Yes I just took the dantes exam for Ethics in America...today...it was the hardest exam I ever took....there are no "yes or no questions" nor is there is an essay part either!The whole exam was 100 questions that were mutiple choice! I studied all the ethical theorist and their theories...was of no help!

It seemed that I spent most of my time tying to figure out what the question was asking....not easy!
Not that I didn"t really study...I DID...nothing prepared me for this..not even this site!


This exam was for those who were gifted in the aspect of knowledge.

I did visit this site for some type of help in relation to the test but forget it...there is nothing that will prepare you for this exam! It has totally changed!

Sorry!

Good Luck

wow... that's amazing... I took this 18 days ago and I didn't have anywhere near this experience! I thought it was pretty easy and I studied with nothing more than the IC flashcards for about 2 hours per day x 3 days.

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You can't fail if you never give up
- Some ridiculous Zach Braff movie, but what a cool quote!!

I'm the king of procrastination. I first submitted my app to TESC in 1993. THIS will be the year of my degree completion!

PASSED:
CLEP-Information Systems & Computer Applications: Scored 62; Nov 07
CLEP-Analyzing & Interpreting Literature: Scored 57; Feb 08
DANTES-Criminal Justice: Scored 54; Jan 08
DANTES-Fundamentals of College Algebra: Scored 47 (and 47 is the req'd pass score! ); Jan 08
DANTES-Drug & Alcohol Abuse: Scored 57; Feb 08
DANTES-Ethics in America: Scored 55; Feb 08
DANTES-Organizational Behavior: Score 54; Mar 08
DANTES-Technical Writing: Score 58; Mar 08

FELL SHORT OF A PASSING SCORE (I'll never say the 'F' word):
ECE-Organizational Behavior: Score D (but passed DANTES version 2 hours later! )

Have you taken any other Dantes? I have taken 3 and they were all only multiple choice questions. I have always left the test thinking I failed but I have always passed with room to spare. Remember you only have to get the equivalent of C to pass. Good Luck

Linda

Linda, this definitely was a test that had 'yes' or 'no' answers when I took it just a few weeks ago. It wasn't your standard DSST exam. The last question was a confusing looking essay (which I just skipped, as I was told to do by TESC advisors). Apparently, the test has gone through a revamping.

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You can't fail if you never give up
- Some ridiculous Zach Braff movie, but what a cool quote!!

I'm the king of procrastination. I first submitted my app to TESC in 1993. THIS will be the year of my degree completion!

PASSED:
CLEP-Information Systems & Computer Applications: Scored 62; Nov 07
CLEP-Analyzing & Interpreting Literature: Scored 57; Feb 08
DANTES-Criminal Justice: Scored 54; Jan 08
DANTES-Fundamentals of College Algebra: Scored 47 (and 47 is the req'd pass score! ); Jan 08
DANTES-Drug & Alcohol Abuse: Scored 57; Feb 08
DANTES-Ethics in America: Scored 55; Feb 08
DANTES-Organizational Behavior: Score 54; Mar 08
DANTES-Technical Writing: Score 58; Mar 08

FELL SHORT OF A PASSING SCORE (I'll never say the 'F' word):
ECE-Organizational Behavior: Score D (but passed DANTES version 2 hours later! )

That stinks! I totally bombed some exams myself but I learn from my mistakes and move on. Good Luck on your next test!

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Passed
Intro to World Religions 68, Social Science and History 60, Principles of Statistics 60,Western Civilization I 58, Intro to Sociology 55, Astronomy 54, Technical Writing 54, Humanities 50

Courses @ TESC
C Programming - C
Electronic Instrumentation and Control - A

Classes In Progress
LSU English 1001

Up Next
LSU English 1002 and then finito! I'm finished!
OR Retake the English CLEP

I had the same experience as GettinMyBA. That's interesting, glad I took it when I did (early 2007).

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Brian in Virginia Beach, VA
Currently enrolled in the MS, MIS program at University of Illinois at Springfield
BSBA, CIS, Thomas Edison State College
Certificate, Accounting Specialist, Tidewater Community College
AS, Social Sciences, Tidewater Community College
AS, Business Administration, Tidewater Community College
AOS, CIS, Southeast College of Technology

I took the paper version in '07 because I heard it was a tough exam and I didn't want to be constrained by time limits.

The paper one was a lot of yes/no and true/false when I took it.

The possible changes to exams are one reason you should study the material enough to be ready for anything whenever you possibly can; you might run into situations where cramming and IC just won't be enough.

Potential surprises are a secondary reason why I try to read at least one text before taking an exam. The primary reason is I can satisfactorily say to doubters (of the credit by exam methodology) that I read and studied for the exam and passed it by virtue of actual retained knowledge on the subject.

I did not "cram"...I obtained alot of information for this exam from many different sources. I have also had philosphy and nursing ehtics so I am no stranger to this subject. I too took the paper version...I was happy about not having to do the written portion...but did that quickly change about the 10th question into the test. I feel so disappointed...this is the last credit I needed for my BSN but I may have to take a summer class

How close were you to passing???

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Excelsior BS - General Business
Enrolled at Jacksonville State University - MBA - complete in 2010

121 credits...ALL DONE BABY!!!

54 credits transfered in from prior college
54 credits by examination
6 credits from community college
3 credits from CSU-Pueblo (Operations Management)
4 credits for Information Literacy and Business Strategy from Excelsior

CLEP:
Principles of Macroeconomics (64)
Principles of Microeconomics (61)
Principles of Marketing (66)
Principles of Management (72)
Info Systems and Comp Applications (57)
Introductory Business Law (65)
Social Sciences & History (61)
DSST:
Principles of Supervision (58)
Principles of Statistics (67)
Introduction to Computing (60)
Principles of Financial Accounting (56)
Principles of Finance (55)
Money and Banking (52)
Ethics in America (66)
Management Information Systems (58)
ECE:
Ethics: Theory and Practice (B)
Organizational Behavior (C)

GMAT: 600

Thanks for the update, it was on my list for soon to take exams.