Can I send my CLEP scores to EC?

[McNulty_CM]

I am planning on taking A&I Lit CLEP tomorrow. I am not currently enrolled in EC, but plan on being once I complete my AS at my community college. I do not need this exam for my AS, and my CC only awards 3 credits for this exam. I was wondering if I can report the scores to EC instead, even though I am not enrolled. I'd hate to send them to NVCC and just get 3 transfer credits when I enroll at EC...

[bkbarden]

I don't know exactly how EC works, but if you can't send your scores directly there now, you can always request a transcript later. That's how I did it with TESC. It's $20 each for both the CLEP and DANTES transcripts.

[McNulty_CM]

Thanks Brittany. Were you able to try the corrected email address?

[perrik]

Your CLEP scores do not transfer as part of the transcript. Neither would any other credits taken elsewhere and transferred to the CC. That's why when you apply to EC (or any other college), you must submit transcripts from every institution attended plus any score transcripts for CLEP/Dantes/AP and any other sources of credit (like professional certifications).

Even though my 2nd B&M school's transcript listed the courses I had taken at the 1st B&M plus credits granted for my AP scores, I still had to send Excelsior the transcripts from the 1st B&M plus AP in order to receive transfer credits for them. This would be the case no matter what school you enroll in after the CC - to get credit, you must use transcripts from the original granting institution or original standardized examination organization.

The thing about CLEP and other standardized exams is that it's up to the schools on whether or not the exams are accepted for credit, and for how much credit. EC takes Dantes exams and assigns letter grades; TESC takes Dantes exams but only as pass/fail credit. Some universities accept AP scores for credit but not CLEP or Dantes.

In your case, if your CC only grants 3 credits for the CLEP A&I, it won't affect how many credits EC grants for the exam. I took AP English and AP Biology in high school, but the 1st B&M did not grant any credit for AP Biology no matter what your score. Excelsior gave me 8 credits for that same score!

[McNulty_CM]

That's great info. So i guess it would be no problem to report the score to my CC then. I just figured, I've got the time available tomorrow, but I'm not ready for Humanaties... yet. I might as well get something accomplished tomorrow, and I did get 75% correct on the Peterson practice exam.... so here I go.

[marianne202]

I was told by the EC registrar and my advisor that I could have scores sent them directly and they would keep them on file for 6 months. So if you plan on enrolling with EC within 6 months send them to EC when you test then it will be free. Otherwise, you can wait and just request the transcript when you do enroll.

Hope this helps!