Associate's & bachelor's available at Charter Oak State College www.cosc.edu , Excelsior College www.excelsior.edu , and Thomas Edison State College www.tesc.edu . Bachelor's & master's available at Western Governor's University www.wgu.edu .
Hi, as far as I know, there not sufficient Dantes and Clep exams to cover all the requirements for the Computer Science Degree at Excelsior, not even the Associates Degree. Don't think that even taking into account the other possible TESTS that Excelsior accepts (certificacions, etc) you will cover all the requirements. But I guess you'll have to avail youself of a catalog and check all the details yourself and see.
I don't see the thread but some member let us know, just the other day, that ICCP exams are again ACE recommended.
Yes ICCP exams are now approved by ACE. Excelsior has bot started accepting them as yet. They are aware of ACE approveal and is doing a review.
Well, if you want to test through a degree there are lots of test you can take that most online schools take as credits. You could take the following: GRE General exam, and all the GRE subject exams EXE's (Exelsior Examinations - accepted at many schools) CLEP Dantes ICCP Computer Certifications (sun, microsoft, IBM, Comptia, ETC, ETC) so there are LOTS of exams to take that can give you college credits.
ICCP: Examination Subject Outlines -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core IT Skills Examination Business Information Systems Internetworking and Communications Database Administration Data Management Data Resource Management Data Warehousing I.T. Management Integrated Project Management(Beta) Microcomputing and Networks Object Oriented Analysis and Design Office Information Systems Procedural (Advanced) Programming Software Engineering Systems Development Systems Programming Systems Security Web Development(Beta) -------------------- C Language C++ Language COBOL Language Visual Basic Java -------------------- Information Systems Core Examination - model curriculum outcome examination for 2 year and 4 year college/university programs (Center for Computing Education Research) -------------------- New Examinations Under Consideration/Development HTML, XML IS/IT Consultant Information Quality Business Process Management IT Compliance
CLEP: Composition and Literature American Literature Analyzing and Interpreting Literature English Composition English Literature Freshman College Composition Humanities Foreign Languages French Language (Levels 1 and 2) German Language (Levels 1 and 2) Spanish Language (Levels 1 and 2) History and Social Sciences American Government Human Growth and Development Introduction to Educational Psychology Principles of Macroeconomics Principles of Microeconomics Introductory Psychology Introductory Sociology Social Sciences and History U.S. History I: Early Colonizations to 1877 U.S. History II: 1865 to the Present Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present Science and Mathematics Calculus College Algebra College Algebra-Trigonometry (No longer available after June 30, 2006. Replaced by Precalculus.) Trigonometry (No longer available after June 30, 2006. Replaced by Precalculus.) Precalculus — New! Coming in 2006! College Mathematics Biology Chemistry Natural Sciences Business Information Systems and Computer Applications Principles of Management Principles of Accounting Introductory Business Law Principles of Marketing
Dantes: BUSINESS SCIENCES Introduction to Business Business Law II Introduction to Computing Principles of Finance Principles of Financial Accounting Management Information Systems Money and Banking Organizational Behavior Personal Finance Human Resource Management Principles of Supervision HUMANITIES Art of the Western World An Introduction to the Modern Middle East Introduction to World Religions Ethics in America MATHEMATICS Business Mathematics Fundamentals of College Algebra Principles of Statistics Astronomy Environment & Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet Earth Principles of Physical Geology Principles of Physical Science I SOCIAL SCIENCES General Anthropology Civil War and Reconstruction Contemporary Western Europe 1946-1990 Fundamentals of Counseling Drug & Alcohol Abuse Human/Cultural Geography Here's to Your Health A History of the Vietnam War Lifespan Developmental Psychology Principles of Public Speaking Technical Writing Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union Criminal Justice Introduction to Law Enforcement EDUCATION Foundations of Education
Excelsior now accepts some of these too: http://www.gameinstitute.com/ But they are more online courses than "testing out" choices, although quite ienxpensive.
EXCELSIOR COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS (ECE) (Formerly Regents College Examinations) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excelsior College Examinations (formerly ACT/PEP) are used to meet specific college degree requirements of the Excelsior College degrees and are accepted for college credit by over 900 colleges and universities. Formerly called the ACT Proficiency Examination Program (ACT PEP), Excelsior College now administers these examinations worldwide. Paper-and-pencil forms of the ECE exams are available to military personnel through DANTES Test Centers and to eligible overseas civilians through DANTES Test Centers. DANTES funds these exams for eligible military personnel at DANTES military Test Centers. Excelsior College and Prometric Technology Centers have an exclusive agreement for testing of civilians through Prometric Technology Centers in Conus to include Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Three types of examinations comprise the Excelsior College Examination program: ECE Objective Tests: Multiple-choice type examinations. ECE Extended Response: Essay type examinations. ECE Mixed Format: Multiple-choice and free response questions. The following is a list of ECE exams by generic category: ARTS & SCIENCES/BUSINESS Abnormal Psychology Anatomy & Physiology Ethics: Theory & Practice Foundations of Gerontology Human Resource Management Labor Relations Life Span Dev. Psychology Microbiology Organizational Behavior Pathophysiology Psychology of Adulthood and Aging Research Methods in Psychology Statistics World Population EXTENDED RESPONSE American Dream English Composition History of Nazi Germany Religions of the World Research in Nursing EDUCATION Literacy Instruction in Elementary School NURSING Adult Nursing Fundamentals of Nursing Health Restoration, Area I and II Health Support B Management in Nursing Management & Leadership in Nursing Maternal & Child Nursing (Associate) Maternal & Child Nursing (Baccalaureate) Maternity Nursing Nursing Concepts 1,2,3,4,5,6 Nursing Concepts: Foundations of Professional Practice Professional Nursing: Issues and Concepts Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Research in Nursing
Good info Firstmode4c. I found it very helpfull especially the ICCP part. Excelsior had stop accepting ICCP exams, but I suspect they will restart soon. They said they should review by the end of the year. I really want to start studying from now so I can start testing as soon as they give the go ahead. I don't know what they would do if I do the exams before they give the go ahead, even though the exams are now approved by ACE. I think ICCP exams are cheaper than Excelsior's, and is also more convenient for me here in Jamaica. Thanks again
I don't know if someone already mentioned it, but I believe the Computer Science GRE can be used to test out of the CIS requirements of some degrees (Excelsior). However, the CS GRE is no walk in the park..... Brandon
GRE Subject Tests Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Literature in English Biology Mathematics Chemistry Physics Computer Science Psychology
COMPUTER SCIENCE The test consists of about 70 multiple-choice questions, some of which are grouped in sets and based on such materials as diagrams, graphs, and program fragments. The approximate distribution of questions in each edition of the test according to content categories is indicated by the following outline. The percentages given are approximate; actual percentages will vary slightly from one edition of the test to another. I. SOFTWARE SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGY — 40% A. Data organization 1. Data types 2. Data structures and implementation techniques B. Program control and structure 1. Iteration and recursion 2. Procedures, functions, methods, and exception handlers 3. Concurrency, communication, and synchronization C. Programming languages and notation 1. Constructs for data organization and program control 2. Scope, binding, and parameter passing 3. Expression evaluation D. Software engineering 1. Formal specifications and assertions 2. Verification techniques 3. Software development models, patterns, and tools E. Systems 1. Compilers, interpreters, and run-time systems 2. Operating systems, including resource management and protection/security 3. Networking, Internet, and distributed systems 4. Databases 5. System analysis and development tools II. COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURE — 15% A. Digital logic design 1. Implementation of combinational and sequential circuits 2. Optimization and analysis B. Processors and control units 1. Instruction sets 2. Computer arithmetic and number representation 3. Register and ALU organization 4. Data paths and control sequencing C. Memories and their hierarchies 1. Performance, implementation, and management 2. Cache, main, and secondary storage 3. Virtual memory, paging, and segmentation D. Networking and communications 1. Interconnect structures (e.g., buses, switches, routers) 2. I/O systems and protocols 3. Synchronization E. High-performance architectures 1. Pipelining superscalar and out-of-order execution processors 2. Parallel and distributed architectures III. THEORY AND MATHEMATICAL BACKGROUND — 40% A. Algorithms and complexity 1. Exact and asymptotic analysis of specific algorithms 2. Algorithmic design techniques (e.g. greedy, dynamic programming, divide and conquer) 3. Upper and lower bounds on the complexity of specific problems 4. Computational complexity, including NP-completeness B. Automata and language theory 1. Models of computation (finite automata, Turing machines) 2. Formal languages and grammars (regular and context free) 3. Decidability C. Discrete structures 1. Mathematical logic 2. Elementary combinatorics and graph theory 3. Discrete probability, recurrence relations, and number theory IV. OTHER TOPICS — 5% Example areas include numerical analysis, artificial intelligence, computer graphics, cryptography, security, and social issues. Note: Students are assumed to have a mathematical background in the areas of calculus and linear algebra as applied to computer science.
