12-19-2007, 03:50 AM
larry7crys Wrote:Just finished taking 2 courses in a matter of 3 hours. I really wanted to get a 100 on all the ones I am taking, hence the long time. If I would just want a pass, I'm pretty sure my knowledge would have been suffice. 3 more tomorrow and I should be good. Is the PDS certificate all that it is cracked up to be? I wouldn't mind getting that!
Larry,
My PDS certificate is a little larger and a little nicer than the individual course certificates. My individual certificates look more like a computer generated receipt with perforated edges than an actual certificate. The PDS certificate was printed on a thicker card stock, without perforated edges, a nicer font, and a better logo.
The PDS could seem impressive on a resume in certain circumstances since it consists of a specific grouping of courses and culminates in a certificate. Obviously, the individual courses probably would not serve any purpose if listed on a resume. So the PDS is definitely worth completing.
When I did my FEMA courses (18 of them, just for fun), they didn't even report a score at all. They simply recorded a pass. So I don't know that there is any benefit to getting 100%, nor would you have any way of knowing whether you passed with 100% or not. Do they now report your actual score?
Snazzlefrag
My name is Rob
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Exams/Courses Passed (43):
- Courses (4): 1 Excelsior, 1 CSU-Pueblo, 2 Penn Foster.
- Exams (39): 24 DSST, 15 CLEP.
Total Credits: 142 (12 not used).
[SIZE=1]GPA: 4.0
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Exams/Courses Passed (43):
- Courses (4): 1 Excelsior, 1 CSU-Pueblo, 2 Penn Foster.
- Exams (39): 24 DSST, 15 CLEP.
Total Credits: 142 (12 not used).
[SIZE=1]GPA: 4.0
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