<p>Apparently they are like AP tests in that scoring well can give you credits at certain colleges. They seem to be much less common than other forms of standardized testing. Does anyone know anything about these? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
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<p>just take APs lol</p>
<p>Yes, there are 2900+ colleges that give credit for one or more CLEPs. There is a wealth of information on [Degree</a> Planners - Welcome to DegreePlanners](<a href=“http://degreeplanners.com%5DDegree”>http://degreeplanners.com). Check the FAQ section and post here if you still have questions.</p>
<p>This is a good alternative for those who couldn’t take certain AP’s in high school, kids who have transferred from one college to another or those who have unsatisfied GE requirements in college. Studying independently for the test and taking the test can give you a waiver of the course requirement. </p>
<p>[About</a> the College Level Examination Program (CLEP)](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Earn College Credit with CLEP – CLEP | College Board)</p>
<p>CLEP US History tests: My college sophomore son needs US History credits for his engineering degree, so he is planning to take one or both CLEP US History tests. He will need a score of 65 to get credit. In 11th grade, he took honors US History (not AP), so it’s been a few years. Any advice on which online courses and other study aids are the best? Suggestions on how many hours of studying are appropriate? Anyone have success/failure stories and advice you are willing to share?</p>
<p>Just realize that if you/your child has already taken an AP exam (and passed), a university is not going to give double credit if you then take and pass a similar subject CLEP exam. For instance, if you pass AP Calculus, it would make no sense to take the CLEP Calculus exam.</p>
<p>CLEP exams are great for those students who don’t qualify to even sign up at their school for AP courses. Some other great benefits: learning at your own pace, exams taken any time of the year (AP exams only given in early May), results in almost all cases are known at the end of the exam (AP results usually come in July). CLEP website: [CLEP</a> - College Level Examination Program (CLEP) -Save Time. Save Money. Take CLEP | College Board CLEP Site](<a href=“http://clep.collegeboard.org%5DCLEP”>http://clep.collegeboard.org)</p>
<p>Also check out DSST exams – similar to CLEP but originally designed for the military by the Dept. of Defense as part of DANTES ([DSST</a> - GetCollegeCredit.com](<a href=“http://www.getcollegecredit.com%5DDSST”>http://www.getcollegecredit.com)).</p>
<p>Thanks. He did not take the APUSH course due to a conflict, so then he didn’t take the AP test. But he should have. He learned senior year that he could (and did) pass AP tests without ever taking the AP course. Anyway, he is planning to take both US History CLEP tests. He he gets a 65 on either one, he will have the history credit he needs for his degree. That will free up more time to take another courses he is interested in. If he doesn’t pass, it’s no big deal. He will just have to take a US History course.</p>
<p>You can get CLEP study materials on the collegeboard website, the CLEP site and the library or any bookstore.</p>
<p>I took a bunch of CLEPs when I was going to college as my school offered only APUSH and a couple of math AP’s, the latter of which I had NO interest in. I was able to dispense with all math and science distribution requirements through CLEP and was able to make it through college without taking any math or science - more room for the history and pol sci courses I loved.</p>
<p>My son took a Business Law class last year and in addition to earning honors credit, took the CLEP and scored high enough to get credit at virtually all schools which take CLEP. He hates writing but can pull together a decent essay so if the school he gets into allows one to CLEP out of English, I will encourage him to do that.</p>
<p>CLEP is great if your college takes it.</p>
<p>Does anyone have an opinion on the different ONLINE CLEP courses? We have the books and I am aware of what’s available on the College Board website. But my son is going to have, at most, a weekend to study for the tests, so if anyone has info about particular online courses, that would be helpful. A user friendly, on target website would be worth it’s weight in gold (um… how much does a website actually weigh?)</p>
<p>The best resource by far is Instantcert. There’s a video about the forum/flashcards here [Degree</a> Planners - Instantcert.com](<a href=“HugeDomains.com”>HugeDomains.com). There’s also a discount code if you decide to try it: 85722</p>
<p>The specific exam feedback forum is the best part of it all.</p>
<p>Thank you, SGP.</p>