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STANDARDIZED COLLEGE-LEVEL TESTS

DEFINITION

Credit or a waiver may be awarded for learning evaluated by standardized examinations, which are available through a variety of testing agencies. The acceptable grade and credit assignment will be determined by the department chair for each subject area being tested. College credit will be given on a Marist transcript as CBE, credit by examination. Two of the most common standardized tests available to adult students are Excelsior College Examinations (ECE) and the College Level Exam Program (CLEP).

DETERMINING WHICH TEST TO TAKE

Students may not receive credit for standardized test results if they have already received transfer credit for similar learning at colleges previously attended so you need to be careful about reviewing your transfer credits before signing up for an examination. If you have questions about this, please speak with your advisor.

Marist requires that students taking the CLEP examinations do so in one of the subject areas (as opposed to the general examinations). Many subject examinations are designed to correspond to one-semester courses; some, however, correspond to full-year or two-year courses. Each Subject Examination is 90 minutes long and is composed of multiple-choice questions to be answered in two separately timed sections. Currently, CLEP offers examinations in the following subject areas:

• Composition and Literature
  American Literature
  Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
  English Literature
  Freshman College Composition
• Foreign Languages
  College-Level French Language (1 and 2 semesters)
  College-Level German Language (1 and 2 semesters)
  College-Level Spanish Language (1 and 2 semesters)
• History and Social Sciences
  American Government
  History of the United States I: Early Colonizations to 1877
  History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present
  Human Growth and Development
  Introduction to Educational Psychology
  Principles of Macroeconomics
  Principles of Microeconomics
  Introductory Psychology
  Introductory Sociology
  Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648
  Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present
• Science and Mathematics
  Calculus with Elementary Functions
  College Algebra
  College Algebra-Trigonometry
  Trigonometry
  General Biology
  General Chemistry

Local Testing Centers for CLEP

PROCESS

Students wishing to receive credit for knowledge documented through standardized testing should have test results sent to the School of Continuing Education, Marist College, North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Once received, scores will be evaluated based on department recommendations for credit. The student will receive written notice of any credits recommended for posting.

FEES

Students will be charged a fee of $25.00 per credit posted. There are additional fees charged by ECE and CLEP for the examinations.

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