04-20-2009, 10:48 PM
I have taken courses at six different colleges and universities, and not one of those institutions awards letter grades for CLEP exams. With each of those schools, the grades are award as Pass/Fail only. I don't even recall having heard of any schools that award letter grades for CLEP exams. However, with some tests, a higher score resulted in a higher credit amount. This is especially common with the CLEP language exams for French, Spanish, and German. It's also common for some of the AP exams, where a score of a "3" may rake in three semester hours but scoring a "5" or maybe even a "4" may result in double the credit hours.
However, it all depends on the particular institution; they each set their own policies on these things. For a college or university's official policy, just download the school's undergraduate catalog off their website, or ask the school to mail you a hard copy. That being said, most schools' official policies can be waived, if not by the academic advisor then certainly by the dean. If you choose to try this route, I'd recommend being nice to the administration, but getting your answers in writing so you have documentation should questions arise later.
However, it all depends on the particular institution; they each set their own policies on these things. For a college or university's official policy, just download the school's undergraduate catalog off their website, or ask the school to mail you a hard copy. That being said, most schools' official policies can be waived, if not by the academic advisor then certainly by the dean. If you choose to try this route, I'd recommend being nice to the administration, but getting your answers in writing so you have documentation should questions arise later.
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