english composition

LA♥Nurse · May 1, 2010

I took it through Excelsior. I'm not sure what their stand is on Penn Foster, but I know they will not honor CLEP with essay. I would def call and check with an academic advisor, just in case.

Good Luck!

caliotter3 · May 1, 2010

Any time you have a question about the acceptability of a course or test, you need to contact an advisor at EC. Their policies might change from time to time and you don't want to waste effort or money.

stevefl · May 1, 2010

I took ECs English Comp and didn't do all that well, it took over 30 days to get a grade, EC said they do not accept CLEP but they do accept UEXCEL Written English. So I CLEPed Humanities and UECEL for English. EC English was 300 some dollars for 6 credits CLEP 75 dollars UXCEL 88 dollars and 30 dollars for the MyAccess writing tool.

That's what worked for me, good luck to you

Steve

crazywoman · May 1, 2010

Was the UEXCEL ENGLISH course easier than the excelsior course? I was trying to see what my options was because I have never been that good at English especially essays. Thanks

stevefl · May 1, 2010

It was a lot easier the the EC version, it's only a 3 credit test as compared to the 6 credit test for EC. I studied and tested out of both CLEP Humanities and UEXCEL English in 3 weeks and got 9 credits out of it. Another plus for going this way is if you are planning on going on to your BSN, I think you will need the extra credits in humanities. That and it being a lot cheaper makes it really attractive. On the EC test I got a D and the UEXCEL a B that and the score is computer generated so you'll know what you got when you leave the test center.

Steve

stevefl · May 1, 2010

i forgot to add the url

http://www.uexceltest.com/

crazywoman · May 1, 2010

Thanks for the info Steve! I think UEXCEL is going to be the route for me to go.

crazywoman · May 2, 2010

Hi Steve

How was the clep Humanities test? I still have to have 3.0 Humanities and 2.0 arts and sciences electives. Do you know if that will cover both of these?

Thanks

:)

stevefl · May 2, 2010

The CLEP humanities wasn't to bad, let's see I think I studied a whole week for it, an got a P. As far as it meeting the humanities requirements it does, but as for the Arts and Sciences, I'm not sure, you might want to check with your EC advisor. Sounds like a cop out, but if your advisor tell you it meets the requirements and puts it in an email then you have proof they told you.

Steve

crazywoman · May 5, 2010

Hello

I checked with my advisor and the humanities class will count for the 5 credits that i needed. What did you use to study for the clep humanities exam?

Thanks

stevefl · May 5, 2010

I bought one of the CLEP study books, it turned out not a whole lot of the questions/answers were on the test, but then again I have seen that on the EC tests also. I think CLEP has study guides on their web site, google CLEP, that may help you more. I found that if you carefully read the questions and answers you will know which is right, you might have to dig in your brain a bit deeper, but you'll know.

Just remember all you have to do is score a 50 or better to get a passing score, and by the way I scheduled and tested at DeVry, I called them about scheduling a test and I was told pretty much come in any time between 9:00 and 5:00 and test, no finger/ palm prints just went there and took the test.

Steve