College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) allows individuals who have acquired knowledge outside the usual educational settings through independent or prior study, on the job training, or cultural pursuits to show they have learned college–level material in order to bypass certain college courses. Doing well on a CLEP exam can earn the same number of credits that would be received if a college course had been completed and passed. CLEP offers 33 exams in five subject areas, covering material taught in courses that may generally be taken in the first two years of college. By passing a CLEP exam, a student can earn 3 to 12 college credits. Each institution determines the exams for which it will award credits, the minimum qualifying score required to get credit, and the number of credits that will be granted per exam. SCHS awards college credit to students who score satisfactorily on the CLEP. The maximum number of semester credits awarded to a student for CLEP General Examinations are as follows: 21 credits for nursing, 36 credits for radiation sciences, and nine credits for sonography. These hours are transfer credits and will not be computed in the student’s SCHS grade point average. SCHS does not administer CLEP exams. Students seeking locations, testing dates and times, and registration can be found by visiting www.collegeboard.org/clep. It is the responsibility of the student to request official transcripts from CLEP to be sent to the Office of Records and Registration at SCHS to be evaluated by college officials.