Degree Plan – BS Math Major at Excelsior

[NAP]

ALEKS Introduction to Statistics

Before starting ALEKS Introduction to Statistics, I had seen completion times of 40-70 hours; that range seems pretty accurate for many people.

I started by watching the "Against All Odds" videos (13 hours) at learner.org, which were enjoyable and put the topics into context.

After that, I started ALEKS above 30% and it took about 28 hours to reach 70%. Mostly, I worked through one pie slice at a time in the order ALEKS lists them on the “Course Products” page. It helped me to build on the same topic before starting a new one. I recommend taking really good notes on each type of problem. Since I am interested in Statistics as a career, I spent another 25 hours to work through as many of the rest of the topics as possible. I got to about 113 out of 116 topics before my subscription for the month ran out.

I also bought the Idiot's Guide book for additional reference.

The biggest thing that I learned is that I actually do like statistics. That is a relief!


Humanities CLEP

I studied a little over 3 weeks. I do not have a strong background or interest in the subjects covered. I do remember learning some of this in high school, and I enjoy watching PBS shows like Antiques Roadshow and History Detectives.

Thanks for recommending many great resources. There was practically unanimous approval for the IC flashcards and Peterson’s practice tests, but I did not have time to study those. (That is typically what I use in my fourth week of studying.)

I used these books, practice tests, and websites:

REA General Review book (with review/teaching material for each subject plus drills)
and SEPARATE REA Preparation book (with 3 practice tests) - http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...exams.html
(The drills were very difficult, since it was new material and not review, but the 3 practice tests were good.)

Peterson's CLEP Success free ebook has a timeline and 2 practice tests. These were very difficult, as always, but still had some useful information.

Study notes from the forum, which may have been made by Lubee

Humanities Study Guide - Humanities CLEP Free Study Guide - Free-Clep-Prep.com
Fine Art by Movement - Fine Art by Movement Posters at AllPosters.com - It is very helpful to see pictures of the types of work after having read descriptions of the different styles in REA. Be careful some “art” is really obscene.
History of Painting - History of painting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Musical Terms Glossary - Glossary of Musical Terms
Shakespeare characters and overviews - SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides
List for Greek and Roman mythology - Greek and Roman Gods
Literary Terms review from A&I Lit- http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...#post75628
Circle of fifths explanation - The Circle of Fifths: A Brief History - For Dummies
Circle of fifths picture - Circle of fifths - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

CLEP Official Study Guide - Practice test

The REA book was great for putting the subjects and various movements into context and organized by time. It helped a lot to get each person memorized by chronological order and particular movement. I tried to keep my studying pretty shallow (just the facts); the actual test went deeper, then shallower, then wider than I had studied and memorized, so it was hard to know how I was doing.

I got a 67 and now I am officially a Senior!