CLEP Information & Test Schedule

San Jacinto College District CLEP Policies


San Jacinto College Central CLEP Recipient Code Is 6694

San Jacinto College South CLEP Recipient Code is 8606

General Information

  1. The applicant is responsible for registering for the appropriate examination. READ ALL INFORMATION CAREFULLY.
  2. Registration applications can be obtained and must be turned in to the Testing Center (Room 133, Administration Building at the Central Campus, or at the South Campus Testing Department, room 3234 Longenecker Building). Fees must be paid before your testing request can be processed. The preferred payment method is by credit card; however, personal checks and money orders are accepted. The check or money order should be made payable to CLEP. Payment is due at the time of registration, but fees will not be processed until the test is administered. All forms of objective CLEP testing is done via computer.
  3. No more than two (2) CLEP exams may be taken during one testing day. Students taking the Freshman College Composition exam with essay should know that the exam consists of two separate 90-minute tests-----an objective test and an essay.
  4. A maximum of thirty (30) semester hours may be earned at San Jacinto College from a combination of CLEP examinations, Advanced Placement (AP), and/or departmental examinations.
  5. A student must have earned at least three (3) semester hours of course work at San Jacinto College before credit for CLEP, AP, or departmental examinations can be posted to their transcript.
  6. Students will not be allowed to take and receive credit for CLEP examinations if they have received a grade (A,B,C,D,F,I) in a course. But, they may take and receive credit for a CLEP examination for a course in which they received a W (withdrawal).
  7. If the student is unable to take the CLEP exam on the date scheduled, the check or money order payable to CLEP will be returned. Taking an exam on a subsequent test date will require a new registration process.
  8. CLEP requires a six (6) month waiting period before retesting is allowed.
  9. CLEP exams are administered on computer. Each exam is 90 minutes long. Some examinations in Composition and Literature also have an optional 90 minutes essay section that is required by some colleges. Understand the policies of the institution you will name as a score recipient. Each school has its own policy on CLEP credits.
  10. You will receive your unofficial candidate score report upon completion of the exam. Official scores will be sent to your recipient institution in 5-10 business days. Official scores must be mailed directly from CLEP prior to the awarding of credit for exams passed. San Jacinto College will send notification to the students’ home address advising them of the process to follow in order to have credit added to a transcript.
  11. If you have taken English Composition with Essay, you will receive one combined score after the essay has been scored, usually one to three weeks after your test date. If you do not want your scores reported, you may select that as an option at the end of exam before you see your scores. No fee refunds will be made. Canceled scores cannot be reinstated, and canceled exams cannot be taken again for six months.

Credit

  1. A student may choose to receive official test results on the test day. CLEP will send official results to the designated school or institution approximately three (3) weeks after the test is taken. Students who are eligible for credit at San Jacinto College District will be notified by mail once official test results are received at the college. Students interested in receiving credit from other colleges or universities need to contact the particular institution(s) for information about their credit-by-exam policies and procedures.
  2. San Jacinto College District requires that credit for the Freshman College Composition CLEP exam be based on both the objective test (90 minutes) as well as the essay test (90 minutes). The Freshman College Composition essay is scored by members of the San Jacinto College English faculty. Standards applied in scoring are those used to score essays of students who have completed the San Jacinto College course in Composition I (ENGL 1301). In order to receive a passing score on this exam, students must demonstrate mastery of the expository writing skills taught in Composition I (ENGL 1301). All CLEP essays must be written with black ballpoint pens. All essays are the property of San Jacinto College District.

Fees

  1. The fee for each CLEP examination is currently $65.00. This fee is subject to change by CLEP. The fee may be paid by credit card on the test day.
  2. A separate, nonrefundable, service fee of $15.00 will be collected for each test date. A receipt for this service fee is required prior to registration for any exam.
  3. Students who take the Freshman College Composition with Essay for credit at San Jacinto College District must pay a separate $10.00 fee for grading the CLEP essay. This fee is payable prior to test date at the business office or on the test date and may be paid by credit card, check or money order. A receipt for this fee is required at the time of the examination.
  4. San Jacinto College District has a current tuition rate of $33.00 per semester hour for each credit hour. This fee is subject to change. This fee applies to hours earned by CLEP, AP, and departmental examinations. (e.g., the fee for three (3) hours of credit is $99.00.) Payment is accepted at the Testing Center (Room 133, Administration Building) or it may be mailed to: Test Center, 8060 Spencer Highway – Room 133AD, Pasadena, Texas 77505. Allow two (2) to four (4) weeks for the credit authorization to be processed.

Examination Day Tips:

  1. Arrive on Time. You cannot be admitted after an examination has begun, nor can an examination be delayed for you.
  2. Have your Admission Form and two forms of personal identification with you. One must bear a photograph of you.
    Acceptable types of photo identification include a driver’s license, passport, or college-issued student identification card. If you fail to present a photo I.D. you will not be tested.
  3. Payment by credit card will be made on the test day for $65.00 per test.
  4. Bring a pen or pencil. Do not bring scratch paper. It will be provided by the test center.
  5. Do not bring books, papers, beepers, cellular phones, or watches that beep or have an alarm!
  6. Do not bring a calculator to the exam. If a calculator is required, it is built into the test and will be available to you on the computer.
  7. There are no scheduled rest breaks during or between exams.

Courses for Which CLEP Credit Can Be Earned

Subject Exam Score Needed Semester Hours Course
American Government 50 3 GOVT 2302
History of the United States I: Early Colonizations to 1877 50 3 HIST 1301
History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present 50 3 HIST 1302
College Algebra 50 3 MATH 1314
Freshman College Composition 50 3 ENGL 1301
(Essay section required by San Jacinto College) and passing essay
English Literature 50 6 ENGL 2322 / 2323
General Chemistry 50 4 CHEM 1411
Introductory Psychology 50 3 PSYC 2301
Financial Accounting 50 3 ACCT 2301
Introductory Business Law 50 3 BUSI 2301
Pre Calculus 50 3 MATH 2312
Calculus 50 4 MATH 2413
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 3 ECON 2301
Principles of Microeconomics 50 3 ECON 2302
Introductory Sociology 50 3 SOCI 1301
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 3 HIST 2311
Western Civilization II: l648 to the Present 50 3 HIST 2312
Information Systems & Computer Applications 50 3 ITSC 1301
College Level Spanish Language 50 8 SPAN 1411 - 1412
  63 6 SPAN 2311 - 2312
College Level French Language 50 8 FREN 1411 - 1412
  62 6 FREN 2311 - 2312
College Level German Language 50 8 GERM 1411 - 1412
  63 6 GERM 2311 - 2312

Central CampusCLEP Testing Dates for 2007-2008
Report Time:8:15 a.m. (No Late Entry Permitted)

Test Date Registration Deadline
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 June 20, 2007
Wednesday, September 05, 2007 August 08, 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007 September 05, 2007
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 September 05, 2007
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 October 10, 2007
Wednesday, February 06, 2008 January 09, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 February 27, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 March 26, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 April 16, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 May 21, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008* June 18, 2008

 

 

All summer CLEP test dates have been filled.  CLEP testing will resume in September, 2008
Report Time: 10:00 a.m. (No Late Entry Permitted)

Test dates are subject to change with respect to holidays. If dates are changed, the changes will be posted in the Test Center, Room 133, Administration Building, Central Campus or 3234, Longenecker Building, South Campus. San Jacinto College Central and San Jacinto College South have been designated as testing centers for CLEP examinations.

*CLEP TEST FEE INCREASE MAY OCCUR THIS MONTH