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Minimum CLEP Scores for TESU credit?
#1
https://www.tesu.edu/academics/catalog/c...am-program

this page says "The minimum score required to earn credit is equivalent to a letter grade of C," whatever that means. 

But this page:  

https://clep.collegeboard.org/college-cr...university

says minimum score of 50 for just about everything.


Does anyone have any idea which one is right?
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#2
For all CLEP exams, you need a 50 to pass, and that's equivalent to a C (although they're not graded). For the foreign language exams, you can actually get additional credits if you score above a 2nd threshold (so you get 6cr for a score of 50, and then 9 credits for scoring above an additional threshold, which is different for each one).
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#3
oh ok. seems like it'd just be easier to say 50 then though? I mean I think "70-79" when I hear "C"

either way, thanks for the info
Study.com - 177 CR. TESU - 39 CR. Middle Georgia State University - 15 CR. Sonoran Desert Institute - 42 CR. COSC - 6 CR. Excelsior - 6 CR. CLEP - 6 CR. Sophia - 14 CR. TEEX - 2 CR. Shmoop - 18 CR. NFA - 4 CR. The Institutes - 2 CR. FEMA - 20ish


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(04-01-2019, 05:59 PM)jsh1138 Wrote: oh ok. seems like it'd just be easier to say 50 then though? I mean I think "70-79" when I hear "C"

Yup, exactly what I was thinking too!
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#5
Cleps are scored differently than most other tests. 80 is the top score you can get on any CLEP, so in that light, a 50 really would be close to a C overall.
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#6
Well the one i took today had 100 questions on it. Seems like 100 would be the top score?

I mean not arguing or anything but why make it so complicated. You've got 100 questions, we all know what a C is, seems pretty straightforward.

Anyway thanks for the info, I didn't know 80 was the top score. Once you know that I guess it all makes more sense.
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#7
(04-01-2019, 09:25 PM)jsh1138 Wrote: Well the one i took today had 100 questions on it. Seems like 100 would be the top score?

I mean not arguing or anything but why make it so complicated. You've got 100 questions, we all know what a C is, seems pretty straightforward.

Anyway thanks for the info, I didn't know 80 was the top score. Once you know that I guess it all makes more sense.

It goes on a 20-80 scale, as I understand, which is fairly normal for a curved rating (usually an average of 50 with a standard deviation of 10)
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(04-01-2019, 09:25 PM)jsh1138 Wrote: Well the one i took today had 100 questions on it. Seems like 100 would be the top score?

I mean not arguing or anything but why make it so complicated. You've got 100 questions, we all know what a C is, seems pretty straightforward.

Anyway thanks for the info, I didn't know 80 was the top score. Once you know that I guess it all makes more sense.

CLEP scoring is a bit more confusing than it needs to be.
When you hear "C" you think 70ish %, but unlike most tests, you NEVER find out what your test % score is! They have a scaled algorithm for every exam they offer (kept confidential) that determines what you CLEP score actually is.

This is hypothetical, but as an example,
Exam A has 100 questions, you need 70 correct to get a 50 (passing)
Exam B has 100 questions, you need 60 correct to get a 50 (passing)
Exam C has 100 questions, you need 40 correct to get a 50 (passing)

In every case, their process determined that someone getting a scaled score of 50 was equal to that of a "C" student. As you can see, the number needed will vary, so for some exams, you have to do a lot better than others. It's *kinda* like being graded on a curve, but that's my working, not theirs.
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