Sending CLEP score to institutions

[Blue]

hello everyone! hope xmas preparations have been going well! =]

i'm a little confused about the sending scores procedure for CLEP exams. does it cost extra to send the scores at the time of my exam or is it included in the exam fee? and if i want to now send past scores that haven't been sent anywhere before, does it cost $20, or is the $20 charged if the score has been sent before?

hope my questions aren't too confusing >.<

thanks! =]

[Librevore]

Hi Blue,

The school that you want to have your scores sent to will have an institution code. You can call them and ask for it. Take that with you when you take your Clep and the score will be sent without any extra charge. For the Cleps you've already taken, it is $20 to have Clep send all of your transcripts to one address. There is more information at collegeboard.com also.

Hope this helps,
Kate

[Blue]

Originally Posted by Librevore

Hi Blue,

The school that you want to have your scores sent to will have an institution code. You can call them and ask for it. Take that with you when you take your Clep and the score will be sent without any extra charge. For the Cleps you've already taken, it is $20 to have Clep send all of your transcripts to one address. There is more information at collegeboard.com also.

Hope this helps,
Kate

ahh, thanks so mcuh kate! you definitely answered all my questions. but i just thought of one more. for the score that can be sent at the time i take my exam, do i have to make that decision before or after the exam? ie: can i wait to tell them right after i know what my score is? thanks again!

[Johanna]

I don't believe you're given that option by the computer once you are done testing - you can only choose whether to have the score thrown out before you find out what it was (so you never know if you did manage a pass if you choose this option). That's why it's usually not the smart thing to do. If you're really worried about hurting a GPA or having your school see a failing score, you may not want to report it until you see what grade you got. But doing it that way will cost you an extra 20 bucks.

[Blue]

ohh, gotcha...thanks johanna! =]

[sgloer]

Most colleges don't care or do anything about failed CLEP scores; they only take the passing ones...so if you enter your institution code on the test and find out you failed, it usually won't make a difference.

Of course, your college could be one of the very few that actually cares about failing scores, so I would recommend checking up with your advisor.