Advanced Placement Testing

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 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 nine (9) hours in regular coursework at PCCUA. At that point, the student should petition to the registrar to have the CLEP credit placed on the 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 following score requirements listed are met, and an official CLEP score report is submitted.
   
5. A fee is charged for each CLEP examination taken.

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA) may grant credit hours toward an associate degree or technical certificate for properly validated prior learning experiences acquired on the job or in other training environments. Only students officially enrolled at PCCUA may be awarded credit by prior learning assessment. The maximum number of credit hours a student can receive in this program is fifteen (15) semester credit hours toward a certificate and thirty (30) semester credit hours toward a degree. No letter grades will be assigned on the transcript.
One or more of the following methods can be used to measure and evaluate prior learning experiences:

• Observation of demonstrated competencies
• Product evaluation – portfolio, oral interview, written exams (standard or departmental)
• Performance tests (standard or departmental)

For information on Prior Learning Assessment, contact the appropriate dean or department director, or the Office of Admissions and Records.