin of Acctg in October '02. I went through the tutorial on this free site:
    http://www.access.wvu.edu/class/acctutor/accthome.htm
    and then just read chapter summaries from the basic accounting texts at the bookstore (sorry, I don't remember which texts). I spent 8-10 hours studying and got a 69. The only thing that I recall feeling unprepared for was the number of questions on dividends, but other than that, it wasn't too bad.
     
  5. unixman

    unixman New Member



    Welcome aboard! :)



    Would be curious to hear your thoughts on the types of questions, key areas to study, relative difficulty, and other sundries related to these two particular tests. I, along with several others here, will be taking these two tests soon.



    I've bookmarked these ... thanks for the resources!



    I can't help you much on Accounting, as I'm not taking that particular exam for a few months yet, but for some tips on Management, see this thread:

    http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10843

    Cheers.
     
  6. Boomer

    Boomer New Member

    Well my GPA definitely isnt what I want it to be although I dont have a big urge to take calculus I and II, physics, and chemistry over :p. As suggested It may be in my interest to take alternative classes in the same category. My main purpose is to get the degree, and move on to graduate school, not specifically graduate with honors.

    As far as the school goes, I have selected Excelsior. I have looked at several of the other colleges as potentials to assist with alternative upper level Business/MIS classes.

    I will post interpretation of the Macro and Micro econ tests in a separate thread.

    Cheers, and Happy Holidays.

    Boomer
     
  7. Boomer,

    Your situation sounds similar to mine - a couple of sub-par Calculus, Physics and other grades a long while back. Note that for the math requirement for an Excelsior business degree Calculus is NOT required, so you wouldn't have to retake the exam - Algebra should suffice.

    If you haven't already seen it, take a look at http://www.bain4weeks.com. Lawrie has posted a model that can be followed (it's what I'm using with some modification).

    Lastly, if you have any Spanish, French or German fluency/sufficiency, take a look at the CLEP exams - you can easily get 6 or 12 credits with one exam, which may be a good way to meet your gen ed requirement.

    Cheers,
    Mark
     

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