The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP®) is a computer-based prior-learning assessment that allows examinees the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of knowledge and skills necessary to earn postsecondary course credit in higher education. Currently, there are 33 exams in five subject areas: composition and literature, world languages,…

Quantitative literacy has been recognized as an important skill in the higher education and workforce communities, focusing on problem solving, reasoning, and real-world application. As a result, there is a need by various stakeholders in higher education and workforce communities to evaluate whether college students receive sufficient training on…

This report discusses the criterion-related and construct validity of the College-Level Examination Program's General Examinations primarily in terms of research studies conducted at institutions of higher education. While most of the research provides support for the validity of the examinations as measures of academic achievement in college, the…

This bulletin provides information about the administration of the College-Level Examinations. Given are details about where and when one may take the examinations, registration, fees, and the reporting of scores. The centers where the examinations are given are listed. The program includes two kinds of examinations. The General Examinations…

The purpose for adopting the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) at the University of Iowa was to enable students to satisfy certain graduation requirements thus freeing them to take other courses. This purpose is being accomplished without many early (or "cheap") graduations. (Author/PG)

Having no faculty or classrooms and offering no courses by mail or television, the external degree program at Thomas Edison State College in Pennsylvania is described as an accredited program whereby college credits are gained primarily through the use of CLEP (College Level Examination Program) tests and individual assessment. (BM)

The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive validity of the College Entrance Examination Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the College Entrance Examination Board Achievement Test scores in the prediction of scores on various subject area College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests. (Author/BW)

The study was conducted to provide formulae by which College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) General Examination scores may be predicted from scores earned on the American College Test (ACT) Assessment. Five basic areas of liberal arts achievement are measured by the CLEP General Examinations: English Composition, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural…

On March 1, 1971, Arkansas State University publicly announced its policy on credit-by-examination through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Preceding this announcement institutional research was conducted to determine appropriate cut-off scores for awarding credit on the CLEP General Examinations and certain subject examinations. This…

This project examines the suitability of the General Examinations of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) as an alternative battery to the Aptitude Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for the admission of vocational education teachers to master's level study of vocational education. The CLEP battery and the College Entrance…

The feasability of using the College Qualification Test (CQT) to predict scores on the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is supported by a multiple regression analysis conducted among freshmen at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Author)

This article provides information designed to assist counselors in helping high school students realistically assess their chances of earning college credit through the CLEP General Examinations. (Author)