CLEP

Shorten Your Path to a College Degree or Certificate with Clep at MWCC

Everyone Benefits

College-Level Examination Program (Clep) can make it easier for students of all ages to complete their degrees more quickly.

• Place out of a graduation requirement or an introductory course.
• Get credit for what you already know.
• Shorten the time to a degree.
• Save tuition dollars.

Preparing to Take a Clep Exam

Be sure to visit the Clep PREP CENTER on the College Board Web site (www.collegeboard.com/clep) for useful tips on assessing your readiness and preparing for any of Clep’s exams. Also in the Clep Prep Center are Individual Subject Study Guides which can be downloaded for a small fee each, and Clep Sampler which can be downloaded free of charge.

Clep Registration Procedure

1. Call or visit Testing Services and pay non-refundable registration fee ($25.00) prior to scheduling an appointment to take a Clep test.*
2. On the day of testing bring a photo ID and Clep testing fee ($72.00 as of July 1, 2009). **
3. Arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled testing time.
4. Each test is 90 minutes long.
5. Most test scores can be viewed immediately following testing but are not valid until official score report from Clep is received. English Composition with Essay is only scored once a month and results cannot be viewed immediately following testing.

Clep Can Work For You!

• MWCC is an official Clep Test Center.
• MWCC offers Clep at least twice a month.

Clep Exam Payment Methods

• *Certified check or U.S. money order can be made payable to MWCC; Visa or MasterCard Credit Cards will be accepted.
• **Certified check or U.S. money order can be made payable to Clep; Visa or MasterCard Credit Cards will be accepted. Cash will NOT be accepted.

The $25 registration fee is nonrefunable/nontransferrable. Applicants who cancel or fail to show up on the date of the test will be required to pay the full registration fee when rescheduling.

Clep Exam Fees

 

Clep Dates and Times

November 2009

Monday 2 ............. 1:00 pm
Monday 16.............1:00 pm

December 2009

Monday 7 ............. 9:00, 11:00am & 1:00pm

January 2010

Monday 11 ............. 9:00, 11:00 am & 1:00 pm

Clep Information

To make an appointment to take a Clep, or for more information call Testing Services at 978-630-9244 or stop by, we are located in Room 128C (to the right of the Library).

Send e-mail inquiries to: Laura Smith, at l_smith@mwcc.mass.edu

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Prior to registration, contact the Clep Test Center about testing accommodations. Only students with documented hearing, learning, physical, or visual disabilities may be eligible to receive testing accommodations. Students who do not receive routine accommodations from their schools either for instruction or assessment are not eligible.