I need high school chemistry as a pre-req. Have any of you needed it and if so where did you turn to for study materials?

I'm trying to graduate from local cc by December. I need six hour minimum sequence natural science. (failed biology clep), they won't take natural science clep. I have enrolled in LSU bio 1001 -3 hours and already pulling hair out. Its not the material, it is the time required to complete each lesson. So far I have done three out of the 18, plus mid term and final are both 200 questions. This reminds me of my hardest natural science class at UTK Phy and Anatomy when I was a nursing major, but at least there I did have resources available for visual learning. We worked on actual humans in lab, not pictures. Here everything is combined, organic chemistry, environmental science, biology, zoology, and the amount of required memorization on terms alone is ridiculous. I'm not afraid of a hard course, but just don't want to expend this much time and effort on one part only of a two part requirement. Anyone have some alternative ideas. Thanks in advance. Clovis Community College has only one general ed biology, so that won't help. Anyone know if they are on quarter instead of semester system, appeared to me that they are? My local school is semester based.

Can someone tell me how to fill the english comp. II course?

The school here will not take CLEP as engish comp. II. I was looking at SL, but that's not approved yet through FH, so that's a no go as well.

I was thinking someone here has surely come up on this problem as well.

Did you have to sit through the class, or is there a cheaper and quicker way of doing it?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Has anyone taken Straighterline's English Comp I? I'm about to register for the class but I have questions about the book. Is the book specifically required for any assignments or is it more or less a guidebook? From the syllabus, it seems as if only papers are graded, but I'd like to be sure before I register. I'm pretty proficient in English Composition and I'm on a tight budget so I'd rather not purchase it if it's not necessary. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty sure I can Clep it and pass but it's difficult to get time off of work. If anyone can let me know if I actually need the book, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thank you.

If you guys have any advice for me how to prepare for the exam will be appriciated, any links, books, web sites to use will be great
Thanks

Out of curiosity, I was wondering if any of you guys who took the test have heard back from Excelsior?

I took the test around mid March and did not get any feedback from the college since. There was no contact information in the email sent to us besides a phone number and an extension. When I rang the extension all I could get was voicemail. I suppose I could contact an advisor to ask about it, but I wouldn't want to waste their time with such a trivial matter.

Does anyone know about this school? I came across this school awhile ago multiple times, but for some reason I kept looking over it. It didn't appeal to me then, but I can't find anything wrong with it now. It seems perfect... it's self paced within a 15 week term, only 30 credits needed, you customize it yourself, it's regionally accredited and it's $225 per credit hour (totaling $6750).

:confused: Am supposed to take intermediate or Advanced Expository Writing to meet my Humanities core for EC; trouble is (as far as i know)they don't have an Exam for it. The EC online class costs upward of $900! I really wd rather not take a course at a community college due to time constraints; Does anyone know if there's a more affordable online class or a test that cd replace it? PLZ HELP, will appreciate yr 'wisdom' as usual.

I decided to take law school on-line and it looks to be a mess to qualify by my 60 credits, which span several states. So on Monday I decided to just take the CLEPs. I signed up for InstantCert on Monday afternoon and studied for about 20-30 hours over the last two days. Oh, by the way, there is a discounted tuition rate being offered by my school before June 1st, so I knew I really needed to cram and nail three of them in less than two weeks.

Anyway, I studied the flashcards constantly... I also got a membership at speedyprep.com . I have taken some courses on most of these subjects, and a lot of it is in pop culture, or a basic knowledge of history. Here were my thoughts on the test for those of you who are going to take it.

-InstantCert was more precise than SpeedyPrep. I wasted a lot of time on SP because some of the questions were so detailed . Things like meters in poetry and music, and all the little measurements weren't on the test, that I can remember. Still, it's never a problem to know a little too much.

-You are much better off knowing names, works, and eras, rather than specific styles or arcane stylistic elements.

-Also, I took the Peterson's exam... it was too tricky. The CLEP test itself was a lot more straightforward. Peterson's also wanted to know, for example, which native American writer did which work. Overall that test was way too specific and made me panic.

-I noticed a lot of study guides are also too tricky. The test does not really ask you about really esoteric things. For example, one study guide I read on the internet had questions about the reasons why Andy Warhol created the pop art movement. This type of question isn't important on the test; just associate Warhol with the movement and know a few of his works.

-Seemed like a lot of opera/music. Definitely want to study up on these categories. Then again, don't kill yourself. Bottom line is, if you can nail the literature section, you only have to make educated guesses on a lot of other questions. My suggestion is to learn all of the fiction, non-fiction, and poetry names and works that you can... those aren't as intimidating as subjects like opera or architecture, which often seem foreign if you don't know them already. Also, I don't recall more than two architecture questions.

-I found a lot of international questions on the practice material, but the test is 98% western Europe and USA.

-Some questions were ridiculously easy (for example, a bust of a clearly roman person and asking the time period). These questions are the "gimmies" and like all tests, you do get some.

-InstantCert is a great tool and is VERY precise. You won't be studying a lot of mumbo jumbo that is wasting your time. That said, this is just my experience, and I do have some prior knowledge of the subject. You may do a search for different sources for the test if it is totally new to you.

-I was surprised at my score because I didn't think I did that well, but I got a 76

Does anyone know if TESC takes the new Microsoft certs yet?

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)

I see the old MCSE/MCSD cert here
Thomas Edison State College | Other Licenses and Certifications

But nothing new? I sent TESC an email 9 months ago and the said they had not evaluated the new certs and suggested PLA.