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The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a rigorous College Board program that allows students of a wide range of ages to demonstrate their mastery of college-level material in introductory subjects and earn college credit. CLEP offers examinations that represent courses typical of the first two years of college study. Through CLEP examinations, students can:
- Accumulate credit toward a degree by demonstrating knowledge they have gained independently, allowing them to begin studies at a higher level and save valuable time and money;
- Demonstrate their knowledge in subject areas in order to earn exemption from introductory courses enabling them to move ahead to more advanced courses and new fields; and
- Show their level of competency in subjects in order to determine placement, particularly for foreign language and mathematics courses.
There are a battery of 34 examinations, and 2900 accredited institutions of higher education award credit for satisfactory scores on CLEP examinations.
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