College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

  * Please note the course credit chart below is effective for the 2018-2019 year. 

           Click here for CLEP exam dates

The College-Level Examination Program^® (CLEP^®) is a rigorous College Board program that allows students of a wide range of ages to demonstrate their mastery of college-level material in introductory subjects and earn college credit. CLEP offers examinations that represent courses typical of the first two years of college study. Through CLEP examinations, students can:

• accumulate credit toward a degree by demonstrating knowledge they have gained independently, allowing them to begin studies at a higher level and save valuable time and money;
   
• demonstrate their knowledge in subject areas in order to earn exemption from introductory courses, enabling them to move ahead to more advanced courses and new fields; and
   
• show their level of competency in subjects in order to determine placement, particularly for world language and mathematics courses.

The EKU Office of Academic Testing is an open CLEP® testing center; we test current EKU students as well as non-students. 

EKU accepts credit for these examinations according to the following guidelines:

• No credit is given for exams without equivalent courses at EKU.
• In order to receive credit, a student must complete the Credit-by-Examination application form by clicking here . The form also is available from the Office of Academic Testing located in the Whitlock Building, Room 340.
• For tests not administered at EKU, there is a $25.00 processing fee:  http://testing.eku.edu/fees  

To see sample tests, please visit http://clep.collegeboard.org/test-samples- .

How to register to test:

1. Please contact 859-622-1281 for testing information.  Examinees must pre-register with the Office of Academic Testing to secure a test date.  Examinees must also register to take the CLEP® exam online at http://clep.collegeboard.org/register/exam .
2. If you are an EKU student who is seeking course credit, click here to download the CLEP application form in PDF format.  (This form is required to be on file in order to test at Eastern Kentucky University.)
3. Fees: The CLEP exam itself costs $89. Eastern Kentucky University's test administration fee is $25.  These two fees must be paid before the exam. Examinees pay the $89 CLEP fee by credit card to CLEP® when they register online at http://clep.collegeboard.org/register/exam.  On the day of your CLEP exam, don't forget to bring the receipt for the $25.

Please bring the following items on test day:

• CLEP Exam Registration Ticket
• Receipt for the $25 EKU test administration fee
• One form of identification. The primary identification must be valid and current, must bear the test-taker’s full name in English language characters, and must contain a photograph and a signature.

Acceptable Primary ID:

• Current passport with name, photograph, and signature
• Valid driver's license with name, photograph, and signature
• State or Province ID issued by the motor vehicle agency with name, photograph, and signature
• Military ID
• National ID with name, photograph and signature
• A tribal ID card
• A Naturalization card or certificate of citizenship

UNACCEPTABLE ID Documents:

• Credit or debit cards of any kind
• Social Security card
• Employee ID