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abby

111 credits
-->Analyzing & Int. Lit, Eng. Comp w/ Essay, Spanish I & II, US Hist I & II, Nat. Sciences, Macro & Micro, Sociology, Humanities, Princ. of Marketing & Management, Bus Law I & II, Psych, Info Systems & Comp App, Org. Beh, HRM, Intro to Bus, Social S. & History, College Math, Am. Lit, Tech Writing, Ethics in Am. (73!!), Princ. of Public Speaking, World Rel....
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-->Coming up:TECEPs-Public Relations;CLEPs Human G & D and Ed. Psych.

Hi Abby,

If I had a choice between taking a CLEP/DANTES exam as against a TECEP exam, I would pick CLEP/DANTES every time!!

As for finding TECEP's more difficult, I think every test will vary, just like it does with CLEP/DANTES. I found the TECEP Operations Management exam extremely difficult (I failed it the first time) , but I found the TECEP Business Policy exam to be much more "doable".

I believe that all of the TECEP's are paper-based, which was a real drag for the Business Policy exam because it involved a LOT of writing. So for multiple choice exams, they are just like the DANTES exams in terms of filling in all those lovely bubbles.

This is what you can expect when taking the TECEP exams:

• You have to order the exam from TESC at least one month before you want to take it and list the specific date you want to take the exam.
• You have to arrange for a proctor and get the proctor approved as part of the exam registration process.
• You have to MAKE SURE that your proctor has actually received the exam before the exam date, because TESC is notoriously slow and disorganized in this area (yutzyj could vouch for this...right Dawn?)
• You must take the exam within two weeks of the date you listed. If you don't, the test proctor is required to return the exam to TESC. You must then contact TESC to reschedule the exam and have the exam returned to the test proctor and you have to pay an additional $20 (on top of the ridiculous & exorbitant $450 exam fee you have already paid).
• You will wait anywhere from two to five weeks for your exam score.

So...I hope that gives you enough info!! Good luck!

JoAnne

Like JoAnne, I would choose CLEPs and DSSTs over TECEPs.

I took Psychology of Women TECEP because it seemed to be a relatively easy 3 credits and I had already studied a lot of Psychology material for other CLEPs. I took the paper based version because I took it at the TESC campus. It worked out better for me to do so. Here is the link to the online TECEPs Thomas Edison State College - - Online Testing. I suppose they mean that they are computerized as opposed to paper based.

Besides being more expensive than CLEPs and DSSTs, they do not have the IC study guides for them. I made up my own study guide. Which is rather more time consuming and you do not have the feedback of the forum to help you.

I also took Art History TECEP which was necesary for my degree. There again I had no IC, IC forum or other convenient resources. I studied and studied for that one because it was a required course.

The TECEPs that I took were no harder than the CLEPs and DSSTs that I took. They have only 4 answer choices though and give you 2 hours to complete. You have to get 60 out of hundred answers correct, at least on the ones that I took. So the way that they grade them is different than CLEPs and DSST. Both times I received my scores within a week and a half.

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LuBee
I finshed all of my credits for a BA in Art from TESC
CLEP Credits:
6 Biology (67)
3 US Hist 1 (67)
6 SS & Hist (68)
3 US Hist 2 (66)
3 Amer Gov (67)
6 Amer Lit (73)
6 Hum (73)
3 Ed Psy (71)
3 H G & D (70)
3 Intro Psy (74)
3 Intro to Soc (75)
6 College Math (68)
6 A & I Lit (72)
DSST:
3 Intro Computing (65)
3 Here's to Your Health (64)
Other Credits:
3 PLA Painting 1
3 TECEP Psy of Women (78/100)
3 TECEP Art Hist 2 (81/100)
3 Dept Exam English 1
45 Traditional

I took the TECEP Public Relations test earlier this year. I read through the book --- took notes... then read through the book again and studied. I was kinda freaked out about the test because I didn't know what to expect. WELL -- when I was reading through the questions I was LAUGHING because I couldn't believe how ridiculous the questions were!!! And I couldn't believe I was spending so much money on the test!!

So -- read the book - know the book -- and definately don't freak out. The Public Relations TECEP is the easiest of the TECEPs....but... read the book.

You'll do great!!

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abby

111 credits
-->Analyzing & Int. Lit, Eng. Comp w/ Essay, Spanish I & II, US Hist I & II, Nat. Sciences, Macro & Micro, Sociology, Humanities, Princ. of Marketing & Management, Bus Law I & II, Psych, Info Systems & Comp App, Org. Beh, HRM, Intro to Bus, Social S. & History, College Math, Am. Lit, Tech Writing, Ethics in Am. (73!!), Princ. of Public Speaking, World Rel....
-->Pending: News Reporting
-->Coming up:TECEPs-Public Relations;CLEPs Human G & D and Ed. Psych.

Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me, I am taking the Tecep in psychology of women in about a week, and I dont have any study material.. I dont live in a country where I can go and buy a book- can anyone help me with something i can use from the internet?

If you don't have access to an old copy of the Matlin text, in addition to knowledge of basic Psych theories, do web searches for theories and lectures on the following terms:

Women's issues, Feminist issues, sexism, heterosexism, ageism, cultural bias, etc. This test is about 40% psych, 35% sociology, 15% philosophy and 10% physiology.

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TESC, BA Psychology (Done, Graduation June 2009)
TESC, BSBA/Gen Mgmt. (In Progress)

CLEP: Freshman Col Comp 77| Info Systems & Apps 74| Intro to Psych 79| A. & I. Literature 79| Principles of Marketing 76| Human Growth & Dev. 74| Intro to Ed. Psych 74| Biology 74| Sociology 77| Natural Sciences 69| English Comp w/ Essay 59| Macroeconomics 70| Microeconomics 69
DSST: Mgmt. Info Systems 466| Environment & Humanity 71| Organizational Behavior 73| Astronomy 72| Technical Writing 65| General Anthropology 73| Human/Cultural Geography 70| Physical Geology 58| Fundamentals of Counseling 74| Ethics in America 467
ALEKS: Business Statistics| Intro to Statistics| Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
TECEP: Behavior Mod. Techniques| Psych of Personality| Experimental Psych| Social Psych| Psych of Women | Abnormal Psych
12 Asstd. FEMAs

Current/Up Next:
DSSTs Substance Abuse, Prin. of Supervision & Human Res. Mgmt.
ALEKS PreCalculus

I had the same issue with not being able to buy the book. I had to buy the ebook off of ichapters.com. Just beware that the pdf's are sealed and you have to be able to download a program to view them and can only view them at two computers. Its a pain in the but, but I didn't have a choice. Good luck on your exam and let us know how you did. I plan to take Psych of Women in a week myself.

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TESC BA Social Sciences (Completed Feb 09)
Up next: Masters In Education/Adult Education and Training
25 Fema Credits -done
Cleps taken:
Human Growth & Dev - passed
Intro to Ed Psych - passed
Sociology - passed
Analyz & Int Lit-passed
English w/essay-passed
Princ of Acct-passed
Organizational Behavior-passed
Intro to Computing-passed
Ethics in America DSST-passed
Intro to World Religions-passed
Technical Writing-passed
Anthropology-passed
Social Science & History-passed
Humanities-passed
Substance Abuse-passed
Civil War and Reconstruction-passed
Psychology of Women TECEP- passed