Vida Winter Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Is it unusual for a college student to clep subjects during summer term (while living at home on summer break)? Dd is thinking of studying and taking a clep this summer to allow her a bit more flexibility in her schedule. Freshman coursework is going well but she would love to be able to take an elective here and there (for instance swimming). The clep in question is calculus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Is it unusual for a college student to clep subjects during summer term (while living at home on summer break)? Dd is thinking of studying and taking a clep this summer to allow her a bit more flexibility in her schedule. Freshman coursework is going well but she would love to be able to take an elective here and there (for instance swimming). The clep in question is calculus. Unusual, but not undoable. (Most students tend to do it as an excellerated course during winter session or summer session.) A few things to double check about: - That the CLEP is indeed for the specific Calculus course she needs. - Her college degree program will accept the CLEP for Calculus AND it will still count towards her degree. Some degree programs do not count CLEP towards the degree program, just as credit for completed gen. ed. course -- and some only count CLEP as an "elective" credit. - If she is considering changing degree programs -- or transferring to a different college -- that they accept CLEP as credit. BEST of luck! Warmly, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Adding to Lori D.'s comments: she might also want to inquire about testing out of the specific course at her university by earning credit by examination form the course instructor. She would have to ask the professor how that works. So, even if the standardized CLEP is not accepted because it does not match the level/content that is taught at her school, she might be able to take a course exam for that specific class and get credit without having to enroll. At our school, credit by exam only earns credit but not a letter grade towards the GP, unless it is an A. So, a very nice deal - if the student passes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Thank you, Lori and regentrude, you've given me some things to think about. I'm not sure if calculus is offered as a distance-learning option during the summer - that would be something to check. Credit by exam sounds good but again, not sure if they offer that option. She can talk to her advisors about these options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara H Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 One thing to know about CLEP is that if they need to retake it they have to wait six months. So, she'll want to make sure she's taken practice exams online and that she's scoring where she needs to before she takes it for real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 One last thought: I'd only recommend CLEP-ing with a subject the student feels comfortable with self-studying, and would not need a teacher, in-class demo, or tutoring. How comfortable with Calculus or higher math is your DD? Would she do better with actual in-class instruction and weekly homework? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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