Getting Started
CLEP candidates begin by creating an account, choosing a test and selecting a testing center location through the CLEP website.
Fees
$93 for the CLEP test
$35 proctoring fee (paid at the Business Office of Chesapeake College prior to testing). For more information about the proctoring fee, click here.
Guidelines for Obtaining CLEP Credit
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No more than one-half of the number of credits normally required for graduation may be earned by satisfactorily passing approved examinations.
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CLEP students must have score reports sent directly from the College Level Examination Program to the Office of Registration.
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Applicant test scores will be reviewed to determine whether credit will be granted.
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No CLEP credit will be posted on any student's transcripts before his/her completion of at least 15 credit hours of study at Chesapeake with an overall grade average of 2.00.
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Chesapeake College can only offer CLEP credit for examinations, which parallel courses found in the College's current catalog. A current list of CLEP examinations for which Chesapeake College will grant credit is below.
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Students who have previously attempted a course at any accredited institution of higher education may not apply for CLEP or Credit by Examination for that course.
Obtaining CLEP Credit from Other Institutions
Policies regarding acceptability and scoring of CLEP exams vary among institutions. If you wish to receive CLEP credit from an institution other than Chesapeake College, you must abide by the other institution's guidelines. You may, however, take CLEP exams at Chesapeake College for reporting to other institutions.
Chesapeake College Course Correlations for CLEP
General Examinations
CLEP Exam |
Credits |
Replaces |
Passing Score |
Accounting, Financial |
3 |
ACC 103 |
50 |
Algebra, College |
3 |
MAT 113+ |
50 |
American Government |
3 |
POL 180 |
50 |
American Literature |
6 |
ENG 207+, ENG 208+ |
50 |
Business Law |
3 |
BUS 241 |
50 |
Calculus with Elementary Functions |
4 |
MAT 140+ |
50 |
College Composition, Modular |
3 |
ENG 101+ |
50 |
English Literature |
6 |
ENG 201+, ENG 202+ |
50 |
French, Level I |
6 |
FRE 121, FRE 122+ |
50 |
History of the US, I |
3 |
HIS 101 |
50 |
History of the US, II |
3 |
HIS 102 |
50 |
Human Growth and Development |
3 |
PSC 250+ |
50 |
*Humanities |
3 |
Humanities Elective |
50 |
Information Systems / Computer Applications |
4 |
CST 109 |
50 |
Literature, Analyzing Interpreting |
3 |
ENG 102+ |
50 |
Macroeconomics, Principles |
3 |
ECN 171 |
50 |
Management, Principles |
3 |
BUS 215+ |
50 |
Marketing, Principles |
3 |
BUS 230 |
50 |
Mathematics |
3 |
MAT 107+ |
50 |
Microeconomics, Principles |
3 |
ECN 172+ |
50 |
Precalculus |
5 |
MAT 115+ |
60 |
Psychology, Introductory |
3 |
PSC 150 |
50 |
Psychology, Educational |
3 |
PSC 220+ |
50 |
*Social Sciences / History |
6 |
Social Science Elective |
50 |
Sociology |
3 |
SOC 161 |
50 |
Spanish, Level I |
6 |
SPA 121, SPA 122+ |
50 |
Spanish, Level II
Note: Test scores are subject to change. *This course does not fulfill the Arts/Humanities GenEd. requirement. |
6
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SPA 201, SPA 202+
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50
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