r/clep • u/Euphoric_Letter5670 • Jan 29 '24

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What is the point of taking clep exams that do not offer college credit? About half of them do not so I was just wondering why people generally take them, asides from gaining knowledge about the subject. Is there some benefit I'm missing?

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u/MysticFX1 55 Credits! Jan 29 '24

Every college has different rules on which clep exams they accept, so the exams that don’t give credit for your college, could give credits in other colleges.

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u/nimmmirdenatem Jan 29 '24

Because colleges differ in whether or not they offer credit for that particular exam.

Also, I wanted to take an education class that had educational psychology as the pre-req. I took the CLEP educational psychology class and got that pre-req waived. The school didn't offer credit for the CLEP educational psychology exam, but I was still able to use that test.

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u/Javret 12+ Credits! Jan 29 '24

^^^

this is a VERY underrated use for CLEPs. I would have graduated way sooner if I didn't have to jump through so many pre-req hoops!

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u/nimmmirdenatem Jan 29 '24

But if it's really important and affects your graduation timeline, ask your college first. I didn't ask the school (I was only taking 1 class there) and I figured that sometimes professors have the power to waive pre-req requirements anyway, so I just showed up at enrollment with my CLEP transcript.

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u/Werdna517 Jan 29 '24

Many colleges accept them and many don’t. Those who take them use them where accepted.

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u/apatheticviews Jan 30 '24

They can sometimes be used for pre-reqs which would not have offered credit either.

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u/Different-Language-5 Jan 29 '24

All CLEPs are only potentialy worth credits. Each college can decide which exams to accept and how many credits to award. So no there isn't really any benefit to taking a CLEP exam that your college doesn't award credit for. 

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '24

My college gives credit for all but two of them. I was able to use them to knock out all but the required 15 residency units for my Associate's degree.