Quick Question about college CLEP exams ?

Question

Im looking into taking a few CLEPS, but I was wondering how exactly does it work when it comes to transcripts, Do the credits you earn by taking the CLEP exams go onto the transcript of the college your currently attending ? Or do you get a completely seperate transcript that shows just your CLEP scores ? Thanks !

Answer 1

There's two ways of it happening:



You can either send the scores for each CLEP (as you take them) to the college of your choice, or you can wait and then send them all at once with a CLEP Transcript.



It doesn't cost anything to send the scores to the college if you do it when you take the test. If you decide to go with the CLEP Transcript, then it runs you the $20 mentioned above.



The actual CLEP Transcript is a cumulative score report of all the CLEP exams you have taken and the scores you have earned in the last 20 years.



Okay, so now you have the score report. That doesn't do you much good though in it's current form. Those scores don't actually equal credits until your college gets a hold of them.



How many credits your college takes and what they're applied to is a whole other story. It's always a good idea to check with your advisor and get their approval (in writing) before you take the CLEP. That way you can go back and wave the Email back and forth if they change their mind. In the end it's up to them to decide what they'll accept, but it does help having proof.



If you want to request your transcript, all you need to do is:



Step 1 - download the Transcript Request Form (.pdf/450K) from the link http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/scores.html



Step 2 – fill the form appropriately and mail it along wit the payment to the address mentioned in the form.



For the DSST's, you need to:

Step 1 - Download the Military Transcript Order Form (.pdf/57K).

Step 2 - Mail the completed form along with a certified check or money order of $30 for each transcript requested, payable to Prometric to the address mentioned in the form. Credit card payment is also accepted.



Hope that helps. You can find more information at the link below.

Answer 2

The answer is either/both.



When you take a CLEP, you have an option of sending the score directly to your college. Then, they give you credit and your credits end up on your actual college transcript.



You can also get a copy of just your CLEP transcripts.



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Answer 3

Here's how CLEP transcripts worked for me:



I took CLEP exams and then paid a transcript fee from the College Board (not ACE) and told them the name of my college and where to send the transcript to. To get all my scores sent at once was $20.



Otherwise, if you are already enrolled in a college, you can have the scores sent for free as you take the exam.



If you wait until you have taken all your CLEPs to have your transcript sent in, you will get an official CLEP transcript sent directly to your college. For me, all my CLEP tests showed on my college transcript but they showed as transfer credit so no GPA was issued.



I hope this helps!

Answer 4

You will get an ACE transcript. ACE is a company that reviews programs like clep and recommends them for credit. Any ACE approved course you take will go on your ACE transcript.