Do colleges care about CLEP exams?

Mom2aphysicsgeek
Sat, 13 Aug 2016 10:19:37 +0000

There is a question on the counselor portion where other standardized test information can be filled out. CLEPs cabin be included there.

In terms of do they care, it is impossible to answer questions about college applications in broad terms. Tippy top competitive schools I’ll not give credit for CLEP, so I would assume they don’t consider CLEP tests. Some lower ranked schools give a lot of CLEP credit. Whether or not admissions looks at it, I have no idea, but earning college credit, yes.

Google the college’s name and CLEP and see what you find out. For example, Bama’s CLEP policy:

https://catalog.ua.edu/archive/2014-15/introduction/academicpolicies/creditbyexamination/#collegelevelexaminationprogramcleptext

If you are going to apply to a school that awards credit, you might find yourself caring quite a bit.