Here’s a little known secret: The College Board — the same organization that administers the SAT to high school students — also offers 34 placement examinations for some of the most common university ...

Although you have surely heard of CLEP tests, you may not know that these credit-by-exam tests are widely accepted by colleges and universities. In addition, by passing these examinations you can earn ...

The College-Level Examination Program allows students of varying ages, including those in high school, to earn college credit by demonstrating their mastery of introductory college-level material. The ...

David Buddingh was an average student at Naperville Central High, not the kind of youngster one would expect to qualify for academic scholarships or be directed toward advanced-placement tests. Yet ...

Some students may qualify to "test out" of certain classes or to earn college credit for certain tests available at the Testing Center. There will be a maximum of 30 credit hours for credit for prior ...

High school juniors Trinity Howard and Truc Le haven't decided where they will attend college nor have they settled on a major. But what the two students have decided on is completing their freshman ...

It was last December, and the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay’s holiday break had begun. But Alex Stenner, a sophomore and human biology major there, spent his two weeks off earning three credits ...

The WMU Department of Spanish will award the following credit: For Advanced Placement (AP) exam: grade of 3 = 8 total credits [4 credits for SPAN 1000 and 4 credits for SPAN 1010] (no charge) grade of ...

This is in response to “Professor: Purdue's 'first year free' plan bad for students, bad for the university,” which appeared Feb. 26 at jconline.com. A recent letter to the editor about Purdue’s new ...