The College-Level Examination Program helps students earn college credit for prior learning and knowledge. Prior to registering for the CLEP exam, students should review the college’s
Credit for Prior Learning policy to determine if this exam will meet their needs and satisfy their overall goals.
Students who wish to use the CLEP exam to receive credit should consider the following rules outlined in the college catalog:
- Students must be registered as degree seeking and admitted into a specific program during the semester in which credit for prior learning, CPL, is awarded.
- Students may apply for CPL only one time for the same course.
- Students may not earn CPL for courses in which they are currently enrolled, have audited, received a failing grade, or earned credit in a higher-level course in the same subject area. Students cannot use CPL to replace a failed grade or raise a passing grade in the same course.
- Students placed in a higher-level class, may earn CPL in lower-level courses by taking an approved exam. Any exams taken for CPL must be completed by midterm of the semester in which the student is enrolled in the higher-level course.
- All CPL must be awarded before the semester prior to graduation.
The CLEP exams are 90 minutes each and are computer-based. Most questions are multiple choice, but there may be essay questions. The official score report will be delivered to Casper College in 6-8 weeks to be posted to your transcript. However, results are immediately available upon conclusion of exam. Candidates must wait at least six months between attempts.
