Registering
Registering for CLEP exams is as easy as 1, 2, 3
Information for Candidates (.pdf/316K)
The registration/admission form and instructions for completing it, as well as other useful information about CLEP.
Step One:
Select and contact a CLEP Test Center near you.
CLEP exams are administered at approximately 1,300 test centers located on college campuses across the United States and around the world. Find one near you using the CLEP Test Centers search. Then, contact the test center directly to find out its registration procedure. Be sure to ask about its service fee and testing schedule, and parking/transportation information.
NOTE: Candidates may not repeat a CLEP exam of the same title within six months. Scores of exams repeated earlier than six months will be canceled and test fees forfeited.
Step Two:
Complete a Registration-Admission Form
(.pdf/80K) and mail it with your payment to the test center.
Test fees must be paid by credit card (preferred method of payment) or check or money order made payable to "College-Level Examination Program."
- Each examination is $65—read carefully the information contained in Item #19 on the registration form for more details on test fees. CLEP exams are funded by the military for military service members.
- Most colleges charge a nonrefundable administration fee that should be sent to the test center directly. The College Board recommends a $15 administration fee; however, each college establishes its own administration fee and may charge a different amount. Contact your test center to determine its fee and payment policy.
Step Three:
Request special accommodations, if applicable.
If you have a learning or physical disability that would prevent you from taking a CLEP exam under standard conditions, you may request special accommodations and arrangements to take it on either a regularly scheduled test date or at a specially scheduled administration. For details, please contact the CLEP test administrator at the college where you plan to take the exam before you register.
Request special administration, if applicable.
CLEP exams are administered on computer. If you require a paper-and-pencil CLEP exam administration, contact CLEP directly. Paper-and-pencil administrations will be available starting in April 2004 for 14 CLEP titles only. The fee for each paper-and-pencil exam is $120. Please note that immediate score reports are not available with paper-and-pencil testing. You will receive your scores two to three weeks after the testing date.
