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College Level Examination Program (view source)
Revision as of 04:48, December 27, 2009
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==Testing==
==Testing==
CLEP testing occurs around once a month at participating college sites and military bases. Most exams are 90 minutes, with a few exceptions. Also, unlike AP exams, the vast majority of subject tests are completely multiple choice, making it easier to score higher. The base fee for a test is $72 (as of 2009) with an additional $10 charge if the exam has a writing section. As part of the military's focus on education, '''''there is no charge to service members or veterans for taking CLEP exams'''''.<ref>Reimbursement is available if any fees are charged by a testing center. See the CLEP website for details.</ref> Testing centers are also allowed to collect a fee to cover the costs of test administration. While the College Board recommends that the administrative charge be around $15, each center has the discretionary authority to set its own administrative charge.
CLEP testing occurs around once a month at participating college sites and military bases. Most exams are 90 minutes, with a few exceptions. Also, unlike AP exams, the vast majority of subject tests are completely multiple choice, making it easier to score higher. Unlike the SAT exams, no points are deducted for incorrect answers on a CLEP exam, '''''so a student should provide an answer to every question even if it requires guessing'''''.
The base fee for a test is $72 (as of 2009) with an additional $10 charge if the exam has a writing section. As part of the military's focus on education, '''''there is no charge to service members or veterans for taking CLEP exams'''''.<ref>Reimbursement is available if any fees are charged by a testing center. See the CLEP website for details.</ref> Testing centers are also allowed to collect a fee to cover the costs of test administration. While the College Board recommends that the administrative charge be around $15, each center has the discretionary authority to set its own administrative charge.
A student can control who sees his score in two ways. First, if the exam goes so poorly that a student doubts he passed, then '''''he can notify the administrator before the end of the exam and refuse to complete it for scoring.'''''<ref>http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/scores.html</ref> Once the student completes the exam and receives a score, then the score becomes part of a permanent CLEP transcript and cannot be canceled. The student, however, can still control who receives his CLEP transcript, and can send a copy of his transcript only to the colleges that he selects. Since CLEP scores are typically used to obtain credit rather than obtaining admission, a failing CLEP score would typically be ignored without any adverse consequences.
CLEP scores are on a range from 20 to 80, with 50 (about 60%) typically being the threshold for passing. Some schools might require a higher score, however, as a condition of awarding credit. Grove City College, for example, requires a score of 60 on the Economics CLEP exams before awarding college credit for them.
==CLEP v. AP==
==CLEP v. AP==