Pass Principles of Finance tonight with a 67...all that da** math was was nasty (for me) but I am done with this one! On to Money and Banking!

I was happy, but then heard from the new mgr in charge of academics that my independent U/L Bus Policy study class got cancelled for next semester....I am sooo pissed about this, totally messes up my schedule! They said I had to finish all my other exams first....schmucks! I'm going for a margarita and to regroup!

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CLEPS/DANTES ATTEMPTED/PASSED -21 Classes credited:
- Human/Cultural Geography (SOC300) 69/Nov 08
- Intro to Business Law (LEG100) 73/Nov 08
- Astronomy (HUM300) 68/Nov 08
- Human Resource Management (BUS310) 73/Jul 08
- Money and Banking (ECO320) 64/Jun 08
- Principles of Finance (FIN100) 67/May 08
- Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO100) 75/Apr 08
- Principles of Marketing 74/Apr 08
- Introduction to World Religions (HUM400) 78/Apr 08
- Analyzing & Interpreting Lit 69/Mar 08 (6 credits)
- Introductory Psychology 74/Feb 08
- Introductory Sociology 73/Jan 08
- Principles of Mgmt 75/Dec 05
- English Comp (cold) 59/Sep 05 (6 credits)
- Information Systems & Computer Apps 72/Sep 05
- College French Language 75/Jun 05 (12 credits)

+Traditional Credits Earned 2005-2008: 17 classes - last 3 traditional classes completed Oct/08

(all done!) took last exam Nov 08 for my degree in BS in Business Administration, minor in Management.

THe pass on the exam is great news Congrats!!

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Linda

EXAMS TAKEN
1/07 TECEP Psycology of Women (Needed/ acheived) 60/74
1/08 DSST Technical Writing 46/64
4/07 TECEP Word Processing Fundamentals 65/75
4/07 CLEP Info Systems & Computor App. 50/64
3/07 DSST History of the Vietnam War 44/66
11/07 DSST Intro to World Religions 48/65
5/08 CLEP Analyzing & Interp. Literature 50/69
5/29/08 CLEP Intro to Psychology 50/65
6/12/08 CLEP Intro to Sociology 50/69

Planned
Social Science & History CLEP
Intro to Theater TECEP
Organizational Behavior TECEP
Physics I TECEP or EXCEL
Physics II TECEP oe EXCEL
Physical Geology TECEP
Calculus CLEP or EXCEL
Instrumental & Analysis Chem PLA
5 FEMA credits
Glopbal Environmental Change class

+ 43 B & M CC credits and 3 TESC credits and Finally 6/30/08 an AA Degree and eventually a BA in Natural Science/Mathmatics

Good job, that is a really great score. Finance was probably the second toughest test, after M&B! Good luck!

Farmerboy

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Whoa! Nice score. See--that math ain't scary. Nice job!

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Michael

CLEP - ISCA 68, Sociology 72, Psych 73, A&I Lit 61, HG&D 65, Ed Psych 70, Marketing 72, Management 69, Macroeconomics 63, Microeconomics 67
DSST - Intro to Comp 66, MIS 61, Supervision 67, Counseling 58 - no study!, Personal Finance 67, Statistics 60, Criminal Justice 57, Ethics 58, Finance 63 (All A's at EC)
COC - 2007 (Community College) - Acctg I&II 10c, Work/Study 4c, Intro to Research (Info Lit req) 1c, Society and Rock & Roll 3c, Fund of Music 3c, Guitar I & II - 4c, Bass Guitar I - 2c
ECE - Ethics (A), HRM (B), Organizational Behavior (B) | CSU - Operations Mgmt. (A) | TECEP - Business Policy 80 (CR)

My Excelsior Degree Journey

Bachelor of Science in General Business, cum laude
Excelsior College

Thanks all for the positive feedback. You are right in that the math is not difficult as long as you remember the forumulas (and it really is pretty much mostly multiply/add/divide when you get down to it) - but I will never say I like it on tests because rearranging stuff quickly it is not always intuitive to me (except when my kids are w/in earshot - then I say I love math but who am I kidding!!) Acutally I do like math some of the time - just not on tests! Oh well, we all have our weaknesses and still keep on doing these exams in spite of that! That's the lesson I want them to learn.

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CLEPS/DANTES ATTEMPTED/PASSED -21 Classes credited:
- Human/Cultural Geography (SOC300) 69/Nov 08
- Intro to Business Law (LEG100) 73/Nov 08
- Astronomy (HUM300) 68/Nov 08
- Human Resource Management (BUS310) 73/Jul 08
- Money and Banking (ECO320) 64/Jun 08
- Principles of Finance (FIN100) 67/May 08
- Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO100) 75/Apr 08
- Principles of Marketing 74/Apr 08
- Introduction to World Religions (HUM400) 78/Apr 08
- Analyzing & Interpreting Lit 69/Mar 08 (6 credits)
- Introductory Psychology 74/Feb 08
- Introductory Sociology 73/Jan 08
- Principles of Mgmt 75/Dec 05
- English Comp (cold) 59/Sep 05 (6 credits)
- Information Systems & Computer Apps 72/Sep 05
- College French Language 75/Jun 05 (12 credits)

+Traditional Credits Earned 2005-2008: 17 classes - last 3 traditional classes completed Oct/08

(all done!) took last exam Nov 08 for my degree in BS in Business Administration, minor in Management.

I just received my score for the GRE Subject exam in Psychology, which I took on April 12. I needed a 685 to qualify for 30 credits from Excelsior (including 12 upper-level) and I scored a 750!

Now I need to decide whether I will pay another enrollment and graduation fee, and take one more one-credit course (LA491: Research/Writing - Social Sciences) to earn a second Bachelor of Science degree (my BS in General Business will be conferred on June 20). The LA491 course starts July 7. Or I could take the three-credit MLS500: Graduate Research and Writing. I don't think I'll do that, though, as if I do decide to pursue a Master's, I doubt it will be at Excelsior. Nothing against them, but their big advantage for undergrad was the ability to test out of almost everything. I don't believe the same advantage exists at the graduate level, so I will probably seek out more of a "name" school if I go that route.

-Gary-

Gary, your score is fabulous! Congratulations!

I'm going to be taking the Psychology GRE in October. Despite my normal habit of studying intensely for a short time for exams, I'm planning to study for 2-3 months for this one, taking my time and reading some textbooks to get me well grounded. Plus, I like the subject. Do let us know if you have any pointers for this exam.

As someone who will continue on to a B&M graduate school after getting my EC degree, I was mulling over the 3-unit graduate research & writing course just wondering if it might prepare me for graduate writing...but that all depends on the quality of the EC instructor, I imagine.

Again, congratulations on the great score, Mr. 97th percentile! You rock!

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Alix

Excelsior College, pursuing a B.S. in Psychology
Initial Transfer: 38.67 community college credits

Exams taken (39 credits):
May 2008: A&I Literature-78, General Anthropology-70 (A), Info Sys & Comp. Apps-73, American Government-60, Technical Writing-67 (A), Principles of Supervision-65 (A), Fundamentals of Counseling-68 (A), Drug & Alcohol Abuse-66 (A), Principles of Marketing-73
June 2008: Biology-73, MIS-58 (A)

Comm. college courses taken since enrolling (4 credits): Info Lit, Drawing & 2D design

Next up:
ECE Cultural Diversity
ECE Ethics
More in-person art classes

Seriously, the Princeton Review Cracking the GRE: Psychology is concise and perfectly focused for this exam. I felt weak on "Who's Who" type questions, so you may want to concentrate on biographies of the major and not-so-major players. I won't tell you to use the Princeton Review book as your only source, but you should definitely include it among your resources, and consider using it as an outline for your preparation.

-Gary-

Thanks Gary. I have the Princeton & Kaplan Psychology GRE books, so it sounds like with a little extra research, I'm set. I REEEEEAAAALLLLLYYY wish the GRE exam was sooner...like, oh, July!

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Alix

Excelsior College, pursuing a B.S. in Psychology
Initial Transfer: 38.67 community college credits

Exams taken (39 credits):
May 2008: A&I Literature-78, General Anthropology-70 (A), Info Sys & Comp. Apps-73, American Government-60, Technical Writing-67 (A), Principles of Supervision-65 (A), Fundamentals of Counseling-68 (A), Drug & Alcohol Abuse-66 (A), Principles of Marketing-73
June 2008: Biology-73, MIS-58 (A)

Comm. college courses taken since enrolling (4 credits): Info Lit, Drawing & 2D design

Next up:
ECE Cultural Diversity
ECE Ethics
More in-person art classes

Congrats Gary, that is a tremendous score!! I haven't had time to research the Psych GRE yet, but was thinking about checking into as I would also like to get a BS in Psych in addition to the current BS in Business Mgmt I am working on....so perhaps I'll ping you in a few months if I decide to go that route

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CLEPS/DANTES ATTEMPTED/PASSED -21 Classes credited:
- Human/Cultural Geography (SOC300) 69/Nov 08
- Intro to Business Law (LEG100) 73/Nov 08
- Astronomy (HUM300) 68/Nov 08
- Human Resource Management (BUS310) 73/Jul 08
- Money and Banking (ECO320) 64/Jun 08
- Principles of Finance (FIN100) 67/May 08
- Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO100) 75/Apr 08
- Principles of Marketing 74/Apr 08
- Introduction to World Religions (HUM400) 78/Apr 08
- Analyzing & Interpreting Lit 69/Mar 08 (6 credits)
- Introductory Psychology 74/Feb 08
- Introductory Sociology 73/Jan 08
- Principles of Mgmt 75/Dec 05
- English Comp (cold) 59/Sep 05 (6 credits)
- Information Systems & Computer Apps 72/Sep 05
- College French Language 75/Jun 05 (12 credits)

+Traditional Credits Earned 2005-2008: 17 classes - last 3 traditional classes completed Oct/08

(all done!) took last exam Nov 08 for my degree in BS in Business Administration, minor in Management.