How many credits can I earn with CLEP?

What is CLEP? CLEP (the College-Level Examination Program®) offers 34 exams that cover intro-level college course material. With a passing score on one CLEP exam, you could earn three or more college credits at more than 2,900 U.S. colleges and universities.

Which schools accept the most CLEP credits?

Here are 10 name brand colleges that accept CLEP college credit:

Texas A&M University.
University of Arizona.
Michigan State University.
University of Kentucky.
University of San Diego.
Colorado State University.
Purdue.
University of Wisconsin.

What is the easiest CLEP exam?

Can I Clep a degree?

CLEP itself does not offer degrees – once you get to 120 credits, you’ll have to transfer them to an accredited college or university to be awarded a degree.

Do all colleges accept CLEP?

Currently, 1,800 testing centers administer CLEP exams, and approximately 2,900 colleges and universities nationwide actively accept CLEP exams as college credit.

Does Harvard accept CLEP credit?

Credit by Examination We accept a maximum of 16 credits, combined, for coursework completed by an examination, such as the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), or professional training approved by the American Council on Education (ACE). Harvard Extension School does not accept all ACE-approved credit.

How long are CLEP scores good for?

20 years

Does Harvard accept AP credit?

Harvard only accepts AP® scores of 5 for course credit. If you have 4 scores of 5, you can opt to obtain Advanced Standing. You can use AP® credits to opt-out of lower-level classes. Harvard has general academic requirements that all students must take.

Is 4 a good AP score?

A score of 3 or higher is generally considered good, because that means you passed the exam! A 4 is considered very good, and a 5 is especially impressive since it is the highest score. Also keep in mind that every college sets its own policy about AP credit.

Which AP exam is the easiest?

Let’s go through a few of the easiest APs to self-study.

AP Environmental Science.
AP Human Geography.
AP Psychology.
AP US Government and Politics and AP Comparative Government and Politics.
AP Biology.
AP US History.
AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature and Composition.

Does Harvard prefer IB or AP?

Take IB courses if they are offered at your school, and take the IB exams. Like the AP tests, Harvard will not grant college credit for your IB exams, but taking them and scoring highly can strengthen your application. Finally, some high schools do not offer many AP or IB classes or any at all.

Is IB a waste of time?

Yes, IB is good if you are well rounded or unsure about what you want to do in the future. If you are really focused on one field then IB is a waste of time. No, I think IB is very good as a college-prep program. AP is better than IB for credits overall, but both won’t give you nearly as many credits abroad.

Is 36 a good IB score?

36-37: This score is on the borderline of “good” and “great” for most people. Generally, the more competitive universities aim at a result in this range.

Is IB really worth it?

IB is not worth it. But really MYP is basically IB for 6th-9th graders. Plus it is more preparing and effective as doing middle years AND IB since there is a consistency of rigorous course work. So in all IB is actually harder than in AP, as some of my students have also admitted.

Is IB really that bad?

The IB is not for everyone. US colleges may value the IB, but that doesn’t mean you can rock up and expect to get in with poor grades. Put it this way: you have a much better chance of getting accepted into a top-ranked university if you do really well in your school curriculum than if you do “just okay” in the IB.

Is IB harder than college?

Material wise, “college” is only slightly more difficult in terms of depth and complexity. In terms of worldoad, as /u/tony18rox said, IB is definitely harder. In terms of difficulty, I was told in school that IB would be harder than first year uni in any programme apart from medicine and engineering.

Is it hard to get into IB?

Short answer: IB is WaaaaaAAAAYYY harder. I did Ib for about 3 years and then did A levels for another 2, before going back to IB. Honestly speaking, the three years I spent doing IB was a lot of lot harder than any of the years at my doing A levels. Even though as I got older the workload should increase.

Do universities prefer A levels or IB?

Do universities like the IB? Universities respect both the IB and A levels as academically challenging qualifications, so generally speaking it doesn’t matter which you have as long as you’ve studied the right subjects at the right level.

Is 3 a passing grade in IB?

Each IB subject is assessed on a scale of 1 – 7 with a score of 4 considered a “passing grade”.

How hard is it to get a 7 in IB?

Economics appears to be the easiest subject to get a 7 in. It has the highest proportion of students achieving 7s in SL and HL and has a particularly high mean grade. History, the other popular option, appears to be much more difficult, with only 4% achieving 7s at SL and only 7% achieving 7s at HL.

Which is harder IB or A levels?

Which one is harder to complete? The IB is considerably harder than A-levels. In the IB, students must study six subjects plus extras whereas with A-levels students study three subjects. With so much workload, it is no surprise that many students taking the IB end up with relatively low grades (24-30 points).

What percentage is a 7 in IB?

IB final exams typically make up about 75% of the students’ final course mark, but the exact percentage varies from course to course….Reporting IB Grades.

IB Grade	Converted Percentage Grade
7	99-100
6	92-98
5	84-91
4	77-83

What is the hardest subject in IB?

Which Courses Make the HARDEST IB Diploma?

Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature. English A Literature HL – Average Score: 4.67.
Group 2: Language Acquisition. Spanish AB.
Group 3: Individuals and Societies. History HL – Average Score: 4.29.