BA Upper Level TESC

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  1. baytre1

    baytre1 New Member

    Hi All-
    I'm having trouble locating which dantes/clep exams TESC will take as upper level. I can't find anything in the catalog. And I'm not able to download the prospectus-i tried a few times today. I'm not enrolled anymore so I dont get the "guidance" anymore ;)


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    2nd question :0)
    I've taken the following exams for my AA at TESC. Can someone tell me how many more upper level exams I would need to take for my BA in Liberal Arts? I'm sure there has to be at least one or 2 in here!
    Intro to Sociology-Clep
    Here's to your health-Dantes
    INtro to world religion-D
    Art History-D
    Human Growth-C
    Anthropology-D
    Tech Writing-D
    Pricp. of Supervision- D
    HR Management-D
    Ethics in America-D
    English comp -C
    INtro to computers-D
    Personal Finance-D
    Natural Science-C
    Astronomy-D
    Org Behavior-D
    General Math-C

    I did all these exams in 8 months after reading BA in 4 weeks :)

    Thanks in advance
     
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  2. mattchand

    mattchand Member

    I'm not sure how much this will help, but perhaps you can use the COSC list as a general guide. None of those are listed by COSC as upper level; however, some are listed as "intermediate", so there <i>could</i> be some hope there. Youn can check the list at http://www.cosc.edu/Advising/StandardizedExams.cfm
     
  3. baytre1

    baytre1 New Member

    Thanks, anyone have study info for these exams?

    It looks like TESC takes a lot more dantes for upper level than COSC. So from my list(just in case anyone wondered) Human Growth/Orgbeh/Tech writing/Ethics and Religion are considered upper credit. I need 4 more exams for upper level credit

    Has anyone taken and passed Educational Psychology/Modern Middle East/Money and banking? Any advice?
    Any advice for a dantes/clep history exam for someone not fond of history?
    I can take Contemp Western Europe/Rise and Fall of Soviet Union for upper level credit.

    Thanks!
     
  4. Mark A. Sykes

    Mark A. Sykes Member

    Are you aiming at earning the B.A. entirely through examination?
     
  5. baytre1

    baytre1 New Member

    Yes, except the free elective category for which I'm taking a bunch of computer classes at the local community college here word/excel/powerpoint etc..

    I'm really concerned with getting my upper level credit squared away. I need 12 credits.
    Any thoughts?

    Btw, i've been thinking of instantcert but I don't understand the all question learning format.
     
  6. Mark A. Sykes

    Mark A. Sykes Member

    If you're able to take community college courses, don't forget that the TESC 'upper' level requirement can be fulfilled through CC 200-level classes.

    Depending on your area of study or concentration and the classes you already have, you can satisfy the 33 cr. hr. with 6 hours of 100-level classes and 27 hours of 200-level (or, optionally, 300- or 400 level) classes provided that community college credits comprise no more than 80 credit hours of your degree.

    Good luck,
    Mark
     
  7. Guest

    Guest Guest

    I took R/F Soviet Union and like most exams not too tough if you prepare.
    I did not fool around with this one and read quite a bit(maybe 300 pages).
    Any Russian history book will do and just read 1890-1990's period. Also helps to have a basic knowledge of overall history which I read from encyclopedia. One reason I read so much was because it was quite interesting. Also I had no practice exam except 12 ques. fact sheet.
     
  8. baytre1

    baytre1 New Member

    Hi
    Yes, I'm working on my 27 upper level credits. unfortunately my college doesn't offer any 200+ level classes.

    Has anyone tried instantcert for upper level credit?
     
  9. mattchand

    mattchand Member

    Re: Thanks, anyone have study info for these exams?

    I took Modern Middle East 11 years ago and did fine, having read Peter Mansfield's _A History of the Middle East_ and Thomas Friedman's _From Beirut to Jerusalem_. Probably any good textbooks on this would be OK.

    The Soviet Union exam was simply a matter of reading up on the subject through a few good encyclopaedia articles and (if you have time) a good, but perhaps concise book.

    I found that getting books on the history of modern western Europe to be more difficult than I was expecting. I was finally able to cobble my study for it together through encyclopaedia articles and some resources from the internet. Bear in mind that the Western Europe exam is not just about modern history, but the political system of the EU as well; make sure you read up on every aspect of the EU!

    For what it's worth, I aced all three exams.

    Matt
     

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