CLEP Information
The College Level Examination Program at Georgetown College is a means for a student to receive college credit by examination. This testing is offered only to students attending Georgetown college. A list of these tests may be found in the College Catalog. Contact the Registrar's Office for the required score in order to receive credit from the CLEP exam. The credit received by this testing is then added to the current academic term at the time of the testing. Students must pre-register for CLEP exam. CLEP tests are computerized, and your tests results are received after the test is completed.
Cost
Currently there is a charge of $72 for CLEP and an $15 charge for the college. Two checks are required before a test will be administered. If credit is received, then a recording fee of $40 will be paid to the Business Office.
Sign-Up
A student must come to the Registrar's Office no later than one week before the test is to be administered in order to sign-up. The only exception to this is for New Student's who request their testing on their Course Preference Sheet to be mailed to our office. If you have to cancel please call 8024 to notify our office.
Testing Dates
CLEP Tests are given every full month classes are in session. Testing is also done during designated dates during the summer. Contact the Registrar's Office at 502-863-7927 or email chris_verch@georgetowncollege.edu for future testing times and dates.
FALL 2009 CLEP Testing Dates
Wednesday, September 9
Wednesday, October 7
Wednesday, November 18
Wednesday, December 2
Location & Time
CLEP testing is done in the Learning Resource Center Room 12. Contact the Registrar's Office at (502) 863-7927 or email chris_verch@georgetowncollege.edu for testing times.
Results
Your test score will be evaluated by the Test Administrator and then a letter is mailed to you which indicates whether you received credit or not.
Scores needed
| EXAM TITLE | SCORE | COURSE | CREDIT |
| American Government | 50 | Political Science 100 | 3 |
| American History I | 54 | History 223 | 3 |
| American History II | 54 | History 225 | 3 |
| Biology | 47 | Biology 100 | 3 |
| Business Law | 50 | Business Administration 330 | 3 |
| Business Management | 50 | Business Administration 357 | 3 |
| Calculus w/ Elem. Functions | 50 | Mathematics 125 | 3 |
| College Algebra | 54 | Mathematics 107 | 3 |
| College French | 56 | French 201 | 3 |
| College French* | 66 | French 230 | 3 |
| College German | 54 | German 201 | 3 |
| College German* | 56 | German 230 | 3 |
| College Spanish | 56 | Spanish 201 | 3 |
| College Spanish* | 66 | Spanish 230 | 3 |
| Freshman College Composition* | 50 | English 111 | 3 |
| Freshman College Composition** | 60 | English 112 | 3 |
| General Chemistry | 40 | Chemistry 102 | 3 |
| General Chemistry | 54 | Chemistry 111 | 4 |
| General Chemistry | 60 | Chemistry 111, 112, 113 | 8 |
| Introductory Psychology | 50 | Psychology 111 | 3 |
| Introductory Accounting | 50 | Business Administration 210 | 3 |
| Principles of Marketing | 50 | Business Administration 326 | 3 |
| Introductory Macroeconomics | 50 | Economics 221 | 3 |
| Introductory Microeconomics | 50 | Economics 223 | 3 |
| Introductory Sociology | 50 | Sociology 111 | 3 |
| Western Civilization I | 54 | History 111 | 3 |
| Western Civilization II | 54 | History 113 | 3 |
*Plus departmental examination in composition.
**Plus departmental examination in research technique, documentation and
paraphrasing.
ENG 112 Department Test
The ENG112 test is administered by the Writing Center. There is no charge for taking the test. Only students who have taken the CLEP English College Composition exam and an exceptional score on the exam are eligible to take the ENG112 Departmental Exam. This score may be obtained from the Registrar's Office. Please contact the Writing Center to make an appointment to take the test.
Retesting
CLEP requires a 6 month waiting period before a student may retake the same CLEP test. Click here for information concerning Scoring, Exam descriptions and the CLEP Sampler.
CLEP Tutorial
It is advisable that you download the CLEP Sampler before you come to take a CLEP test.