College-Level
Examination Program®
Department of Accessibility, Counseling, and Testing Services
Campus: Blountville
Office: Testing Services
Room: C2101, General Studies Building
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
Address:
2425 Highway 75, P.O. Box 246, Blountville, TN 37617
Phone: 423.354.2587
Fax: 423.323.0215
Email:
testing@NortheastState.edu
Web:
www.NortheastState.edu/CLEP
Blountville Testing Center
Room: C2106, General Studies Building, Northeast State at Blountville
Address:
2425 Highway 75, P.O. Box 246, Blountville, TN 37617
The College-Level Examination Program, or
CLEP®, is a credit-by-examination program accepted by most colleges and universities. Northeast State is an Open Test Center for the CLEP program. Non-Northeast State students are welcome to take CLEP exams at the college.
CLEP examinations cover material taught in courses that most students take as requirements during the first two years of college. Colleges generally grant the same amount of credit to students earning satisfactory scores on the CLEP examination as it grants to the credited course.
Most exams are 90 minutes with multiple-choice questions except for the College Composition exam. This exam is a two-hour test and includes multiple-choice questions and two essays. Score reports for all examinations, except College Composition, are
available immediately after completion of the test. The College Board mails official results to students and the designated institution within two to three weeks. College Composition results may take up to six weeks.
| CLEP Examination |
Score Accepted by TBR CCs |
Credit Granted by TBR CCs |
Equivalent TBR CC Course |
| American Government |
50 |
3 |
POLS 1030 Introduction to American Government |
| American Literature |
50 |
6 |
ENGL 2110 & 2120 Survey of American Literature I & II |
| Analyzing & Interpreting Literature |
50 |
6 |
Credit for Literature Requirement or specific ENGL course |
| Biology |
50 |
8 |
BIOL 1110 & 1120 General Biology I & II |
| Calculus |
50 |
4 |
MATH 1910 Calculus |
| Chemistry |
50 |
8 |
CHEM 1110 & 1120 General Chemistry I & II |
| College Algebra |
50 |
3 |
MATH 1130 College Algebra or MATH 1630 Finite Mathematics |
| College Composition (also Freshman) |
50 |
6 |
ENGL 1010 & 1020 Composition I & II |
| College Composition Modular |
50 |
3/6 |
ENGL 1010 & 1020 Composition I & II |
| College Mathematics |
50 |
3 |
MATH 1010 Math for Liberal Arts or Credit for college-level Mathematics Requirement |
| English Literature |
50 |
6 |
ENGL 2010 & 2020 Intro to Literature I & II or ENGL 2210 & 2220 Survey of British Literature I & II |
| Financial Accounting |
50 |
3 |
ACCT 1010 Principles of Accounting I |
| French Language, Level I |
50 |
6 |
FREN 1010 & 1020 Beginning French I & II |
| French Language, Level II |
59 |
12 |
FREN 1010 & 1020 Beginning French I & II
FREN 2010 & 2020 Intermediate French I & II |
| German Language, Level I |
50 |
6 |
GERM 1010 & 1020 Beginning German I & II |
| German Language, Level II |
60 |
12 |
GERM 1010 & 1020 Beginning German I & II
GERM 2010 & 2020 Intermediate German I & II |
| History of the United States I |
50 |
3 |
HIST 2010 Survey of American History I |
| History of the United States II |
50 |
3 |
HIST 2020 Survey of American History II |
| Human Growth and Development |
50 |
3 |
Psychology of Human Growth & Development or Life Span Psychology (no common course #) |
| Humanities |
50 |
6 |
Credit for Humanities Requirement |
| Information Systems & Computer Applications |
50 |
3 |
INFS 1010 Computer Applications |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology |
50 |
3 |
Educational Psychology (there is no common course number) |
| Introductory Business Law |
50 |
3 |
Business Law (there is no common course number) |
| Introductory Psychology |
50 |
3 |
PSYC 1030 Introduction to General Psychology |
| Introductory Sociology |
50 |
3 |
SOCI 1010 Introduction to Sociology |
| Natural Sciences |
50 |
8 |
BIOL 1010 & 1020 Intro to Biology I & II |
| Precalculus |
50 |
3 |
MATH 1710 Precalculus I |
| Principles of Macroeconomics |
50 |
3 |
ECON 2010 Macroeconomics |
| Principles of Management |
50 |
3 |
Principles of Management (there is no common course number) |
| Principles of Marketing |
50 |
3 |
Principles of Marketing (there is no common course number) |
| Principles of Microeconomics |
50 |
3 |
ECON 2020 Microeconomics |
| Social Sciences & History |
50 |
6 |
Elective (there is no common course number) |
| Spanish Language, Level I |
50 |
6 |
SPAN 1010 & 1020 Beginning Spanish I & II |
| Spanish Language, Level II |
63 |
12 |
SPAN 1010 & 1020 Beginning Spanish I & II
SPAN 2010 & 2020 Intermediate Spanish I & II |
| Western Civilization I |
50 |
3 |
HIST 1010 Survey of Western Civilization I |
| Western Civilization II |
50 |
3 |
HIST 1020 Survey of Western Civilization II |
Northeast State’s Basler Library has the official CLEP Study Guide available for checkout. The guide can be purchased at local bookstores or online at
The
College Board. The cost is $24.99 for the complete study guide and $10 for study guides for individual subject areas.
On August 9, 2017, the Modern States Education Alliance announced its official launch of tuition-free online CLEP courses. The courses, taught by professors from leading institutions, have no
prerequisites or restrictions for enrolling and cover all CLEP exam subjects.
The courses are free to all users and also include free textbooks and course
materials and possible payment of examination fees.
$112 per exam. Follow these steps to pay the exam fees:
- $87 CLEP Examination Fee paid to The College Board.
Create an account online to pay the $87 exam fee at
The
College Board. Your account must be created and the fee paid before your scheduled test day. Northeast State cannot accept the $87 fee. The $87 fee cannot be paid in the Testing Center.
- $25 Northeast State Non-Refundable Registration Fee.
Pay the $25 registration fee at the Cashier's Window on the first floor of the James Pierce Administration Building on the Blountville campus the same day as the scheduled test.
Testing is by appointment only. Please schedule your test online at
Online Testing Registration. Only one CLEP exam is allowed per testing session.
CLEP Test Location: Northeast State at Blountville. The street address is 2425 Highway 75. Please obtain a Visitor’s Pass at the Welcome Center as you enter the main gate and place it on your vehicle's dashboard during your test. Then, follow these steps:
- Bring a CLEP payment receipt and a Ticket ID. Required in order to test.
- Pay the $25 Registration Fee at the Cashier’s Window on the first floor of the James Pierce Administration Building.
- Come to Testing Services. Testing check-in is in Room C2101 of the General Studies Building on the Blountville campus. Testing is proctored in the Testing Center, Room C2106.
- One form of personal identification that is government issued, such as a driver’s license, passport, state or national ID, or permanent resident card (green card) is required for admittance to testing. The ID must include full name, photograph, and signature.
Northeast State does not offer credit equivalency for all of the CLEP examinations. Non-Northeast State students must check with their home institution for approved CLEP examinations and credit hours earned for each exam. Northeast State students should check the Northeast State Course Equivalency Table before signing up for an exam.
CLEP provides specific information on knowledge and skills required for all their examinations on the
CLEP website.
The College-Level Examination Program® and CLEP® are registered trademarks of The College Board.
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