How to Get PLA Credit: CLEP Exams

College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Exams

Apply your CLEP Exam(s) credit to your degree or certificate program.

We work together in the PLA process:

• You
• Your Advisor
• Your campus Testing Services
• Your Department (Chair / Dean)
• Your Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA)
• District Academic Support Services Office

1. You
   • Check to see if you are eligible to request PLA credit before beginning the PLA process
2. You
   • See your Advisor for CLEP information and CLEP Test referral
   • Register and pay for your CLEP exam through CollegeBoard
   • Purchase a CLEP registration ticket
   • Schedule your on-campus exam appointment in RegisterBlast and pay the $25 PLA fee
     • See Testing Services: CLEP for details
       • Scroll down to the Make an Appointment section for the link to RegisterBlast for your campus
   • Take your CLEP exam at your designated campus Testing Services
3. Testing Services
   • Receives and reviews official scores from CollegeBoard
     • Official CLEP transcripts may take up to 21 days to be received
     • CLEP credits are generally posted at end of enrolled semester
   • Posts additional PLA fees to your account—based on score eligibility
4. Advisor
   • Sends an email to your campus Testing Services to request additional PLA fee(s) to be posted to student’s account, if applicable
5. Testing Services
   • Posts additional PLA fee(s)—as requested in Step 4—to your Student Account module in MyTCCTrack
6. You
   • Pay any additional PLA fee(s) through the Student Account module in MyTCCTrack, if applicable
7. Advisor
   • Initiates the online PLA process
   • Attaches PLA fee receipt to show proof of payment
   • Forwards your PLA request to appropriate Department Dean for review
8. Department Dean
   • Reviews your PLA request
   • Forwards your PLA request to your campus VPAA for review
9. VPAA
   • Reviews your PLA request
   • Forwards your request to District Academic Support Services Office
10. District Academic Support Services Office
    • Verifies that you meet the eligibility requirements
    • Applies credit to your transcript
11. You
    • Check My Progress in the Student Planning module of MyTCCTrack to confirm credit(s) are posted

Questions?

Ask a PLA Contact on your campus

Email us: PLA@tccd.edu

Updated August 11, 2022