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Ashland University CLEP Examination Procedure

Ashland University administers the College Level Examination Program for students interested in earning college credit by examination. Ashland University only offers CLEP in the computerized version.

The following is a listing of frequently requested CLEP tests and equivalent Ashland University credit received for a passing score. To inquire about the complete list of available tests, equivalencies and scores, you may contact SANDRA EVANS in the GILL CENTER at 419-289-5026 or by email at sevans@ashland.edu.

CLEP course	AU Equivalent
Humanities (general exam)	1 Literature & 1 Fine Arts elective
Natural Science (general exam)	2 Science electives
Social Science & History (general exam)	1 History & 1 Social Science elective
American History I	Hist 212
American History II	Hist 213
General Psychology	Psyc 101
Human Growth & Development	Psyc 209
Intro to Educational Psychology	Educ 202
Intro to Sociology	Soc 111
College French (subject exam)	Up to 2 years of College French
College German (subject exam)	Up to 2 years of College German
College Spanish (subject exam)	Up to 2 years of College Spanish

For a complete listing of exams offered, please visit the www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html . Since all these tests are computerized, all the offered exams are also available at AU.

Registration and Costs
For registration and/or additional information contact SANDRA EVANS in the GILL CENTER at 419-289-5026 or by email at sevans@ashland.edu. Tests are administered by appointment. Each test costs a total of $85.00. CLEP prefers to be paid by credit card, $70.00 per test (no cash). The additional $15.00 must be paid to Ashland University as an administration fee. This fee may be paid by check or cash, separate from the testing fee.

NOTE: Ashland University's test center code is 1021

English Department Testing Policy

The English Department at Ashland University maintains its own testing program which does not grant credit for the CLEP exam or waive the requirement for English 101, but permits a student who demonstrates sufficient expository writing ability to skip English 101 and move directly into 102. The three hours skipped must be made up by such students by taking a writing or literature course (numbered 200 or above) beyond the Humanities literature requirement.

Students granted permission to take the test will write a paper under a controlled situation and must do the paper during the first week of classes. The paper will be argumentative. The paper will be graded by three members of he English department, and all three must agree that the paper presented is of A quality. Grades will be based on the following concerns:

The paper will contain a sound thesis statement.
The thesis will be developed in depth with specific detail.
The development will be couched in a sound structure.
The development will be logical.
The paper will be largely free from intrusive mechanical errors.

Students seeking permission to take the test should make a request to the English Department chair in writing, and this may be done at any summer drive-in or during a visit to the campus (they may be turned into the Director of Academic Advising or the English Department secretary, 218 Arts & Humanities Building). In the letter, the student should indicate the titles of the English classes taken in sophomore, junior, and senior years and the grades received for those courses. The letter should also indicate any other evidence of college competence in writing, including awards, special publications, yearbook and school paper activity. Students who apply should check with the secretary in the English office as soon as possible upon coming to the campus in the Fall to make an appointment to take the test. The test will be given during the first week of classes.

NOTE: Students should register for English 101 at the time of registration and should attend classes until informed of their success on the test, at which time they will be guided into English 102 or some other appropriate class.