The Essentials of CLEP Testing

CLEP testing refers to the College Level Examination Program offered by colleges and universities across the United States through the College Board. By participating in the CLEP testing program, many students find that they can save both time and money in earning their degrees.

What is CLEP Testing?

The College Board has prepared thirty-four exams in different fields of study. The exams are administered by colleges and universities, and if a student passes the exam the educational facility will award the student college credit. Every college and university has different guidelines concerning which CLEP testing exams they will accept for credit, so you will want to check with an educational guidance counselor at your school about this. CLEP testing offers an excellent way for students with life skills to earn college credit for their experience.

How does CLEP testing benefit students?

One reason why students choose CLEP testing is that it can save a great deal of time. By sitting for a two-hour exam, a student can earn between three to twelve college credits, depending on the exam taken and your school's CLEP testing policy.

Students also find CLEP testing to be cost effective. While a CLEP exam costs only $70, the tuition paid for a college course is considerably greater.

This type of credit by examination also allows students the option of not spending time in introductory courses. Instead, they can focus on more advanced course offerings, or can select from a variety of more appealing electives.

Sometimes young students have trouble with an introductory course early in their college career, and yet that course must be passed in order to earn the degree. With CLEP testing, you can pass the exam and earn the credits you need in order to graduate from your school on time.

Students can also benefit by being able to earn credit for skills learned outside of an educational facility. If you are proficient in a second language for example, you can earn college credit for that skill through CLEP testing.

Where can I find CLEP testing resources?

There are many different sources for CLEP resources, such as study guides and online help. DegreeForum.net offers an online resource where you can ask questions of other students who have taken CLEP exams, and where test-taking tips are offered.

Other resources for CLEP testing include study questions and full-length practice tests. InstantCert offers online study questions with immediate answer feedback, and provides an easy way to study for the exams. Peterson's Study Guides also offers practice exams, and these are helpful because you can practice taking them timed, which is how the actual test is administered, so you can practice in advance test-taking strategies. You can find out more about CLEP testing and resources at DegreeForum.net.

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I'm taking the test this friday. Anyone have any helpful info. on taking the test???

Thanks,
Rob

a) Never leave a question unanswered. In fact, even if a person has no idea
what the answer is, and plans to return to the question at the end of the test, he
should first immediately guess a temporary answer and return to it later.
(Personally, if I have to resort to a pure guess, I usually guess the first option.)
On the same token, if there are only two minutes remaining to a test and there
are 25 questions still unanswered (not a very good situation), first guess the
remaining answers, and if there’s still a few seconds, redo as many of those
questions as possible.

b) Be conscious of the time. There are 100 questions and 90 minutes. This
allows almost one minute per question (54 seconds, to be exact).
Therefore, at one hour remaining, one should have already completed at least 35
questions. If one didn’t, he’ll probably have problems later on. At 45 minutes
remaining, at least 50 questions should’ve been answered, and so on.

c) Use hints provided in the questions’ subtle wording. This skill can be
mastered with practice tests, and with a sensitive understanding of the usage of
words. It is difficult to explain, but it is something that anyone who has seen
enough multiple choice test questions understands, and is aware of.

d) Treat the CLEP like an IQ test. There are many questions that can be solved
by simply recognizing which one of the five possibilities stands out, and is
distinguished from the rest.
Take, for example, the following question:
Which of the following does not have an epidermis: a) an elephant, b) a person,
c) a hammer, d) a lizard, e) a monkey.
This question can be solved, even by someone who has no idea what an
epidermis is, by simply realizing that a hammer is different than the rest of the
four options in that it is the only inanimate object from the list.
In the same way, quite often, CLEP questions can be solved by finding
similarities and differences among the options.

hi can anyone give me any tips on how to study for the human growth developmental psychology exam. I purchas Rea clep review book. i took two exams from the back of the book and scored 58. i also order test prep online called cleptestreview. i am now trying out this incert website. i forgot to mention i also purchase the developing person through the life span book. please help me!!!!

try the "Specific Exam Feedback" section of the forum. There is a thread with feedback from people who have taken every clep or dantes exam. You can only access the thread once you have paid for an InstantCert.com membership. Once you have paid, log in to the forum again and access your exam's specific feedback thread. Check out my signature and profile. I passed 6 CLEP and DANTES exams JUST THIS WEEK USING NOTHING BUT INSTANTCERT.

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From TESC December 2010

2000-2004 - 30 Jr. College Credits

CLEP:
9/04 - Spanish Lv. Two 100 (Yes you read right)
2/09 - Eng Comp w/ Essay 72
8/3/10 - A&I Literature 68

DANTES:
8/4/10 - Personal Finance 455
8/5/10 - Tech. Writing 59
8/5/10 - Envir. & Humanity 61
8/6/10 - Here's To Your Health 430
8/6/10 - Substance Abuse 456
8/9/10 - Human/Cultural Geogr. 64

ALEKS:
6/09 - 99% - Beginning Algebra
6/09 - 75% - Intermediate Algebra
6/09 - 71% - College Algebra
7/09 - 70% - College Alg. w/ Trig.
7/09 - 70% - PreCalculus
8/09 - 71% - Trigonometry
8/09 - 73% - Intro To Statistics
9/09 - 70% - Business Statistics
9/09 - 70% - Stat For Behav. Sci.

FEMA:
36 Independent Study Course Credits
(Only 25 applied to BA at TESC)

Planned:
8/11/2010 - Principles of Marketing - CLEP
8/16/2010 - ACTFL Spanish Proficiency Exam

thanks for the information!!!

Wow, you are really a fast test taker. I have to study at least 3 weeks for any clep test.

Six exams in one week! WOW! I couldn't do that when I had one week off and no kid! What's your secret! lol! Currently I am "trying" to take one exam per week. I am so jealous!

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Passed:

DSSTs
Here's to Your Health-UL 3, Lifespan Dev.-LL 3,Principles of Public Speaking-LL 3

CLEPs
College Comp Modular-LL 3 01-Jul-10, Freshman Comp-LL 6, College Math-LL 6, Humanities-LL 6, Information Systems & Computer Applications-LL 3

Human Resource Mgmt A.A. (CCAF)
Management Studies B.S. UMUC (Currently working on)
BSLS with Excelsior (Goal: courses completed by the end of year???)