Somewhere on the site i read that ece english composition exam takes 12 weeks for marking. Can u tell me what that means.

Also if a clep exam is failed it can be taken only after 6 months wot about the ece and dantes exams?

I stated that it CAN TAKE UP TO 12 weeks to mark the ECE English Composition test paper. That is to say, the interval between submission of the completed exam paper, and notification of the test results will be twelve weeks or less. The nominal wait is about eight weeks.

ECE exams may be retaken after an interval of 60 days.

DANTES DSST exams may be retaken after 180 days

Lawrie

I'm looking at excelsior for bachelors. Can I do some easy exams first on my own, then take the tough ones later. Does the order matter?

Also, how long will it take for them to formally accept me and enroll me? How long does it take to get a date for the clep, ece and dantes exams?

EXAM ORDER AT EXCELSIOR

Those earning their degree at Excelsior College can take exams in any order they choose. You can complete exams comprising the degree major, first, and the general ed portion of the degree last, if you like, or any mix in between.

RESPONSE TIME AT EXCELSIOR

Currently, it will probably take about 12 weeks from the date you enroll to receive your initial evaluation from Excelsior.

PROFICIENCY EXAM TIMELINES – TEST REGISTRATION TO ACTUAL TESTING

You can register to test and actually sit exams in as little as a week or less in the case of ECE, and some time longer in the case of other exams, depending upon the availability of test site space (in the case of ECE prometrics sites), and available exam diets (in the case of DANTES, CLEP, and GRE subject exams). In the latter case, exam diets can be spread two weeks to four months apart (generally, 2 to 4 weeks in the case of CLEP and DANTES exams, and 4 months in the case of GRE subject exams). Note that not all GRE subjects are offered in all GRE subject exam diets.

Lawrie

I am not a US citizen, I live in Dominican Republic. I did have the chance to get an Associate degree from a US comm. college, so I have about 60 credits. I do not want to enroll at a college and then start to earn credits, I would like to earn credits first, and then enroll when I have them ready to be applied toward a degree. Do you think this is possible? The thing is that american education is expensive.. and the colleges charge you on a yearly basis, so I want to make sure that I will pay the annual fee only once... that's why I want to have my credits earned prior to enrollment.

What do you say?

By the way, I would really like to get an economics degree, but the advanced courses in economics are not given by these exam programs... any advice on where to get them a low cost?

Yes, you can earn all required degree credit before enrollment, if you like. No problem there. See “BA in 4 Weeks”, section “Enrollment”, subsection “enroll now or wait?”, accessible from the homepage menu. This discusses the pros and cons of the approach.

ECONOMICS MAJOR

Well, until a very few years ago, the best bet would have been the GRE subject exam in Economics. Unfortunately, that exam is now extinct – real pity. About $130 for the entire major.

There are few other suitable substitute proficiency exams, I’m afraid, aside from the basic principles of macro and micro economics CLEP exams, and the upper DANTES DSST, Money and Banking. ECE Statistics to cover the basic stats requirement, of course.

Other suggestions to get you started …………………..

Ohio University offer a couple more that would be applicable to that major.

http://www.ohiou.edu/independent/list1.htm#econ

ECON 303 Microeconomics (advanced)

ECON 304 Macroeconomics (advanced)

ECON 320 Labor Economics

ECON 340 International Trade

University of Alabama

http://bama.disted.ua.edu/istudy/index_files/catalog/economics_college.htm

EC 422c-1, Urban Economics:

EC 450c-3, History of Economic Concepts

EC 453c-1, Comparative Economic Systems

Also University of Texas, Austin

http://utdirect.utexas.edu/ecweb/cenroll.wb

ECO 333K DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

ECO 355 DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS AND POLICIES IN LATIN AMERICA

EXCELSIOR BACHELOR DEGREE WITH ECONOMICS MAJOR (REQUIREMENTS)

CORE

Principles of Economics

Intermediate Theory

Statistics

INTERMEDIATE / UPPER LEVEL

Money & Banking

International Trade & Finance

History of Economic Thought

Econometrics

Research Methods

Public Finance

ELECTIVES

Lawrie