| Many students begin their college career knowing that | | | | CLEP exams to meet certain degree requirements, |
| they will need to complete both undergraduate and | | | | students save time driving to, attending, and studying |
| graduate degrees in order to enter their desired | | | | for class. In addition, students who take CLEP exams |
| career. The thought of four years of college and two | | | | are often able to begin taking exciting, degree-specific, |
| years of graduate school can be an overwhelming! In | | | | upper level courses and may even graduate sooner. |
| addition, four years of college tuition and two years of | | | | By using CLEP tests to meet lower level |
| graduate school tuition can be pricey, even at a public | | | | undergraduate degree requirements, students may be |
| university. More and more students are discovering | | | | able to shave one or more semesters off of their |
| how <b>CLEP</b>, College Level Examination | | | | undergraduate studies. These time-saving measures |
| Program, can save them both time and money while | | | | will help the student remain motivated and experience |
| completing their undergraduate studies. | | | | less burnout. |
| CLEP exams are standardized exams that students | | | | Students can study for <b>CLEP tests</b> |
| can take to demonstrate college level proficiency in a | | | | during their summer break or while managing their |
| variety of subjects, such as history, English, math, and | | | | regular semester course load. Although the thought of |
| science. A satisfactory score on most CLEP exams | | | | preparing for a CLEP test can be daunting, students |
| can result in the student gaining between 3 and 6 | | | | should know that many students who take |
| credits. CLEP exams cover material taught in college | | | | <b>CLEP exams</b> had little or no |
| classes that students typically take in the first two | | | | knowledge of a subject prior to when they began to |
| years of college. For example, the Introductory | | | | prepare for the test. A variety of excellent resources |
| Psychology CLEP test covers material typically taught | | | | exist to help students to prepare for CLEP tests. |
| in an introductory level undergraduate psychology | | | | These resources are designed for students with all |
| class. By taking the Introductory Psychology CLEP test | | | | different learning needs and learning styles and varying |
| and earning a satisfactory score, students may be | | | | degrees of background knowledge. |
| able to earn 3 college credits and avoid having to take | | | | Students may choose from a variety of methods to |
| their semester-long introductory level psychology class. | | | | prepare for the CLEP, such as using college textbooks, |
| Taking even one of the 34 different CLEP exams | | | | study guides, practice tests, and online study systems. |
| offered by the College Board, the company that | | | | Students will often find that their academic advisor will |
| oversees CLEP, can save time and money. Each | | | | be able to assist them in learning about their specific |
| <b>CLEP test</b> costs less than $100 to | | | | college’s CLEP policies. With over 2,900 colleges |
| take, a huge savings compared with the average price | | | | and universities granting college credits to students |
| of tuition for the 2008-2009 college year, $1047 per | | | | who earn satisfactory scores on CLEP tests, students |
| credit at private universities and $274 per credit at | | | | are likely to find that they can use this amazing |
| public colleges! | | | | program to accelerate their undergraduate degree |
| The time savings associated with CLEP tests are | | | | completion and be one step closer to graduate school |
| equally impressive as the monetary ones. By taking | | | | and their desired career. |