CLEPP Exam

The College Board is a not-for-profit examination board set up in 19th century in the United States. The College Board manages and organizes standardized tests, such as the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, CLEP, ACCUPLACER, and the subject-specific SAT Subject Tests and Advanced Placement tests.

The College Board is a not-for-profit examination board set up in 19th century in the United States. The College Board manages and organizes standardized tests, such as the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, CLEP, ACCUPLACER, and the subject-specific SAT Subject Tests and Advanced Placement tests. CLEP stands for College Level Examination Program that is the program of series of exams for testing examinees' college level knowledge acquired through course work, independent study, cultural pursuits, travel, special interests, military service schools, and professional development. A CLEP exam is a 90 long exam comprised of multiple-choice questions or fill-ins, and English Composition with Essay. The present fee of a CLEP exam is $60 ($65, effective July 1, 2007); however a CLEP exam is free for the members of the US Armed Forces. The CLEP exams are accepted by over 2,900 colleges and universities. Fabricated according to the syllabus taught in courses, A CLEP exam may be based on one-semester course or full-year or two-year course. Currently, CLEP exams are available in Business, Composition and Literature, Foreign Languages, History and Social Sciences, and Science and Mathematics. The credits vary from exam to exam and subject to subject.