The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a national credit by examination program. Each institution determines which CLEP test and passing score it will accept for a specific course. Please see the reverse of this sheet for Northern’s CLEP policy and required scores. If you pass the test required, you will receive a “P” on your MSU-Northern transcript.

$90.00 Total =	$ 10 administrative fee paid to MSU-Northern
	$80 check or money order ONLY, (no cash) made out to CLEP

All CLEP testing at MSU-Northern is now online. Each exam is 90 minutes long, and, except for English Composition with Essay, is made up primarily of multiple-choice questions; however, some exams do have fill-ins.

After you take the test, your instant score report is provided to you right away. The only exception to instant scoring is the English Composition with Essay, for which results are sent within three weeks of scoring. Scoring of the essay takes place once a month.

You may check out CLEP study materials from the Learning Center in the basement of the Library or see www.collegeboard.com/clep on the Internet. For most students it is difficult to pass an exam without at least some study beforehand.

1. Contact Test Administrator Jennifer Anderson, in the Advising Center 265-3760 to make a testing appointment.
2. On your testing day, bring two checks or money orders, according to the fee schedule above. Cash will not be accepted.
3. If the report shows a passing score, the test administrator will deliver the official CLEP transcript to the registrar’s office, once it is received. The registrar will post the grade on your transcript. Successful completion will not show on your grade report nor count as credits taken during a semester. CLEP credits may not be used for financial aid or athletic purposes

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