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| Exam Description |  The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) awards college credit at more than 2,900 U.S. colleges and universities for demonstrating achievement in a subject by means of a computer-based exam. If you earn a satisfactory score, you can earn the same amount of credit as a student who successfully completed the same course at that school. Future students enrolling in accelerated degree programs are usually encouraged to take the CLEP test.
College-Level Examination Program policies range widely from school to school - for instance, some colleges may limit the total amount of credit you can earn through CLEP exams, or some may grant exemption from a course, but give no credit toward a degree, etc.- so before registering for a CLEP exam, make sure to check with your school to find out which exams are accepted and how much credit they will give you. When you are earning an accelerated degree online, it is better to discuss this matter with your advisor or enrollment counselor.
CLEP exams cover material taught in courses that most students take as requirements in the first two years of college. A college usually grants the same amount of credit to students earning satisfactory scores on the CLEP exam as it grants to students successfully completing that course.
A lot of exams are designed to correspond to one-semester courses; some, however correspond to full-year or two-year courses. An examination is intended to cover material in a one-semester course, unless stated otherwise in its description.
Each exam is 90 minutes long. It is made up primarily of multiple-choice questions, except for English Composition with Essay. But some exams do have fill-ins.
CLEP Benefits
If you pass successfully each test, you will receive college credit that can:
• Accelerate your degree with CLEP
• Allow you to skip beginner courses
• Able you to take higher level courses faster
• Help determine your readiness for classes
• Apply knowledge you already have
• Save money on books & tuition
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