| Getting a college education is an absolute necessity in | | | | Then, after studying for the CLEP test, you register |
| order to be competitive in the job market. However, | | | | to take the CLEP test at a local testing center. If |
| in today's difficult economy, the cost of attending | | | | you are fortunate, hopefully you will be prepared to |
| college can be daunting. For example, the fact that | | | | pass the CLEP test. After passing the CLEP test, you |
| many people are losing their jobs makes it difficult for | | | | will be awarded CLEP credit for a course. |
| them to survive economically. Loss of jobs means | | | | One of the wonderful things about getting CLEP |
| that there is little or no money left to pay for | | | | credit is that it is inexpensive compared to taking an |
| education costs. In addition, another problem is the | | | | academic course at a university. For example, if you |
| fact that tuition prices and textbook prices are rising | | | | want to take a course at a university, taking one |
| every year. With tuition and textbook prices rising | | | | course at a university could cost several hundred |
| every year, it has become difficult for parents and | | | | dollars or more than one thousand dollars at some |
| students to afford the cost of college. Thus, it is | | | | private universities. However, getting CLEP credit is |
| necessary to do whatever it takes to make the cost | | | | not as expensive. For example, it is possible to take |
| of college more affordable. One of the things that | | | | a CLEP exam and CLEP test for under one hundred |
| you can do to make college more affordable is to | | | | dollars. Thus, getting CLEP credit represents |
| participate in the College Level Examination Program | | | | substantial savings over the cost of a course at a |
| (CLEP). | | | | university. |
| The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) will | | | | Another thing to consider is the fact that getting |
| award college credit if you demonstrate competence | | | | CLEP credit would enable you to finish college much |
| in an academic subject based on the results of a | | | | faster. For example, if a university requires one |
| CLEP exams. You can take one CLEP exam or you | | | | hundred and twenty total credits to complete a |
| can take several CLEP exams. For example, there are | | | | college degree, taking and passing CLEP exams and |
| CLEP exams which enable you to get credit for | | | | CLEP tests would enable you to be awarded |
| college-level English, math, science, history, and | | | | academic credit for some of the required |
| various other academic subjects. The way the | | | | coursework. If you are awarded academic credit for |
| process works is that you choose which CLEP | | | | required coursework, that would reduce the amount |
| subjects you want to be tested in. You initially | | | | of time that it would take for you to complete your |
| purchase the study materials for those subjects so | | | | degree. Getting CLEP credit is a tremendous way for |
| that you can take the CLEP exams in those subjects. | | | | you to make college more affordable. |