Sharpen your child’s independent Do All Colleges
study skills, which are a must in the college environment. Accept CLEP Credits?
Continue to share your worldview More than 2,900 schools accept CLEP
with your child when studying contro- credits. The exams have a ninety-minute,
versial topics that are included in multiple-choice format. There are other
many social science classes. widely accepted credit-by-examination
Tackle tough subjects once and get programs as well, such as the DANTES
the credit the first time around. For program. It’s important to check with the
example, why do high school biology colleges on your “wish list” to see how
and then retake it for college credit? many credits they allow to be “transferred
in” from any one testing source. The
colleges we have listed are very “credit by
examination” friendly, some even allowing
you to “test out” of your entire four-year
degree! Remember, too, that colleges have
enrollment requirements, such as SAT
scores and basic skills tests, and colleges
often waive these requirements when a
student has already accumulated college
credits.
Free CLEP Help
A normal college course includes classroom
instruction followed by testing and then the
granting of credits earned. Using our free
lesson plans, you will be able to take advantage of your child’s independent study skills,
thus replacing the need for the instructional
phase of the college class with appropriate
books and videos we’ve selected as study
tools. Your child will prepare for the exam,
and the College Board will issue him or her
credits for passing the test. These credits can
be “banked” with the College Board and
then transferred to the college of your
choice in the future. Our website is 100%
ministry-based.
“Backing Up” Your
Transcript
Passing CLEP exams demonstrates to
college admission officers not only that
your student has mastered high school level
work but also that he or she is already doing
college-level work. This should be sufficient evidence to demonstrate proficiency.
However, some colleges want to see a
portfolio of the student’s completed high
school work. This portfolio helps back up
your homeschool transcript. Consider
including some of the following components in your student’s portfolio:
Details about any work experiences
and internships
Samples of the student’s writing
ability (passing the CLEP English
Composition exam should be
enough)
List of contests won or any honors
achieved
List of literature read during the high
school years (classics, etc.)
Any other samples of student work
that show proficiency
Where Do I Start?
The most common question we receive is
“Where do I start?” Here’s some advice
that may help you and some answers to our
most frequently asked questions.
1. Focusing on the actual test is a
common error. I want to encourage you to
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