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It might not be a record based on the output of this board, but it feels good!
Just passed Macroeconomics today.
I already have an MS, so the credits aren't for a degree, but they are allowing me to earn additional teaching licenses in record time...for next to nothing.
AND...just got me a $6K raise without my realizing it when I started taking these exams.
Just unbelievable. Thanks for all the great advice! 
Next up...Human Cultural Geography DSST
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Wow!!!
Amazing feat.
Passed:
American Gov, US History 1, US History 2, Computing, Info Systems, Humanities, Sociology, Art, Western Civ I, Western Civ II, Social Sciences and History, Civil War, Business, Vietnam, A&I Lit, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, American Lit, English Lit, Astronomy, Supervision, 1 FEMA, Total -79
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U R Rockin right along!!!! Keep us updated!
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Don't worry about setting records...some of these people are freaking CLEP machines. 
Good job though! What you did is no small accomplishment; welcome to the club!
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CLEP College Algebra 51
CLEP Natural Sciences 63
CLEP Social Sciences and History 59
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CLEP Intro to Sociology 67
CLEP Info Systems and Computer App. 58
CLEP Intro to Psychology 66
CLEP Intro to Business Law 64
CLEP Principles of Management 73
CLEP Principles of Marketing 63
CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics 61
CLEP Principles of Microeconomics 62
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DSST Principles of Supervision 61
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DSST Principles of Statistics 466
DSST Principles of Finance 435
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Clep Pro Wrote:It might not be a record based on the output of this board, but it feels good!
Just passed Macroeconomics today.
I already have an MS, so the credits aren't for a degree, but they are allowing me to earn additional teaching licenses in record time...for next to nothing.
AND...just got me a $6K raise without my realizing it when I started taking these exams.
Just unbelievable. Thanks for all the great advice!
Next up...Human Cultural Geography DSST
Great job, and a $6K raise on top of it is just like frosting on a cake. 
"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion."~ Henry David
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Great job, CLEP Pro!
How many credits do you need for these teaching licenses?
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Wow, great job! How'd you get the raise? Did you tell your employer you were taking some CLEP tests?
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Congrats!
Do share....
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That is an awesome achievement. Congrats !
Clep Pro Wrote:It might not be a record based on the output of this board, but it feels good!
Just passed Macroeconomics today.
I already have an MS, so the credits aren't for a degree, but they are allowing me to earn additional teaching licenses in record time...for next to nothing.
AND...just got me a $6K raise without my realizing it when I started taking these exams.
Just unbelievable. Thanks for all the great advice!
Next up...Human Cultural Geography DSST
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n_runner Wrote:Wow, great job! How'd you get the raise? Did you tell your employer you were taking some CLEP tests?
Strangely enough, while waiting to take a CLEP I got into a conversation with a woman who happened to be a teacher in my area. She told me 30 credits above a Master's Degree in our system gets you a $6k pay raise. At that point I had already banged out 24, but did so simply for the teaching license. So, I went and grabbed 6 more. What I had calculated to be to be a $1000 loss ended up becoming a $5000 gain!
Someone asked how many credits you need for a teaching license. That's a very complicated question and varies from state to state. In NY, once you already have a teaching license in one area, you need a total of 30 credits of content specific courses to get a license in another area. In other words, if you have a K-6 license, and you want a High School English license, you need 30 English credits, in addition to passing a state English test.
I'm now getting two additional licenses in a matter of a couple months, when otherwise ONE would have taken a couple years! (and THOUSANDS of dollars)
Gotta love it.
American Lit Clep (74)- 3 weeks "Idiots Guide to American Lit" & Petersons
A&I Clep (72) Petersons (one test)
English Lit Clep (69) 7 days- Barron's Study Keys & Spark Notes
Marketing Clep (65)- cold
Management Clep (57)- cold
American Govt Clep (64)- 6 days- textbook & IC
Macroeconomics Clep (60)- 4 days- Sparknotes, Petersons & IC
Human Cultural Geography DSST (54)
US History 1 (59) [COLOR="Black"]IC, 1 free Peterson test, some useless videos[/COLOR]
[B]US History II (72) [COLOR="Black"]IC, Peterson Tests (66, 63)[/COLOR]
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