I took both Intro to Business and Astronomy DSST exams this week, and both were computerized and had the regular 20-80 point scoring.

Hello everybody. I'm new to the forum, but have been having such a nightmare with DSST scheduling that I was inclined to post.

Took paper Criminal Justice DSST on 4/19 and got the results in today's mail, five weeks later. Received a score of 467 of which I have no idea how it will translate to a recommended letter grade.

Scheduled Civil War Computerized DSST at one college for 5/13 but got a call on the preceding Friday indicating technical difficulties that would prevent the test administration. Rescheduled at another college for the same date, two hours from my home, showed up and the proctor log-in failed. After two hours of the proctor dealing with the technology folks at Prometric, it was determined that Iwas out of luck for the day.

I'm now scheduled to take the paper version at yet another site next week.

Fingers crossed.

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Sean

CLEP's Taken:
Introductory Psychology(69)
Introductory Sociology(73)
Biology(59)
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (67)
Human Growth and Development (61)
Humanities (70)
College Matematics (60)

DANTES Taken:
Criminal Justice (467/500)
Civil War and Reconstruction (71)

ECE Taken:
College Writing (A)

What's Left:
I'm done!!!!!!

I'd never heard anything about this. I'm glad you guys brought it up!! I just took DSST Ethics a few days ago, and it was the regular computerized version that I know and love haha. I don't think my testing center (Arizona State) is doing the beta testing. Or if they are, no one told me anything about it.

Hmm... I think I'll have to find out Monday when I take my next test.

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Jesse
BA in Liberal Studies, Thomas Edison State College, 2008

only certain testing centers are doing the beta testing...

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Excelsior BS - General Business - 2008
Enrolled at Jacksonville State University - MBA - complete in 2010 (60% complete)

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

Does anyone know if there is a list of schools that are participating in the Beta testing?

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BSBA Marketing Thomas Edison State College-63/120

College Math-66, College Algebra-64, Analyzing & Interpreting Literature-67, U.S. History I-66, U.S. History II-61, Information Systems & Computer Applications-59, Biology-61, DSST Introduction to Business-61, Introductory Sociology-65, Introductory Psychology-52, Principles of Microeconomics-54, Principles of Macroeconomics-47, Principles of Marketing-68, Financial Accounting-47, Introductory Business Law-62, Principles of Management-70, DSST Principles of Supervision-64, DSST Organizational Behavior-68, English Literature-61

it seems to be somewhat random - I live in SC, right on the border of NC. So far, all of the NC centers that I have called ARE beta testing, so it may be by state because my SC center is not beta testing.

It may also be by schools. All of the Strayer and UofP schools have been doing the beta testing. The smaller centers are a better bet. If I have time, I think I am going to try to do a statistical analysis to give the probability of any given testing center to be participating in beta testing...

Maybe not...

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Excelsior BS - General Business - 2008
Enrolled at Jacksonville State University - MBA - complete in 2010 (60% complete)

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

Does anyone know if they are they still conducting the Beta testing or is it finished by now? I heard it was going on March thru April, but have not heard that it is still happening in May.

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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 NOV 08. Degree received: BS in Business Administration, minor in Management, SCL. Saved $$$$$ and Time - Thanks to InstantCert.

I called Georgian Court College here in NJ today they are not beta testing.

Bmills are you in Little River or further inland?

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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
1/27/09 CLEP Social Science & History 50/66
Finally 3 FEMA Done!!
Planned
Intro to Theater TECEP
Organizational Behavior TECEP or DSST
Physics I TECEP or EXCEL
Physics II TECEP oe EXCEL
Physical Geology TECEP or DSST
Calculus CLEP or EXCEL
Foundations of Education DSST
Intro to Education Psycology CLEP
2-3 FEMA credits
Global Environmental Change class
+ 43 B & M CC credits and 3 TESC credits and Finally on 6/30/08 an AA Degree
Eventually a BA in Natural Science/Mathmatics

I am in Rock Hill, SC - just south of Charlotte, NC

__________________
Excelsior BS - General Business - 2008
Enrolled at Jacksonville State University - MBA - complete in 2010 (60% complete)

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

I am totally stressed out reading all this. I have been trying for several weeks to take my LAST DSST but it's been the same ole story of the proctor not being able to log into the system. And now they're changing the scoring? And making you wait 3 weeks for a paper test?

WHY doesn't DSST have some INFORMATION about this on their WEBSITE????

I'm going to call my proctor again tomorrow and see if anything has changed...I can't tell you how FRUSTRATED I am. I am so CLOSE! I can be done in a WEEK if they could just get this figured out!

Don't mind me, I HAVE to CAPITALIZE things and get it OUT of my SYSTEM.

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DONE! History degree from TESC!

CLEPS:
College Math-69, Sociology-70, Humanities-72, Am. Lit-61, English Lit-69, S. Sciences & History-65, Eng. Comp/w essay-75, Microec.-64, Macroec.-73, Western Civ. I-71, Western Civ. II-71, American Gov't-71, US History I-75, US History II-65, A&I Lit-77, Prin. of Mgmt-76, Prin. of Mktng-76. Biology-69

DSST's:
Civil War & Reconst.-70, Modern Middle East-63, World Religions-76, Tech. Writing-67, Prin. of Supervision-67, HR Mgmt-69, Rise & Fall USSR-64, Vietnam War-60, Ethics-69. Intro to Bus-67, Org. Behavior-69, W. Europe-60