CLEP - College Level Examination Program®

CLEP now offers a remote testing option!

NOTE:  If you choose this option, there is a $30 remote proctoring fee in addition to the CLEP test fee.

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Modern States is a program that has partnered with edX, the leading online learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT, to develop more than 30 high-quality free college courses taught by some of the world's leading universities and professors. Each course is aligned to a CLEP subject and includes online lectures, quizzes, tests, and other features.  Textbooks and materials are also provided online, free of charge.  For students who enroll in one or more free courses at ModernStates.org and complete the course and test questions, Modern States will provide not only a voucher for you to take your CLEP exam at no charge, it will also reimburse your test center administration fee.  

Brief Description of Exam

The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP) gives examinees the opportunity to receive college credit for what they already know by earning university-designated minimum scores on any of 34 examinations. Please refer to the table at the bottom of this page for a list of CLEP exams accepted by APSU and the minimum score requirements for each exam. Please see the Additional Information section below for information applicable to examinees who wish to receive credit at APSU.

Important Policies / Updates

Registration and payment for all CLEP exams must be completed online through http://clep.collegeboard.org/register/exam.  Click on "Create an Account" in the upper right corner of the screen and provide all requested information.  Once you have ordered the test through CLEP and have printed your ticket, you must register online here to schedule your test date and time with APSU.

Some policies regarding CLEP exams are at the discretion of individual colleges and universities, i.e. minimum score requirements, optional essays, and course credits. All candidates must contact their school’s Registrar prior to testing to ensure the CLEP exam they wish to take will meet the recipient school’s requirements. The Testing Center strongly recommends that candidates visit the College Board CLEP Web site to make certain they have the most current information regarding all testing policies and procedures.

Registration Requirements

To register to take a CLEP exam, you must first create an account through www.collegeboard.org/clep.

Click on "Create an Account" in the upper right corner of the screen, then provide all requested information.  On this site you will both register for your CLEP exam and submit the $93 CLEP testing fee payment.

The APSU Recipient Code for CLEP is 1028.  All candidates testing for APSU must use this code for any CLEP test credit they wish to have applied to their APSU transcript.  Do not use code 5071 as your institution recipient code. You must print your registration ticket to present at the testing center on test day. Your online registration is valid for six months, during which you may schedule a time and date for your test.

Fees / Payment Method / Remittance Policy

$93.00 per exam plus a $20.00 APSU fee per exam.  

The $93 CLEP exam fee is payable on-line with a credit or debit card during the registration process on the CLEP website.  The $20 APSU test administration fee must be paid in advance by credit/debit card during via https://www2.registerblast.com/apsu/Exam/List.  You may be asked to present your receipt when you come for testing.

CLEP has a partnership with Modern States. By completing their prep course online, you can test for free. Go to www.modernstates.org to find out more.

Please Note: CLEP exams are funded by the U.S. government through Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) for eligible military examinees. Please visit CLEP for Military Personnel on the College Board Web site for more information. Some veterans are also eligible for CLEP benefits. Please visit CLEP for Veterans on the College Board Web site for more information.  If you are eligible for the DANTES funding, please call the testing center to schedule your appointment.

Identification Requirements

Acceptable identification must be valid and current, must bear the test-taker’s full name in English language characters, and must contain both a photograph and a signature. If you have any questions regarding the identification requirement, please call the Testing Center at (931) 221-6269. You will not be allowed to test at APSU if you do not meet the ID requirement.

Test Dates / Times

You may view upcoming CLEP dates here and register via our online registration system here.

Testing Location

On the day of the test, report to Henry Street, Marks Building, Room 124, 10-15 minutes before your scheduled test time.

Parking

During peak times on campus, parking availability in the area around the Marks Building can be limited. Please allow adequate time to acquire parking prior to your scheduled test time.

Permissible Test Aids

Examinees may bring their own non-mechanical pencils; however, scratch paper and pencils will be provided by the Testing Center. A built-in, online calculator is available for some sections of some CLEP exams. Please visit “Exam Descriptions” on the College Board CLEP Web site for more calculator information.

Prohibited Items

Calculators (a calculator function is built into the software for some exams), cellular phones/pagers, beepers, walkie-talkies, PDAs, wireless communication devices (e.g. BlackBerry, Smart Watches), digital watches, alarm watches, wristwatch cameras, any kind of photographic or copying device, listening devices such as radios, media players with head phones or recorders, dictionaries, books, pamphlets, reference materials, papers other than the scratch paper provided by the Testing Center, mechanical pencils, pens, highlighters, slide rules, protractors, compasses, rulers, food, beverages, tobacco products, hats (unless worn for religious requirement), hoodies, and any other unauthorized testing aids.

Results / Score Reports / Transcripts

Examinees will receive a preliminary score report instantly upon completion of the exam. The only exceptions to this are the written essay portions of any exams that must be hand-scored.

Official transcripts are sent to the college or university that examinees select on test day.

College Board maintains CLEP transcripts for a period of 20 years. To request additional transcripts, please contact College Board.

Please visit “Scores & Transcripts” on the College Board CLEP Web site for more information.

Cancellations / Rescheduling

The Testing Center has a limited number of seats available for testing. If you are unable to keep your appointment, please contact the Testing Center via email at least 24 hours before your appointment. You are permitted to reschedule one time without any additional charges if you reschedule 24 hours prior to your exam. If you fail to reschedule , you will be required to pay the online registration fee to APSU again.  You CLEP registration ticket is valid for six months. If your registration ticket has expired, you must go through the CLEP website registration process online again.

Retest Information

Examinees may not repeat a CLEP exam of the same title within three months (per CLEP retest policy effected 10/17/14). Please visit “Retest Policy” on the College Board CLEP Web site for more information.

Accommodations

Please contact the Testing Center at 931-221-6269 to request any accommodations at least two weeks prior to testing. Please visit “Students with Disabilities” on the College Board Web site for general information on College Board’s policies regarding accommodations.

Additional Information

• Please dress so that you can adjust to any room temperature.
• Food and drink are not allowed in the Testing Center.
• Visitors are not permitted in the testing room while testing is in progress.

APSU Students: If a candidate has already attempted a college-level course closely aligned with a CLEP exam, the candidate may not take the exam to receive additional credit or replace a grade for that course at APSU. For clarification on this policy, please contact the Office of the Registrar at APSU. APSU students with 60 or more credit hours are not eligible to receive credit for General CLEP exams at APSU; however, APSU students are permitted to take and receive credit for the Subject CLEP exams. 

The Testing Center strongly recommends that APSU students discuss any potential CLEP examinations with their APSU-assigned advisor and the Office of the Registrar prior to testing to ensure that the satisfactory completion of the CLEP exam(s) will provide the examinee with appropriate, degree-required credits.

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the Testing Center at (931) 221-6269.

General CLEP Examinations

In order to receive credit for the General CLEP exams at APSU:

• Candidates must have earned fewer than 60 credit hours of traditional credit as of the date he/she takes the exam.  NOTE:  This applies ONLY to the General CLEP Examinations.  Anyone, regardless of how many credit hours they have earned, is eligible to take the Subject CLEP Exams (listed separately below the General CLEP Exam list).
• Candidates must not have attempted credit in a similar course for which the credit is to be awarded. (Example: Humanities CLEP Exam = APSU equivalent of Art Appreciation and Music Appreciation)

Please Note: Candidates cannot replace a course grade with a CLEP exam.

** Does not meet University Studies Core Science Requirement

Subject CLEP Examinations

In order to receive credit for the Subject CLEP exams at APSU:

• Candidates must not have attempted credit in a similar course for which the credit is to be awarded. (Example:  College Algebra CLEP Exam = APSU equivalent of Math 1710 Precalculus Algebra)

Please Note: Candidates cannot replace a course grade with a CLEP exam.

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the Testing Center at (931) 221-6269.