CLEP Test
Price increase of $3.00 effective 07/01/2012 to $105.00 ($80.00 test fee + $25.00/service fee)
What:
The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP) gives you the opportunity to receive college credit for what you already know by earning qualifying scores on any of 34 examinations. Earn credit for knowledge you've acquired through independent study, prior course work, on-the-job training, professional development, cultural pursuits, or internships.
Please check with the credit granting institution/college/university to make sure that CLEP credit is accepted for your subject.
When:
Two Tuesdays per month with check in at 1:45. Check on the home page under More Information for the Test Schedule dates.
CLEP is not available during peak periods. January, May, August and December.
Where:
Medina Hall, M-105, Testing Center
How:
To be completed in advance:
- Check with the Test Center [972-238-6160] to determine if a seat is available on the test date of your choice.
- A $25.00 service fee must be paid at Richland's Business Office in the foyer of Thunderduck Hall, and a paid fee receipt will be issued. This fee is non-refundable.
- After paying the service fee, turn in the following materials to the Test Center no later than the Friday prior to the test day:
- CLEP Registration-Admission Form
- Paid fee receipt
Cost:
Each CLEP test costs $102.00 ($77.00/test fee + $25.00/service fee)
Cash accepted for Service Fee only
Test Fee Payable by:
- Visa
- MasterCard
- American Express
- Discover
- Money Order, payable to "CLEP"
- Personal check, payable to "CLEP"
On Examination Day
- Arrive on time. Plan to arrive in advance of your exam appointment time. You will not be admitted after the testing session has begun.
- Bring credit card, check or money order for $77.00. Acceptable credit cards are Mastercard, Visa or American Express. Check or money order must be payable to CLEP. Cash will not be accepted.
- Make sure you bring any registration forms or printouts required by the test center (some test centers require the registration form provided at the back of this booklet).
- You must also bring two forms of identification. The primary form must be a government-issued photo ID with signature, such as a passport, state-issued driver’s license, state-issued ID card, tribal ID, naturalization card or certificate of citizenship. The secondary form of ID must have a photo or signature, such as a Social Security card, student ID, credit card or employee ID.
- Home-schoolers, if you do not have the required government-issued ID, please complete a Student ID Form, which is valid for one year (www.collegeboard.org/clep). The form must be accompanied by a recognizable photo, with a school or notary seal overlapping the photo. The form must be signed in front of a school official or notary. If you fail to present appropriate ID, you will not be tested.
- Bring a nonmechanical pencil.
- Scratch paper will be provided by the test center.
- Exam rest breaks are not scheduled.
Prohibited Items:
- Calculators (a calculator function is built into the software for some exams)
- Cellular phones/pagers, beepers, walkie-talkies, PDAs or wireless communication devices (e.g., BlackBerry)
- Digital watches (wrist or pocket), alarm watches or wristwatch cameras
- Any kind of photographic or copying device
- Listening devices such as radios, media players with headphones or recorders
- Dictionaries, books, pamphlets or reference materials
- Papers of any kind (scratch paper will be provided by the test center administrator)
- Mechanical pencils or any type of pen or highlighter
- Slide rules, protractors, compasses or rulers
- Food, beverages or tobacco products
- Hats (unless worn as a religious requirement)
- Any other unauthorized testing aids
Electronic devices are not allowed in the testing room. If a device is detected, it may be confiscated, and its contents may be inspected as part of a thorough test security investigation. If you are found to possess an electronic device during your test, your test session will be ended, and your test scores will be canceled
DO NOT BRING
Phones
Pagers
Food or Drink
You must wait 6 months to retest on a CLEP exam.
More information available at CLEP-College Level Examination Program Testing
This schedule is subject to change without notice.
For more information, call the Richland College Test Center at 972-238-6160