Which CLEP exams...PLEASE

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With your background in Bio and Chem, I would strongly suggest CLEP Natural Sciences (worth 6 credits) and DSST Environmental Science (worth 3 credits). I wouldn't suggest the Bio or Chem CLEPs yet, since they're each worth 6 credits and you've already got 4 credits each, netting you only 2 credits each and (possibly) wiping out your lab credits, but you'd have to talk with your school advisor to find out if your labs would be wiped out; if not, then taking the CLEPs could net you 3 credits each, giving you an end total of 7 credits each in Bio and Chem. If you're good in physics, geology and astronomy (most likely will have to brush up on all a bit for the Nat Sci test), then you could take the DSST Physical Science, DSST Geology and DSST Astronomy tests, too, netting you another 9 credits.

I'm a big fan of maxing credits with overlapping subjects, as you can probably guess from the list that I've taken so far, and I've found the various science tests to have a great deal of 'build on the base' potential.

For social sciences, the 3 Psych CLEPs have great overlap - since you've already got Intro to Psych, Human Growth & Dev and Educational Psych might be good choices. Macro and Microeconomics also have a lot of overlap -but from my point of view, they're tremendously boring, and if you love the 'clean facts' nature of science, you'll hate the 'fuzzy theories' nature of economics. Okay, on this one I'm admittedly biased, having spent the last week studying a subject (macro/micro) that I hate, but will need in the future so have resigned myself to suffering through it.

Humanities courses with great overlap are Analyzing and Interpreting Lit (almost no study required for this one, BTW), Am Lit and English Lit.

To make the whole 'test out, graduate quick' thing work, all you've got to do is choose a test, study, take the test and get hooked on the success! Cheers!
- Lia