A survey was conducted of persons who had taken the College Level Examination Program General Examinations during the previous four years to obtain their reactions to the CLEP Program and the concepts of "degree by examination." Two questionnaires (one sent to those who had requested that their scores be sent to colleges and one to those who had not) were sent to a random sample of 4,000 individuals who took the CLEP General Examinations at testing centers other than those established at colleges and universities for incoming students. The return rate was slightly more than 40%; 1,614 were used for statistical analyses. The respondent sample contained a disproportionate number of high scorers. Analyses were conducted to answer a variety of questions: who takes CLEP and why?; how did they originally learn about the program?; awards of credit and placement; other benefits of CLEP; attitude toward degree by examination; problems with colleges after taking the CLEP; what are the programmatic implications of serving the unorganized, nontraditional student. Comments from respondents are provided in an appendix. (KM)