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Hang Ten—Making Waves with CLEP
Deborah Anderson M.Ed.
Higher Education Consultant
Top Ten List
What is CLEP
Does it apply to my students
What is the process at my institution
CLEP and military
Identify road blocks & solutions
How do I identify a CLEP student
What are my responsibilities regarding CLEP
What are student responsibilities regarding CLEP
What resources are available
Become an advocate
Understanding CLEP Facts & Benefits
Core Purposes
CLEP allows students to demonstrate that they have
acquired mastery of college-level course content.
CLEP allows students to translate that knowledge into
college credit that is commonly recognized by passing
any of the program’s exams.
CLEP allows diverse groups, including traditional and nontraditional learners, adult students, and military service
members to save time and money as they pursue a
college degree.
CLEP Offers Colleges…
Rigor and
Relevance
• More than 600 faculty develop and set
standards to ensure CLEP exams are
comparable to those of introductory
college courses.
Access
• CLEP allows capable students to move
ahead, opening seats in introductory
classes.
Success
• 91% of CLEP students report that CLEP
made a difference in their ability to
complete their degree
Graduation Rates
• CLEP students complete their degrees at
a higher rate than students not earning
credit-by-exam.
What age group do you think has
the largest percentage of CPL
students?
A.Under 18
B. 18-22
C. 23-29
D.30-35
E. 36 & older
Age Group Breakdown
Exams Administered to National Candidates, 2009-10
There are no age requirements for CLEP
How Does CLEP Apply to
Students?
Save time for students
Save money for students
Allow students to enroll in higher level
courses sooner
Earlier graduation
What is Happening Now?
Evaluate Current Methodology
What is done now?
If you don’t know—why don’t you know?
Who knows the processes?
Who is responsible for updates?
Where is information stored & posted?
If there is no formalized process, ask why.
Who Needs to Know Your CLEP Policy?
Faculty &
advisors
Admissions
Office
Test Center
Registrar’s
Office
Students
Adult &/or
Veterans
Office
Military Credit
How does your institution grant credit for military
training/service?
Cross walk with 2-year/4-year
How do we promote?
Who needs to be involved?
VA representatives
Transcript evaluators
Advisors
Colorado Community College System
All 13 colleges follow same rules
Legislation passed in 1990s stating a “Student Bill of
Rights”
Faculty convene to discuss scores and acceptance of
exams
CCCS CLEP Handbook maintained and updated
annually:
http://www.cccs.edu/Docs/EdServices/Credit-for-PriorLearning-Handbook.pdf
California CLEP Policies
California’s four-year institutions set policy
California community colleges determine how to
implement for their schools
Great confusion due to lack of coordination between
systems
CSU system handbook:
http://www.calstate.edu/AcadAff/codedmemos/AA2010-09.pdf
Possible Road Blocks
Consider these questions:
How are students notified of their
opportunity for CLEP?
What is on your website?
Are your policies current?
Do you know who is responsible for
CLEP policy?
Student Road Blocks
Lack of communication
Poor website design
Lack of training for advisors/staff
Lack of knowledge support from faculty
No “champion”
Comments I hear from advisors
Negates transferability
It’s too complicated.
I don’t understand the process.
Who should I advise to take CLEP?
No one really cares.
Faculty can be a Road Block
Help educate on test development
De-mystify
Encourage them to become part of the process
Faculty Role in CLEP
More than 600 college and university faculty members
are involved in developing and setting the standards
for CLEP exams. Faculty responsibilities include:
• Serving on test development committees
• Responding to curriculum surveys to determine exam
content
• Serving on standard-setting panels
• Serving on ACE review panels
• Determining departmental credit-granting policies
Solutions with Faculty
Educate
CLEP Policies
CLEP Procedures
Engage
Share success stories
Attend faculty meetings
Encourage
Get them to volunteer
Share the data
Who are CPL Students?
Identify CPL Students
First year students looking to accelerate their
education paths
Students with high SAT or ACT scores
Homeschooled students
Students who are fluent in Spanish, French, or
German
Juniors or seniors who have not met lower-division
requirements
CPL Students Continued
Adults returning to college
Military service members
Veterans
Students at risk for stopping out or struggling with
finances
International students needing to translate their
overseas credit
Students with expired courses
Students with high placement scores
Responsibilities
Focus on All Students
Recent focus has been students placing into
developmental courses
Why do we ignore students who are college level and
higher?
Important to serve all students
What is our role in guiding students?
A New Set of Lenses
Advising job is information
Advising job is to provide options/choices
Advising job is student success
Advising job is to advocate for student
Educate Departments on CLEP
Intake process
Initial student contact
Front Desk Staff
Advisors
Testing Administrators
Student Orientation/Preview
Deans
Sample Websites
http://www.uwgb.edu/oira/cfpl/clep/
http://frontrange.edu/testing
Identify Decision Makers
Critical to know who are the decision
makers
Critical to get faculty input
Critical to evaluate plan on regular basis
Time for a Decision
Student may want to discuss with VA
advisor
Student may need to talk to Testing
Center
Student may need to talk with
Admissions & Records
Student may need to talk with
Department/Program chair
Responsibility Check List
Advisor
Be well versed in policy
Identify CLEP student
Educate CLEP student
Be an advocate
Stay current
Student
What exam(s) may I take
How do I get credit
What will transfer
Know deadlines
Follow through
Identify Leaders for Implementation
Key Leaders
Testing Directors
Dean of Student Services
Dean of Instruction
Director of Advising
State committees
Faculty
Advisors
Legislators
Implement Change
Identify change
Create a plan
Identify appropriate committee members
Student input
Faculty
Research
Key Questions for Change
Process
What departments are impacted?
What makes sense for students?
Payment
Marketing
Free materials
Opportunities to tell students
Evaluate
Feedback surveys
Data Reports
Promote/Create/Implement
State wide systems
2-year
4-year
Guarantee transfer within a state
Identify key players
Faculty
Deans
System presidents
How to Recruit Committee
Directors
Important to have key leaders
Testing
Instruction
Support Staff
Invaluable resource
Great ideas
Students
Know their needs
Resources for Change
No need to reinvent the wheel
Data critical to your cause
National organizations
College Board
ACT
NCTA
Webmaster
Share results of FRCC project
Need More Information?
CLEP website for professionals:
professionals.collegeboard.com/clep
CLEP website for students:
www.collegeboard.com/clep
CLEP email address:
[email protected]
Summary
Educate your teams
Evaluate current methodology
Create a plan for implementation of CLEP
policies
Eliminate road blocks for students
Identify key leaders
Identify recommendations for change
Identify resources
Take ACTION!
Are you for
student
success?
Discussion/Questions/Wrap Up
Thank you!
Deborah Anderson M.Ed.
Higher Education Consultant
[email protected]