The College-Level Examination Program, or CLEP®, is a credit-by-examination program accepted by most colleges and universities. Northeast State is an Open Test Center for the CLEP® program. Non-Northeast State students are welcome to take CLEP ® exams at the college.

CLEP® examinations cover material taught in courses that most students take as requirements during the first two years of college. Colleges generally grant the same amount of credit to students earning satisfactory scores on the CLEP® examination as it grants to the credited course.

Most exams are 90 minutes with multiple-choice questions except for the College Composition exam. This exam is a two-hour test and includes multiple-choice questions and two essays. Score reports for all examinations, except College Composition, are available immediately after completion of the test. The College Board mails official results to students and the designated institution within two to three weeks. College Composition results may take up to six weeks.

CLEP will no longer have the optional essays for purchase for those English exams with that option. It is your responsibility to check with your institution to see if they require that optional essay, and work with their faculty to administer and grade the essay portion. College Composition Modular is only 3 credit hours with no essay.

Northeast State Course Equivalency Table

Northeast State’s Basler Library has the official CLEP Study Guide available for checkout. The guide can be purchased at local bookstores or online at The College Board.

Modern States Education Alliance offers tuition-free online CLEP courses. The courses, taught by professors from leading institutions, have no prerequisites or restrictions for enrolling and cover all CLEP exam subjects. The courses are free to all users and also include free textbooks and course materials; and possible vouchers for CLEP fee and reimbursement for Test Center fees.

Effective July 1, 2024, the CLEP® exam fee will be $95. Test takers who purchase their registration tickets on or after this date will be charged the new fee. Registration tickets purchased prior to this date will still be valid until their stated expiration dates.

$118 per exam. Follow these steps to pay the exam fees:

1. $93 CLEP® Examination Fee paid to The College Board. 
Create an account online to pay the $93 exam fee at The College Board. Your account must be created and the fee paid before your scheduled test day. Northeast State cannot accept the $93 fee.
2. $25 Northeast State Non-Refundable Registration Fee.
 Pay the $25 registration fee at Business Office in General Studies, C2407.
3. Submit up to 2 free institutions to have your score sent to, but this MUST be done during the payment process for the exam itself or before taking the exam.  After completing the CLEP exam the cost is $20 per transcript. The cost is also $20 per transcript if you need more than 2 sent that were free during the payment process with College Board.

Testing is by appointment only. Please email testing@NortheastState.edu to set up a date/time.

CLEP® Test Location: Northeast State at Blountville. The street address is 2425 Highway 75.

1. Bring a CLEP®payment receipt with Ticket ID - Required in order to test.
2. Pay the $25 Registration Fee at the Business Office, C2407.
3. Come to Testing Services. Testing is proctored in the Testing Center, Room C2303.
4. One form of personal identification that is government issued, such as a driver’s license, passport, state or national ID, or permanent resident card (green card) is required for admittance to testing. The ID must include full name, photograph, and signature.