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Policies on Accepting College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Credits
The primary purpose of the CLEP Program is to make
it possible for an individual to earn college credit,
or to satisfy college requirements for a license or
a certificate or for job placement, on the basis of
examinations. 
The CLEP examinations are very useful for people whose
learning experiences have taken place primarily outside
the formal college classroom.
CLEP exams are developed, administered, and scored
by the College
Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) of the Educational
Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton, New Jersey. Students
expressing interest in General or Subject Examinations,
and who desire to know about the examinations should
review this information.
Although it is not a testing site, University at Albany
currently will award credit and/or placement for Subject
and General Examinations;
- that are equivalent to courses currently
acceptable for transfer to the University at Albany,
and
- on which the student has scored at or above the
50th percentile (i.e., equivalent to the grade of
"C").
Students seeking to gain CLEP credit should be aware
that the three (3) following restrictions apply:
First, CLEP credit will not be awarded to students
who have satisfactorily completed a course and then
pass a CLEP examination covering substantially the
same material.
Second, CLEP credit will not be awarded for CLEP
examinations if the student has satisfactorily completed
more advanced courses in the same field.
Third, CLEP credit is considered transfer credit,
and it does not meet major, minor, or university
residence requirements, nor can it be used to meet
full-time enrollment status. A student will need
to file a Transfer Credit Permission form (available
through the Registrar's Office, CC-B25) in advance
of registering for the test in order to ensure they
will receive credit. The Transfer Credit Permission
Form must be endorsed both by the student's adviser
and the Office for Undergraduate Education.
FOR STUDENTS MATRICULATING IN FALL 1999 AND THEREAFTER:
Since the General Examinations and Subject Examinations
are designed to test lower-division study, students
who have completed either their sophomore year and/or
56 credits of undergraduate study cannot earn credits
from either the General Examinations or the Subject
Examinations.
Exceptions: Students seeking an exception to
this policy must petition the Vice Provost for Undergraduate
Education . In that petition, the student must include
an explicit recommendation from the academic department
that grants the credits. In addition,the student must
provide a compelling educational rationale detailing
the reasons why an exception should be considered.
Links:
University at Albany
Approved CLEP Equivalents
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