Winston-Salem State University participates in CLEP, a national program of credit-by-examination that offers students an opportunity to earn college credit by examination. CLEP offers two types of tests: General Examinations and Subject Examinations.
Note that registering for an exam and scheduling your test with a test center are separate steps. To register for an exam, pay the exam fee, and print your ticket, you must use the College Board CLEP website. After that, you may contact any testing center directly, including WSSU, to schedule your exam.
WSSU charges a $25 center fee per exam. Also note that CLEP also offers a remote proctoring option if you prefer to take your CLEP test online.
University policies regarding CLEP are as follows:
- WSSU does not award credit for General Examinations.
- Students may earn a maximum of (36) semester hours of CLEP credit for subject examinations.
- WSSU recognizes the right of each academic department to determine the maximum number of additional credits to be earned via challenging examinations.
- Credit by examination cannot be used to meet the 30-hour residency requirement.
- A CLEP score may not be used for course credit once a student has earned a grade in that particular course.
- You must wait six (6) months to retake any CLEP exam.
- Five general exams cover course material usually required in the first two years of college.
Twenty-nine subject exams cover material from a wide range of courses in the fields of
Business, Composition and Literature, Foreign Languages, History and Social Science and Mathematics.
The document entitled Transfer Articulation CLEP describes minimum acceptable scores and number of credit hours awarded for each course.
- All CLEP test-takers must first use the official CLEP website to register and pay for their exam and obtain their ticket ID before scheduling with WSSU.
- A $25 non-refundable site fee per exam is required, payable to WSSU by check or money order only. This fee which must be received two (2) weeks in advance of the testing date. Checks or Money Orders should be mailed to:
Winston-Salem State University
601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
University College, Hill Hall #330
Attention: James Pao
Winston-Salem, NC 27110 - Upon receipt of your $25 site fee, the Testing and Proctoring Center Manager will arrange a day and time that is convenient for you to take your CLEP test. The Testing and Proctoring Center is located in the Student Success Center at Hill Hall in Room 330.
