| College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests are | | | | Because CLEP tests can allow students to bypass |
| becoming more and more popular as they have | | | | prerequisite courses, students can use this amazing |
| become widely accepted by accredited universities | | | | educational tool to quickly move on to more advanced |
| and colleges. However, most people still do not | | | | and more interesting classes. CLEP tests can even |
| understand why a CLEP tests are beneficial to them. | | | | allow students to completely bypass introductory |
| The benefits of taking these exams have become so | | | | courses. |
| numerous that more and more people are taking these | | | | 4. Returning students can gain course credit for |
| exams to jump start their path to a college degree. | | | | previous career experience |
| Here are some of the benefits that are gained through | | | | It can be frustrating, especially for adults, to continue |
| CLEP. | | | | their college education without CLEP. This is especially |
| | | | true if the person is trying to get a degree to land a |
| 1. Reduce college expenses. Getting a college degree | | | | promotion at work or attempting to change careers |
| is becoming more expensive every year, with a single | | | | easily without much additional schooling. Returning |
| credit hour costing over $1000 at some universities. A | | | | students and adults often become frustrated when |
| CLEP test can help fulfill up to 12 credit hours. This | | | | enrolling or re-enrolling in college due to the requirement |
| means that one CLEP, costing under $100, can save | | | | of taking many introductory level courses that teach |
| hundreds or thousands of dollars in tuition alone. These | | | | information they have learned in the past of through |
| savings excludes additional expenses such as | | | | life or work experience. A CLEP test will allow |
| expenses relating to books, multimedia, labs, and other | | | | students to turn knowledge they have learned through |
| required classroom materials, none which are needed | | | | experiences such as work, career training, and even |
| for CLEP. | | | | various seminars into college credits. By taking CLEP |
| 2. Save time. Each college course can take up to four | | | | exams, these students will be able to skip the |
| months or more to complete and result in one to four | | | | coursework that they are already familiar with due to |
| credits for a passing grade. However, students can | | | | previous life experience. |
| gain between three and twelve credits in just one | | | | There are a multitude of reasons that new, current, or |
| afternoon with a CLEP test. This reason is just one of | | | | returning students of all ages to choose to take CLEP |
| many examples of how CLEP exams can greatly | | | | tests. Students may choose to take these exams in |
| accelerate a student's path to receiving a college | | | | order to simply skipping a few classes that they will be |
| degree. In fact, by taking enough CLEP tests, students | | | | bored with or in order to graduate sooner and save a |
| will be able to essentially skip two years or more of | | | | large amount of money on tuition. Regardless of their |
| class time. | | | | specific reason for taking CLEP tests, students will |
| 3. Skip boring classes. The CLEP exams will allow | | | | surely use these exams to greatly benefit their |
| students to skip past basic, introductory coursework. | | | | academic career. |