CLEP

Save Time ~ Save Money ~ Get College Credit with CLEP

Effective July 1st, 2012 the CLEP exam fee will increase to $80

Whatever your reasoning for wanting to accelerate your path to a college degree, there is a College Level Examination Program, better known as CLEP test for you. The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP) helps you receive college credit for what you already know, for a fraction of the cost of a college course.  For more information about college credit click here.

CLEP recognizes that students may have acquired knowledge equivalent to that taught in introductory college level courses through work experience, reading, research, or other activities. By demonstrating knowledge through CLEP, a student may qualify for college-level credit without having to attend the course. Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) follows the guidelines recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE) for awarding students credit for CLEP. Test credit is applied according to WCSU transfer credit policy at the time the scores are received and are normally posted to the student transcript within three weeks of the exam.

Each CLEP is a 90 minute computer-based multiple-choice exam.  Advanced permission may be required for some CLEP examinations, so be sure to check with your academic advisor before registering for a CLEP.

WCSU administers all CLEP examinations however, WCSU accept selected CLEP exams. To view the exams accepted by WCSU and the minimum score requirements click here.

If you are not a WCSU student but are interested in taking CLEP, please refer to your institution’s CLEP policy.