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How to Get a Degree Without General Education Courses

A program, called the College-Level Examination Program, allows you to skip general courses and begin working toward your degree with degree-specific courses. The CLEP program offers 33 different exams in subjects such as English, math and history. You can use knowledge obtained through previous studies, course work, on-the-job training or cultural pursuits while gaining credit. It saves you time and money. After passing a correlating CLEP exam, the general course is removed from your list of required courses.

Instructions

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  Contact the college you are attending. Speak to the admissions office or your adviser and ask if CLEP courses are offered.
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  Obtain a list of available courses from your college. Review the exam descriptions and determine which ones you are taking. Your adviser will help you locate the exams.
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  Locate a CLEP testing center. Generally, your college provides you with a list of sites in you area, or you can search online via the link provided for CLEP test centers.
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  Register for your CLEP exams. Provide your name, address, phone number and student identification number, supplied by your school. Pay the fee of $77 per exam when registering.
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  Visit the exam center and take your CLEP exams. If you register for several exams, you may have to take them on different days. The exams are generally available via computerized testing.

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