I will give you my scenario as an example.

I had 42 traditional credits from my local community college that I accumulated over the period of 3-4 years.

I am now attending another university taking upper-level classes, while at the same time, trying to test out of anything I can by clep or dantes test.

If I can test out of it, I will. I have tested out of 30 hours so far and have taken 6 hours traditionally. Therefore, I am up to 78 hours.

I will test out of 12 more credits this month at which point I will max out my testable classes. The remainder will be traditional. The traditional classes total about 36 more hours.

I am currently employed, but am getting this degree to further my career by getting higher in the food chain.

I know alot of people are going the EC and TESC route on this board, but several are probably not.

Also, I will go from a sophomore to a senior in the span of 5 months. I am definitely ahead.

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CLEP's Taken
Spanish - 74 (12 credits)
English Composition W/Essay - 63 (6 Credits)
American Government - 51 (3 Credits)
Freshman College Composition with Essays -74?
U.S. History I - 54 (3 Credits)

DANTES Taken:
Heres To Your Health - 63 (3 Credits)
Intro. to Law Enforcement - 66 (3 Credits)
Criminal Justice - 60 (3 Credits)
Ethics In America - 48 (3 Credits)
Astronomy - 56 (3 Credits)