Earn college credit by demonstrating course proficiency
The College-Level Examination Program® or CLEP provides students of any age with the opportunity to demonstrate college-level achievement.
Click here to register for a CLEP test.
After you purchase your CLEP test, please schedule your TVCC testing appointment here
Print your CLEP "ticket" and bring to your TVCC testing appointment along with 1 form of original, unexpired photo identification.
TVCC will accept a maximum of eighteen (18) semester hours of credit from any of the courses listed in the college catalog, provided that the student meets the stipulations noted.
CLEP credit may not be earned for any course in which the student has already earned a grade of A, B,C, D, F, W, or I.- CLEP credit will not be awarded for any courses in which a student is currently enrolled, has been previously enrolled and/or earned a grade, or has previously failed.
- CLEP scores may be no more than ten (10) years old to receive credit at TVCC.
- Students must have a minimum of three (3) semester hours in residence at TVCC before CLEP credit will be posted to the student's transcript.
Exams are administered at the Testing Center in Athens only.
1. Go To clep.collegeboard.org and buy exam.
2. Print "Ticket" for exam. This ticket voucher must be brought to the Testing Center on day of test.
4. On day of test, arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment time in order to complete the CLEP registration form.
5. All examinees must have 1 form of original, unexpired government-issued identification in order to be admitted.
Your driver’s license, passport or other government-issued identification that includes your photograph and signature. You will be asked to show this identification to be admitted to the testing area. The last name on your ID must match the name on your registration ticket. The ID you bring must meet the following criteria:
1. Be government-issued
2. Be an original document — photocopied documents are not acceptable
3. Be valid and current — expired documents (bearing expiration dates that have passed) are not acceptable, no matter how recently they may have expired.
4. Bear the test-taker's full name, in English language characters, exactly as it appears on the Registration Ticket, including the order of the names.
5. Middle initials are optional and only need to match the first letter of the middle name when present on both the ticket and the identification.
6. Bear a recent recognizable photograph that clearly matches the test-taker
7. Include the test-takers signature
8. Be in good condition, with clearly legible text and a clearly visible photograph
9. Military test-takers, may use military ID.
10. Home-school students and high school students, if you do not have the required government-issued ID, please complete a Student ID Form, which is valid for one year. The form must be accompanied by a recognizable photo, with a school or notary seal overlapping the photo. The form must be signed in front of a school official or notary. If you fail to present appropriate ID, you will not be tested.
Need to schedule an exam?
This is where you'll be able to schedule your exam for any of our Testing Centers
For more information about CLEP, visit the CLEP website.
Study guides and test preparation materials for CLEP are available at the TVCC Athens bookstore, most major bookstores and through the College Board website.