CENTRAL RECORDS / Registrar's Office:

CLEP Testing

2007-2008 College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

General Information

Tidewater Community College 's Test Center Code:  5226

The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) is designed to assist students to receive credit for the knowledge and skills gained both inside and outside the classroom. The tests are offered in 34 subject areas covering the first two years of college. Each exam is 90 minutes long, and, except, for English Composition with Essay, is made up primarily of multiple choice questions.

All of the 34 examinations have been converted to computer-based testing (CBT). An instant score report is provided after the completion of each test with the exception of the English Composition Essay. Essays written for the English Composition examination are graded by College English professors, who are selected by the College Board from the faculty of two- and four-year institutions nationwide. Scoring of the essay takes a month.

Optional essays for the CLEP Composition and Literature examinations are evaluated and graded by the colleges that require them. These essays are sent with a copy of your score report (which includes only the results of your multiple-choice test) to the institution you designate on your answer sheet.

1. CLEP Examinations are administered by appointment only in the Portsmouth, Chesapeake, and Norfolk Campus Testing Centers. Call the testing center at the campus to schedule your appointment: Chesapeake Campus Testing Center (757) 822-5131
   Portsmouth Campus Testing Center (757) 822-2194
   Norfolk Campus Testing Center (757) 822-1310
   
2. The College Board testing fee for each CLEP examination is $65.00. The preferred method of payment is by credit card (MasterCard and Visa). If payment is by check, the check must be made payable to CLEP for the exact amount of the test. The testing fee is due on the day of the test.
   
3. Tidewater Community College 's nonrefundable administrative fee for each test is $25.00. Proof of payment must be provided before you can take any of these tests. Payment must be made at the Portsmouth or Norfolk Campus Business Office. Cash is accepted for this fee. Checks or money orders must be made payable to Tidewater Community College . There is a $25.00 surcharge for all returned checks.
   
4. If you have a documented learning or physical disability that would prevent you from taking a CLEP examination, you may request special accommodations and arrangements. For specific detail, contact the campus CLEP test administrator.
   
5. To prepare for the CLEP examination, order the following publication: The CLEP Official Study Guide, 17 Edition or purchase Individual Subject Guides from the College Board Store website or by calling the College Board Store (212-713-8165).
   
6. To order a CLEP transcript , send a $20.00 check made payable to the College-Level Examination Program (to cover the processing fee) to this address:
   

   CLEP Transcript Request Service

   P.O. Box 6600

   Princeton , NJ 08541-6600

   (609) 771-7865

   
   You may also order by phone at (800) 257-9558 or online, major credit cards are accepted. Be sure to include your name (at the time of testing), date of birth, social security number, exam title(s), testing location/center and where you want your scores to be sent. You may also use the online request.
   
7. CLEP policies vary for college to college. Before you take any CLEP examinations, find out which exams your college recognizes as well as its requirements for earning CLEP credits. Make certain that you know the test center code of the receiving institution.
   
8. You may not repeat the same CLEP examination within a six (6) month period. If you repeat a CLEP exam of the same title within six months, the College Board will cancel your test and your test fees will be forfeited.
   
9. If you do not want your scores reported, notify the test administrator before you begin your exam. You will be asked to verify that you want your score cancelled in the software. You CANNOT cancel your scores once you have seen your instant score(s).
   
10. The Central Records Office evaluates CLEP test results at Tidewater Community College . To receive credit for any CLEP exam, request that a CLEP transcript (see #6 above) be sent to TCC at this address:
    

    Central Records Office

    Tidewater Community College

    P.O. Box 9000

    Norfolk, VA 23509-9000

    NOTE:  You must also request that the Central Records Office evaluate CLEP credit through online completion of an Evaluation of Previous Educational Experiences form.
    

11. The official College Board website for the CLEP program is www.collegeboard.com/clep . You may contact CLEP by telephone at 800-257-9558, or email CLEP@info.collegeboard.org.

*College Algebra-Trigonometry will no longer be available after June 2006; it will be replaced by PreCalculus.

**Students in the Liberal Arts plan will have met the Beginning and Intermediate Foreign Language requirements; however, two (2) additional credits of approved electives must be completed to meet the total credit requirement for the degree.

 

 

For more information, contact the Tidewater Community College Information Center 822-1122 or 1-800-371-0898 or email: info@tcc.edu