E 316K - CLEP or cc

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<p>Would it be easier to CLEP or take the class at a community college? </p>

<p>The UT testing page for E 316K (linked below) says "eligibility for credit is not based on CLEP scores alone, no minimum satisfactory CLEP scores are listed." So how do they determine if you passed or not? Is the American and English Lit two different tests and if so which one should be taken for core credit? Total cost would be $92? Also, is it only offered 4 times a year or every 2nd Tuesday?</p>

<p>Also, how often is the TX Gov. test offered? What is the cost?</p>

<p>Thanks. </p>

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<p>1) you need a decent CLEP score but they don’t say how high it has to be and 2) they make you write a special U of Texas essay on top of that to get credit for 316.
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<p>Here’s the link to timing of tests:
[url=<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/cbe/testperiod.html]Test”>http://www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/cbe/testperiod.html]Test</a> Periods and Test Descriptions](<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/cbe/e316k.html]e316k[/url”>http://www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/cbe/e316k.html)</p>

<p>If you take a CLEP lit test: It has many questions about the plots of books that are considered to be great literature, so study summaries of the plots and characters in well-known “literary” books. My daughter tried a lit CLEP and didn’t do particularly well (although she may have done well enough to try taking that essay - we don’t know. She decided to take 316K at UT.)</p>

<p>I recall that the Texas gov test was not very expensive. Recall the theory that they will want you to have a higher score on the Texas gov test if you got a 3 on the AP test than if you got a 5 on the AP test; I believe this.</p>

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<p>MWmom - ok, scratching that idea for lit.</p>

<p>How often do they offer the TX Gov? I know it’s offered during orientation but that’s cutting things too close. Didn’t you said a while back that your daughter just read a book? What is the title, please.</p>

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<p>My son and a number of kids from his high school took the Tx Govt test during orientation with no preparation. He said it was very easy. All of his friends who took it got credit too. The test was pretty cheap. I think it was $18, much less than a class!</p>

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<p>If you are not from Texas, I think you should at least read over how Texas gov works. Theloneranger would probably say if you had a 5 on your AP gov test, the number you need to get right is so low that you could go in cold, but I tend to be the cautious type.</p>

<p>The paperback book by D studied (at least a bit) was not the greatest. I suggest that, since the Continuing Ed dept at UT offers a one credit online Texas gov class, you could use the textbook used in that class.
[University</a> Extension, The University of Texas at Austin / GOV 105 : Texas Government (Online)](<a href=“http://web.austin.utexas.edu/courses/dec/college/coursedetails.cfm?CourseID=521&CourseTitle=Texas%20Government%20(Online)]University”>http://web.austin.utexas.edu/courses/dec/college/coursedetails.cfm?CourseID=521&CourseTitle=Texas%20Government%20(Online))</p>

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<p>Oh, definitely a Texan! </p>

<p>Thanks for the helpful info.</p>