College-Level Examination Program Policy

The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a standardized, national examination by which students may earn college credit. The minimum scores acceptable for the awarding of credit, however, are determined by the individual college. Students who are enrolling at Phillips Community College may earn up to 30 hours of credit through either the general or subject examinations with the following provisions:

1. No grade will be given for CLEP credit. CLEP credit will be entered on the transcript as "Credit by CLEP examination" and the CLEP score earned will be noted.
2. CLEP credit will not be posted on the transcript until a student has earned 9 hours in regular course work at PCCUA. At that point the student should petition to the Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services to have the CLEP credit placed on his transcript.
3. A student may not take the CLEP examination and receive CLEP credit after taking and completing with either a passing or failing grade a comparable course at PCCUA.
4. CLEP credit earned at other colleges will be accepted at PCCUA provided the score requirements listed below are met and an official CLEP score report is submitted.
5. A fee of $55 dollars is charged for each CLEP examination taken.

Students interested in taking CLEP examinations should contact the Advisement Center in order to register for a CLEP examination. The CLEP examinations which may be taken, the minimum scores required for CLEP credit, and the PCCUA course equivalents are listed below.