07-18-2012, 10:27 AM
Anyone who is interested in credit by examination really should be familiarizing themselves with the testing programs. All of them have websites which should be the place to start reading -- the list of exams available, a description/details of each exam, scoring, etc.
Please, I want to encourage each of you to double-check with your college or university before assuming you achieved a passing score. I am coming across more and more institutions that are requiring their students to score higher than the ACE-recommended passing score, particularly in regards to CLEP exams. In MOST cases, 50 or higher is a passing score for the CLEP exams, and a score of 400 or higher is considered passing for the "refreshed" DSST exams (those that are not refreshed have varying passing scores from 44-48 and the computerized exams will display the ACE-recommended passing score before the exam actually begins).
Please, I want to encourage each of you to double-check with your college or university before assuming you achieved a passing score. I am coming across more and more institutions that are requiring their students to score higher than the ACE-recommended passing score, particularly in regards to CLEP exams. In MOST cases, 50 or higher is a passing score for the CLEP exams, and a score of 400 or higher is considered passing for the "refreshed" DSST exams (those that are not refreshed have varying passing scores from 44-48 and the computerized exams will display the ACE-recommended passing score before the exam actually begins).
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