| CLEP testing is a program put together so that | | | | You have so many CLEP study guides to choose |
| students could receive college credit for previous | | | | from. There is basically one available for every area of |
| knowledge without needing to take a course. The | | | | CLEP study. Although many of these CLEP test study |
| majority of all accredited colleges have some kind of | | | | guides help in preparing for the test material, their main |
| CLEP study credit. It gives a student an opportunity to | | | | dram is the practice tests available in all of them. |
| get class credits quicker instead of spending months in | | | | While the tests are difficult, they are passable with the |
| a boring college course. The CLEP exams are | | | | right study guide for CLEP found in print or online. |
| available to any student or potential student confident | | | | However, I recommended you try to get some type |
| that they know the material and looking to bypass the | | | | of CLEP test study guide to work on your knowledge |
| actual course. | | | | before signing up for the real thing. If you can easily |
| As a student, you have a great opportunity to skip | | | | pass these practice tests, you shouldn't have any |
| many of your core classes because of CLEP testing. I | | | | difficulty managing the real one. |
| see so many students entering into college only to | | | | Some students like to use pencil and paper tests of |
| discover that their first year courses are similar to | | | | the traditional book CLEP study guides, however more |
| everything they've learned over their last few years of | | | | and more are looking online for study guides since the |
| high school. By passing a CLEP exam on a given | | | | material is available to them immediately. Another thing |
| subject, you are credited as if you had successfully | | | | to remember is that unless you request it beforehand, |
| completed the entire course. | | | | your CLEP exam will be done on a computer which is |
| Would you rather spend a few weeks reading a study | | | | another reason why online guides are growing in |
| guide for CLEP or months of quizzes and papers in a | | | | popularity. Look into obtaining the official CLEP Guide in |
| college course? | | | | book form since it's the only guide endorsed by the |
| CLEP testing is also a great tool if you're trying to | | | | College Board. |
| pursue multiple majors or minors. Think of how many | | | | My advice is to think of the CLEP as an excellent |
| majors out there requiring a lot of time and dedication. | | | | alternative instead sitting in an actual class. I've been in |
| Finding enough time to get it all in can be difficult. | | | | so many classes with boring professors who just |
| Instead pick up a study guide for CLEP and you won't | | | | stand and lecture. I would much rather choose taking |
| need to worry about so many classes. | | | | one testing and getting it out of the way. |