College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
LSU Shreveport offers CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) through a partnership with the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER). Our test system is computerized and is administered by the CBER at LSUS. We are a national-open CLEP center and offer all CLEP tests. However, CLEP cannot award college credit; only accredited colleges may grant credit toward a degree. Check with the college you plan to attend before turning in your CLEP test application.
CLEP Sample - www.collegeboard.com/clep
Scoring and Reporting
You have the option of seeing your CLEP score immediately after you complete the exam. If you take an optional essay, it will be sent with a copy of your score report to the institution you designate when you take the test. If you choose to see your score, it will be sent automatically to the institution you have designated as score recipient; it cannot be cancelled. You will get the candidate copy of your score report before you leave the test center. If you have tested at the institution you want to receive your scores, they will have immediate access to your test results if you have selected them as a score recipient. As explained in the brochure, the results of the tests may be sent to any school you designate.
If you want to cancel your CLEP score, you can do so only by choosing not to view the score after completing the exam. If you cancel your score, it will not be reported to the institution you have designated, and you will not get the candidate copy of your score report. You will have to wait six months before you can take the exam again.
Active military personnel may take CLEP exams without charge though the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) program. At military installations, information about CLEP may be obtained from the Education Officer.
Examinations
Each test is 90 minutes long and consists mainly of multiple-choice questions. Some exams may contain questions that require the candidate to fill in (type in) the answer, usually a numeric answer. Computer proficiency is not required to take a CLEP exam. We strongly recommend that you attempt no more than three tests per session.
Fees
Effective August 1, 2011, the fee for each test is $97; this cost includes a $20 (cash only) non-refundable service fee for administering the test and a $77 exam fee. Credit card payments are recommended for the $77 CLEP exam fees, but can be paid by check or money order.
Register for Exam
To pre-register call (318) 797-5187
The Official Handbook for the CLEP Examinations that is described in the brochure is also available at the LSUS Bookstore. These can be useful in that they (1) describe each exam, (2) delineate the knowledge and skills required, (3) give topic percentage covered for each test, (4) provide sample questions, and (5) suggest study resources.
LSUS CLEP Credit Policy
We are frequently asked which CLEP test is equivalent to a particular course offered at a particular college or university. We can readily supply this information for colleges at LSUS, but policies concerning CLEP credit vary widely from institution to institution. CLEP test results by themselves do not constitute college credit. Credit must be awarded by an accredited college which typically requires some form of enrollment. The best advice is to confer with the Registrar of the school you plan to attend about their CLEP policies and which tests correspond to their unique curricular offerings before you submit your CLEP test application.
Currently the School of Business, the School of Mathematics and Science, and the Department of English at LSUS are accepting the following CLEP examinations and test scores as credit in their respective programs. For clarification or more information, contact the appropriate college.
In addition to the CLEP exams, the LSUS College of Business Administration is also offering the following Microsoft Proficiency Exam. The fee for this exam will be approximately $15. Contact Carole Preston at 797-5104 for additional information or to schedule a test.
Information Systems and Decisions Sciences (ISDS 150)
Current CLEP exams available:
Composition and Literature
- American Literature
- Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
- English Composition (with or without essay)
- English Literature
- Freshman Composition
- Humanities
Science and Mathematics
- Biology
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- Pre-Calculus
- College Mathematics
- Natural Sciences
Foreign Languages
- French
- German
- Spanish
History and Social Sciences
- American Government
- Educational Psychology, Introduction
- History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877
- History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present
- Human Growth and Development
- Macroeconomics, Principles of
- Microeconomics Principles of
- Psychology, Introductory
- Social Sciences and History
- Sociology, Introductory
- Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648
- Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present
Business
- Financial Accounting
- Business Law, Introductory
- Information Systems & Computer Applications
- Management, Principles of
- Marketing, Principles of
