Shorten your path to a college degree by CLEP Testing! The College-Level Examination Program or CLEP provides students of any age with the opportunity to demonstrate college-level achievement through a program of exams in undergraduate college courses. There are 2,900 colleges that grant credit and/or advanced standing for CLEP exams.
Note To All Students About Awarding Credit For CLEP Exam
Score results may take between 6 - 8 weeks for freshman college comp with essay.
Please check with an advisor or counselor prior to taking any CLEP Exam, or refer to the Austin Community College Catalog Page to insure credit can be awarded.
Non ACC students need to check with an advisor or counselor at the college they plan to attend to ensure credit can be awarded. This testing center cannot advise or counsel students about CLEP scores and the credit that will be awarded.
Exam Information
For more detailed information about the CLEP Exams go to the College Board CLEP web site. Listed below are the CLEP exams that are currently being offered:
Business
- Information Systems and Computer Applications
- Principles of Management
- Principles of Accounting
- Introductory Business Law
- Principles of Marketing
Composition and Literature
- American Literature
- Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
- English Composition
- English Literature
- Freshman College Composition
- Humanities
Foreign Languages
- French Language (Levels 1 and 2)
- German Language (Levels 1 and 2)
- Spanish Language (Levels 1 and 2)
History and Social Science
- American Government
- Human Growth and Development
- Introduction to Educational Psychology
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Introductory Psychology
- Introductory Sociology
- Social Sciences and History
- U.S. History I
- U.S. History II
- Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648
- Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present
Science and Mathematics
- Calculus
- College Algebra
- College Algebra-Trigonometry
- College Mathematics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Natural Sciences
Test Schedule
Testing is scheduled Monday, Wednesday and Friday, by appointment only with the first appointment time at 12:00 PM and the last appointment time at 5:00 PM.
CLEP Requirements
Identification
You must present an acceptable form of photo Identification to take the test. We will accept the following forms of Identification:
- State issued driver's license
- State issued identification card
- Military identification
- Passport
- Government (national or foreign) identification that shows name, address, date of birth, photograph, and signature.
Fees
All candidates must pay a $25.00 registration fee prior to scheduling their exam. the CLEP Exam fee is $70.00. If a student is administered a CLEP Exam which requires a written essay there will be a addition fee of $10.00. The $25.00 registration fee is non-refundable should you fail to cancel or reschedule your exam. An additional $25.00 fee is then required to re-register.
All fees are non-refundable and due on the day of the exam in advance. Only cash, check or money orders are accepted as a method of payment. There is an ATM in the building if you need one on the day of testing.
Supplies
We provide paper and writing utensils. Students cannot bring cell phones, food, drink, pagers, calculators (unless specified by issuing school/organization), radios, tote bags, textbooks, note books, coats, hats, hand-held electronic games, or other nonessential items.
If you are subject to getting cold during long periods of seating you can bring a sweater but you must be prepared to keep it on for the duration of the exam.