CLEP - College Level Examination Program®
NOTE: If you choose this option, there is a remote proctoring fee in addition to the CLEP
test fee.
About the College-Level Examination Program®
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 current APSU Bulletin for a list of CLEP exams accepted by APSU and the minimum score requirements for each exam. Please see the APSU Credits section below for information applicable to examinees who wish to receive credit at APSU.
Important Policies / Updates
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 Website to make certain they have the most current information regarding all testing policies and procedures.
UPDATE: As of 1/29/2025, Austin Peay State University will no longer accept the CLEP Analyzing
& Interpreting Literature exam as ENGL 1020 credit. Credit received from APSU prior
to this date will not be changed.
Registration
Step 1: Register for CLEP Exam
Registration and payment for all CLEP exams must be completed online through CollegeBoard.org. You will need to create an account to:
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Register for your CLEP exam.
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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.
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Do not use code 5071 as your institution recipient code.
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Submit the $97 CLEP testing fee payment.
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Print your exam ticket to present at the testing center on test day.
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Your CLEP exam registration ticket is valid for six months, during which you may schedule a time and date for your test.
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Step 2: Schedule your test with APSU
Once you have printed your College Board ticket, you must also register online to schedule your test date and time with APSU.
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.
Fees & Payment Methods
It is $97 CLEP fee plus a $20 APSU fee per exam.
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The $97 CLEP exam fee is payable online with a credit or debit card during the CLEP registration process.
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The $20 APSU test administration fee must be paid in advance by credit/debit card when registering for your test date. You may be asked to present your receipt when you come for testing.
Get Free Testing!
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.
Learn More at ModernStates.org
Military Personnel Benefits
For eligible military personnel, CLEP exams are funded by the U.S. government through Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES). Some veterans are also eligible for CLEP benefits. If you are eligible for the DANTES funding, please call the testing center to schedule your appointment.
Visit CollegeBoard.org for information about Military Benefits
Test Information
The Day of Your Test
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Dates & Times: Information on test dates and times can be found here or when you register for your test date with APSU.
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You must arrive 10-15 minutes before your scheduled test time.
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Location: Room 120 in the Marks Building at 18 Henry Street.
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Parking: If you are a current Austin Peay student you must park in your designated parking permit area. Anyone that is not an APSU student or faculty/staff, you must request a visitor parking permit by emailing testingcenter@apsu.edu with your vehicle make, color, license plate number and state of registration. Please allow adequate time to acquire parking prior to your scheduled test time.
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Please dress so that you can adjust to any room temperature.
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Food and drink are not allowed in the Testing Center.
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Visitors are not permitted in the testing room while testing is in progress.
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 check College Board's CLEP Exams for more calculator information.
Accommodations
Please contact the Testing Center at (931) 221-6269 to request any accommodations at least two weeks prior to testing.
More Information on College Board’s Accommodations Policy
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 & 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.
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).
APSU Credits
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 APSU Office of the Registrar. 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 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.
Types of CLEP Exams
General CLEP Examinations
In order to receive credit for the General CLEP exams at APSU:
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Candidates must have earned fewer than 60 credit hours of traditional credit as of the date he/she takes the exam.
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NOTE: This applies ONLY to the General CLEP Examinations. Anyone, regardless of credit hours, is eligible to take the Subject CLEP Exams.
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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)
Note: Candidates cannot replace a course grade with a CLEP exam.
Subject CLEP Examinations
In order to receive credit for the Subject CLEP exams at APSU:
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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.
Current information about CLEP tests and scores accepted at Austin Peay State University can be found in the current APSU Bulletin.
View the Current APSU Bulletin
If you have any questions or need more information,
please contact the Testing Center at (931) 221-6269.