{"id":9249,"date":"2025-01-31T11:31:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T16:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=9249"},"modified":"2025-09-17T12:18:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:18:46","slug":"earn-credits-for-what-you-already-know-through-clep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/admissions\/project-restart\/earn-credits-for-what-you-already-know-through-clep\/","title":{"rendered":"Earn Credits for What You Already Know through CLEP!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/clep.collegeboard.org\/clep-exams\">College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">offers a flexible, cost-effective way to accelerate your journey to graduation. <\/span>Whether you want to test out of introductory courses to advance more quickly or earn free elective credits to finish your degree faster, CLEP exams are a great option. They are especially beneficial for adult learners with prior knowledge and experience in certain subjects. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CLEP exams helps you to accelerate your timeline to graduation and save money in the process!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: A Career-Driven Comeback After 20 Years Away\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lZ4AENmQrvg?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>What is CLEP?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">provides a convenient way to earn college credits by demonstrating your knowledge of college-level material through standardized exams. With 34 exams spanning subjects such as business, history, languages, science and math, CLEP allows you to bypass courses in areas where you already excel, so you can focus on completing your degree faster. For more details on course\/credit equivalencies, please review the\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/registrar\/transfer-credit\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>CLEP Exam Equivalency Chart<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Get Started Today!<\/b><br \/>\nReady to earn credit for what you already know?<\/p>\n<p>Contact your college advising office or student success center to learn how CLEP can fit into your degree completion plan. Schedule an appointment with your advisor on Navigate.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/navigate\/\">Navigate<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click\u00a0<b>Make an Appointment<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Type of Appointment:\u00a0<b>Academic Advising<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Service:\u00a0<b>I\u2019m interested in taking a CLEP exam for credit<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Choose the date and time<\/b>\u00a0that works best for you and book your appointment!<\/p>\n<div>More information about college specific advising can be found here:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/csam\/current-undergraduate\/academic-advising\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>College of Science and Mathematics<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/ceel\/students\/academic-advising\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>College for Education and Engaged Learning<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/cchl\/student-success\/student-success-center\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>College for Community Health<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/arts\/student-services\/academic-advising\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>College of the Arts<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/student-services\/advising\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>College of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/business\/academic-advising\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>The Feliciano School of Business<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/nursing\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>The School of Nursing<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/university-college\/academic-advising\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>University College <\/b><\/a>(Pre-major\/undeclared)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) offers a flexible, cost-effective way to accelerate your journey to graduation. 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