| High school students who are interested in earning | | | | a student to use the CLEP program to get through all |
| college credit before they graduate from high school | | | | of their general education requirements so that they |
| have traditionally been offered AP, or Advance | | | | can concentrate solely on the courses that are |
| Placement, courses to help them. Very few students | | | | focused specifically on the degree they plan to earn. |
| or parents are aware that CLEP exams offer the | | | | Not all schools accept AP as a replacement for |
| same opportunity for college advancement. There | | | | college classes, but the majority of schools recognize |
| are 34 different CLEP exams available through the | | | | the validity of a CLEP exam. |
| College Level Examination Program, and each test | | | | CLEP Scores are Widely Accepted |
| offers legitimate college credit that is accepted by | | | | Passing a CLEP test is recognized as college credit by |
| almost every accredited college and university in the | | | | colleges throughout the United States. There are also |
| United States. | | | | some international higher education institutions that |
| AP Courses Can Be Time Intensive | | | | recognize the validity of CLEP exams. If you are a |
| High school AP classes are far more challenging for | | | | high school student who plans to attend college, it is |
| students than normal classes. They generally have | | | | worth the time to look into the CLEP acceptance |
| more homework and require more study time. If an | | | | options at the colleges you are most interested in. |
| advanced student spent a fraction of the time that | | | | You will find that most general education |
| an AP class requires studying the subjects that are | | | | requirements can be satisfied through passing the |
| tested through the CLEP program, that student | | | | tests that are offered through the CLEP program. |
| would have the opportunity to gain college credit | | | | AP Tests are More Expensive |
| without sacrificing all of their free time and energy to | | | | After you spend two semesters working toward a |
| a single high school class. Since CLEP credit takes the | | | | grade in a fast-paced AP class, you still have to take |
| place of a college course, it is a more direct way to | | | | an AP test to qualify for any college credit. AP tests |
| earn college credit without giving up the unique | | | | can cost $100 or more. CLEP offers you a better |
| opportunities for fun and friendship that are available | | | | opportunity for college credits, and they cost less |
| during high school. | | | | than the majority of AP tests cost. The study |
| CLEP Offers Real College Credit | | | | materials for a CLEP exam can be found at local |
| Many AP classes offer partial college credit, or give | | | | libraries or used book stores. Since you can study at |
| you a head start toward a college course. CLEP | | | | your own pace and use your own study style, you |
| exams are legitimate college course replacements. | | | | will be better prepared for your CLEP exam. CLEP is |
| When you pass a CLEP test, it is the exact | | | | also a less stressful testing situation than AP exams. |
| equivalent of passing a college class. It is possible for | | | | |