Experience with a few CLEP tests

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  1. speedkills20

    speedkills20 New Member

    I've been taking some classes at UMass Online for a couple of semesters now but am trying to test out of everything I can. So far UMass Lowell has been great. I don't see it mentioned on here much. They offer complete 4 yr degrees online.

    I've taken three tests now.

    Intro to Sociology - 69
    Intro to Information and Computer something - 72
    Intro to Microeconomics - 67


    Used Best Test Preparation for Sociology book as my only resource. Studied maybe 10 hrs tops. Lots of questions were pure common sense.

    No studying for the Computer CLEP test. Easy, almost a joke.

    For micro-econ I bought the Barron's book recommended on B.A. in 4 weeks and threw it out. I did most of my studying from this site.

    http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072237409/student_view0/chapter18/powerpoint_presentations.html

    Start about half-way through the chapters (as Macro starts with Chapter 1). Very easy to follow. I wish I could find powerpoints like these for all the tests.

    Just ordered two books for the Dantes Technical Writing and Statistics tests. Psych, Human Growth and Freshmen Comp and I'm done with my 2 yr degree from UMass.
     
  2. AV8R

    AV8R Active Member

    Cliffs Quick Review for Economics is also a great study resource for both micro and macro clep exams. The book is only 156 pages and covers both subjects.

    Cy
     
  3. monte

    monte New Member

    Did you actually take the exams with only this book?

    There are several questions from the CLEP test on microeconomics that aren't even mentioned in the book.
     
  4. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    If you need credits, here is a list of some of the CLEPS/DANTES exams I have taken. As you can see by the dates I had taken them, I really did not study for any of them except the ECE Research Methods in Psy. I did have a BS in Business from CCU and an MCSE so that help with the exams with a "*".
    I passed all of these and earned and "A" or "B" from Charter Oak State College for them (except Intro to Criminal Justice & Intro to Law Enforcement which I got a "C")

    Good luck.

    August
    08-14-2002 DANTES Intro to Criminal Justice
    08-14-2002 DANTES Intro to Law Enforcement

    September
    09-04-2002 DANTES Intro to Computing *
    09-04-2002 DANTES Organizational Behav *
    09-04-2002 DANTES Envir and Humanity
    09-09-2002 DANTES – HR Management *
    09-09-2002 DANTES Tech Writing
    09-09-2002 DANTES Intro to Business *
    09-12-2002 DANTES Here’s to you Health
    09-17-2002 CLEP History and Social Science
    09-19-2002 ECE Labor relations
    09-22-2002 DANTES Ethics
    09-22-2002 DANTES MIS *
    09-26-2002 ECE Production/Operation Mgt
    09-30-2002 CLEP English w/essay

    November
    11-11-2002 ECE Research Methods in Psy
     

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