Get Credit For What You Know

Originally printed in the Times Union, April 17, 2006.  Read the entire story

CLEP (College Level Exam Program)
Exams: 35 subjects, including composition and literature, foreign languages, history, social sciences, science, math and business.
Cost: $55 (plus $15 administrative fee to test site)
Test administration method: Computer or paper and pencil
Test scores: Available immediately
Credit awarded: At 2,900 colleges and universities
Local testing sites: Hudson Valley Community College, Schenectady County Community College, Maria College, Columbia Greene Community College
More info: http://www.collegeboard.com

DSST (DANTES subject Standardized Test)
Exams: 37 subjects including math, social sciences, business, humanities and physical sciences.
Cost: $60 (some test sites charge a small administrative fee)
Test administration method: Paper and pencil
Test scores: By mail, in approsimately four weeks
Credit awarded: At more than 1,900 colleges and universities
Local testing sites: Hudson Valley Community College, Columbia Greene Community College
More info: http://www.getcollegecredit.com

Excelsior College Exams
Exams: 40 subjects, including arts and sciences, business, nursing and education.
Cost: Varies by credits awareded:; range $115 to $295
Credit awarded: At more than 900 colleges and universities
Local test site: Thompson Prometric Test Centers
More info: http://www.excelsior.edu

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