| When pursuing an online degree, you
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| | credit you need for promotion or
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| likely want to complete it as quickly as
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| | certification, and demonstrate what you
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| possible, being that you have other
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| | know for college admission or placement.
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| demands and responsibilities in your
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| | They are accepted by Excelsior College
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| life, including providing an income for
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| | and other universities around the nation.
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| yourself at least, if not also for your
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| | Subject Tests include subjects in the
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| family.
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| | arts and sciences, business, education,
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| One way to speed up the process of
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| | and nursing. Overall, there are 40
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| earning your online degree is by taking
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| | different subject tests to choose from.
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| equivalency tests. These tests allow you
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| | Many of these tests offer upper-level
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| to complete your online degree
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| | credit to those who score well enough on
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| efficiently and affordably. They will
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| | them. To take these tests, you need to go
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| require some studying, but many colleges
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| | to your nearby Pearson Professional
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| will grant credit and/or advanced
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| | Centers, which are open up to six days a
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| standing for successful completion of
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| | week. The tests are multiple-choice.
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| equivalency exams.
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| | Some universities will also have their
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| The three most common equivalency tests
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| | own type of equivalent tests,
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| are the following tests:
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| | specifically for those students who have
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| 1. The College-Level Examination Program
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| | been out of school for a while, to better
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| (CLEP) - This test provides students of
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| | determine what level a person is at in
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| any age with the opportunity to
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| | regards to placement in college courses.
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| demonstrate college-level achievement
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| | Occasionally, some universities will
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| through a program of exams in
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| | require you to take the Scholastic
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| undergraduate college courses.
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| | Aptitude Test (SAT) if you never have
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| You can gain college credit for what you
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| | before. This test consists of a Reasoning
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| already know via independent study,
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| | Test that has three main components: a
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| noncredit adult courses, and/or
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| | Critical Reading section, a Mathematics
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| professional development.
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| | section, and a Writing section.
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| You can save considerable money as the
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| | There are also SAT Subject Tests, which
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| CLEP costs just $60, much less than
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| | fall into five general subject
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| hundreds or thousands for an online
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| | categories: English, History & Social
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| course.
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| | Studies, Mathematics, Science, and
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| If you're just a few credits short of
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| | Foreign Languages. These are not always
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| earning that degree, CLEPs could make all
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| | required by colleges, but can give them a
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| the difference in obtaining that degree.
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| | better idea of how advanced you are in
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| CLEPs are available in 34 college-level
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| | your education and where you should be
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| introductory subjects.
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| | placed in regards to your courses.
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| Over 2,900 colleges grant undergraduate
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| | For those applying to graduate school,
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| credit for CLEP, between 3-12 college
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| | the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
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| credits for each CLEP exam taken.
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| | are usually prerequisites as the
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| Over 1,300 colleges administer the exam.
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| | university will use these in part to help
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| The test is administered on computer and
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| | determine your qualifications for
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| is available all year-long. They are
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| | graduate study.
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| timed and 90 minutes long. With the
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| | There are two types of GRE: A general
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| exception of the English Composition with
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| | reasoning test and subject tests.
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| Essay section, all the rest of the exam
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| | The GRE General Test measures verbal
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| is composed of multiple-choice questions,
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| | reasoning, quantitative reasoning,
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| though the mathematics section can also
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| | critical thinking, and analytical writing
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| have some fill-in-the-blank type
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| | skills that have been acquired over a
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| questions.
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| | long period of time and that are not
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| All CLEP exams are scored on a scale of
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| | related to any specific field of study.
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| 20 to 80; you need to score 50+
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| | This test is being administered on
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| (equivalent to a C grade) in order to
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| | computers in most areas of the world,
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| earn the credit.
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| | whereas a few places still use a
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| 2. The DANTES Subject Standardized Tests
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| | paper-based version of the test. It is
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| (DSST) - These tests enable people to use
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| | administered year-round.
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| their knowledge acquired outside the
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| | The GRE Subject Tests gauge undergraduate
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| classroom to accomplish their educational
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| | achievement in these eight disciplines:
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| and professional goals.
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| | Biochemistry, Cell, and Molecular Biology
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| The current cost of these tests is $70
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| | Chemistry Computer Science Literature in
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| each and subject tests include such
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| | English Mathematics Physics Psychology
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| diverse subjects from business and math
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| | These are intended for students who have
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| to health and social sciences to the
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| | majored in or have extensive background
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| humanities.
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| | in that specific area. They are
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| These tests are currently accepted or
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| | administered in November, December, and
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| administered at over 1,900 colleges and
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| | April at paper-based test centres
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| universities nationwide and are approved
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| | worldwide.
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| by the American Council on Education
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| | Knowing what tests you either need to
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| (ACE.)
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| | take or should take should help you enter
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| 3. Excelsior College Examinations - These
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| | the online degree program you want and
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| exams allow you to complete your degree
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| | even reduce the amount of time it takes
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| efficiently and affordably, earn the
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| | for you to earn that degree.
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