College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Earn college credit by showing mastery of a college subject with the College Level Examination Program (CLEP).

General Information

• All TCC Testing Centers administer all 34 CLEP exams.
  • Visit the College Board CLEP Web pages for exam descriptions, fact sheets and scores.
• CLEP exams are administered by appointment only.
• You do not have to be currently enrolled as a TCC student to take a CLEP exam.
• Official results can take up to 4 weeks.
• All our Testing Centers process CLEP scores from other colleges for TCC credit.

CLEP Exams & Your TCC Courses

• TCC gives credit for 22 of the 34 CLEP exams and allows up to 18 semester hours to be earned toward a degree or certificate. Review the list of CLEP exams TCC gives credit toward.
• You must be enrolled at least 1 full term at TCC and be enrolled at TCC during the term for which credit is posted on the permanent record.

Exam Fees

• $89 CLEP exam fee
• $25 Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) fee per course

Military personnel may be eligible for free exams.

Retesting Information

• There is a 3-month waiting period.
• The exam fee and PLA fee must be repaid.

Register for the CLEP Test

Dates

CLEP tests are administered only during the regular fall (September–November) and spring (January–April) semesters.

No summer CLEP tests are given.

ID Requirements

All students must show one of the following current IDs to take the CLEP test:

• Driver's license (A DMV receipt for ID renewal may be presented with an expired ID)
• State-issued ID card
• Passport

Expired IDs, photocopies, or digital pictures of IDs will not be accepted.

Make an Appointment

Request your appointment time and pay testing fees for your campus through RegisterBlast.

• Northeast Campus test request form
• Northwest Campus test request form
• South Campus test request form
• Southeast Campus test request form
• Trinity River Campus test request form

Sign Up for the CLEP Test

Take your CLEP Exam with Remote Proctoring via CollegeBoard.

Contact Testing Services for more information about the CLEP test.

Updated September 01, 2021