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COMPARING CLEP, AP, & DUAL ENROLLMENT

I. 30 Ways to Earn College Credit

II. 15 Points of Comparison

III. Questions & Answers

30 WAYS TO EARN COLLEGE CREDIT

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Excellent Transfer Good Transfer Limited Transfer

(ACE)

Limited Improbable

(NCCRS)

Special Transfer

Varies

• College-Based Dual

Enrollment

• Arizona State University’s

Universal Learner

Program

• Out-of-State Dual

Enrollment List (2021)

• Summer School

• Winter Break,

Minimesters, Accelerated

Terms

• Outlier (legitimate credit

laundering)

• TEL Learning (legitimate

credit laundering)

• Advanced Placement

Exam (AP)

• College Level Exam

Program (CLEP)

• DSST/DANTES Exams

• ALEKS Corporation—

McGraw Hill (ACE)

• Saylor Academy (ACE &

NCCRS)

• Sophia (ACE)

• Straighterline (ACE)

• Study.com (ACE)

• Workplace Training

(ACE)

• GED Exam (ACE)

• The Institutes for

Statistics Education

(ACE)

• Coopersmith Career

Consulting (NCCRS)

• Davar Academy

(NCCRS)

• OnlineDegree.com

(NCCRS)

• Foreign Language

Exams – Advanced

Placement, CLEP, ACTFL,

NYU-FLP

• Prior Learning

Assessments (PLA)

• edX & Coursera MOOC

• Christian MOOC—

Hillsdale College

• UExcel Exams—

Excelsior College Exams

• TECEP Exams – Thomas

Edison Credit by Exam

Program

• CSM Learn –

Quantitative Literacy

Math Course

• Unbound

30 Ways to Earn College Credit

ALL CREDIT TYPES: 2 CATEGORIES

Dual Enrollment

Enroll through a college

Complete a course

Follow a schedule

Do homework

Take tests

Earn a grade

Generate a permanent record

Credit by Exam

Uses independent study

Any curriculum

No homework

Take 1 test

Earn credit (pass/fail)

Disclosure optional

#1 POINT OF COMPARISONTRANSFERABILITY

Dual Enrollment: Excellent Transferability

Nearly every regionally accreditedcollege in the country participates.

AP and CLEP Credit by ExamGood Transferability

AP roughly 3,200 colleges participate in placement or credit (85%)

CLEP roughly 2,900 colleges participate in placement or credit (75%)

Only 4 of the TOP

100 universities do not

award college credit

for AP exams

Foreign Language Art Math Computers Business

CLEP—French, German,

Spanish

CLEP—Humanities CLEP—College Math,

College Algebra, Pre-

calculus, Calculus

CLEP—Information Systems CLEP—Financial Accounting,

Business Law, Management,

Marketing

AP—French, German,

Spanish, Chinese, Italian,

Japanese, Latin

AP—Art History, Music

Theory, Studio Art 2-D,

Studio Art 3-D, Studio Art

Drawing

AP—Calculus (AB), Calculus

(BC), Statistics

AP—Computer Science AP—none

DE- French, German,

Spanish, Chinese, Italian,

Japanese, Latin, and more.

DE- Art History, Music

History, Music Performance,

Fine Arts, and more.

DE- Math for Liberal Arts,

Math for Trades, College

Math, College Algebra,

Pre-Cal, Stats, Calculus I, II,

III, Finite Math, and higher.

DE- Certifications, Coding

Languages, Cyber Security,

IT and Computer Science of

every type.

DE- Introduction to Business,

Marketing, Management,

Social Media, Entrepreneur,

Personal Finance,

Accounting, Small Business

Management, and more.

15 Points of Comparison: Subjects Available

15 Points of Comparison: Subjects Available

English Literature Science History Social Sciences

CLEP—Composition,

Composition Modular (no

essay)

CLEP—American Literature,

English Literature, Analyzing

and Interpreting Literature

CLEP—Biology, Chemistry,

Natural Science

CLEP—American

Government, US History,

Western Civilization, Social

Sciences and History

CLEP— Sociology,

Macroeconomics,

Microeconomics, Psychology,

Educational Psychology,

Human Growth, and

Development

AP—Composition AP—English Literature AP—Biology, Chemistry,

Physics, Environmental

Science

AP—Comparative

Government, US

Government, US History,

World History, European

History, Human Geography

AP—Macroeconomics,

Microeconomics, Psychology

DE- English 1, English 2,

Technical Writing,

Journalism

DE- American Literature,

English/British Literature,

Analyzing and Interpreting

Literature, Children’s

Literature, African

Literature, Jewish Literature,

Bible as Literature, and

more.

DE- with or without labs

(virtual or hands on),

Biology, Microbiology,

Anatomy & Physiology,

Chemistry, Organic

Chemistry, Environmental

Science, Astronomy,

Geology, and more.

DE- American History,

World History, Civil War

History, History of Russia,

History of China, History of

Japan, and more.

DE- sociology, criminal

justice, white collar crime,

economics, psychology,

human growth and

development, abnormal

psychology, animal

psychology, and more.

15 Points of Comparison: Ownership

• Private or public owned.

• For-profit or non-profit.

• Secular or religious.

• Courses developed in-house.

• Bias high

• Owned by The College Board

• Tests written by AP Test

Development Committee

• TDC: college professors and

high school teachers.

• Attempt at neutrality/low bias

• Owned by The College Board

• Tests written by AP Test

Development Committee

• TDC: college professors

• Attempt at neutrality/low bias

15 Points of Comparison: Cost

Low DE tuition: $0 ($0/class)

Average DE tuition $75/credit ($225/class)

High DE tuition $150/credit ($450/class)

Extreme DE tuition $200/cr. ($600/class+)

$94 $89 + Testing Center fee

-or-

$89 + $30 home-proctoring fee

-or-

$0 with Modern States Voucher

15 Points of Comparison: Audience

Target audience is high school

students typically grades 11-12

but classes target adults.

Target audience is high school

students typically grades 10-12.

Classes for high school students.

Target audience are adults, but

open to any age / grade.

15 Points of Comparison: Content

College level Aligned “down” to include K-12

Common Core

College level

15 Points of Comparison: Using in Your Homeschool

Full delegation

Use 1 or more courses

Part/all high school schedule

Subjects for every type of student

Career and Technical available

Transfer courses available

Upper-level for “advanced” students

Partial / full delegation

Official AP courses / parent-led

Learn on your own option

Permission to take exam needed

Subjects for “advanced” HS students

No delegation

Parent-led

Learn on your own

Subjects match 100/200 college

15 Points of Comparison: Learning & Testing Location

Learning online or on campus Learning with a parent or AP course

Testing requires permission

Learning with a parent

Testing at a testing center

Testing at home on computer

15 Points of Comparison: Availability

Year-round

Self-paced

Semesters (fall, spring, summer)

Tests administered during a 2-week

period each May

Advanced approval required

Year-round

15 Points of Comparison: Test-taking

Varies by course

Online vs on campus

Proctoring may be required

In person & at home (2021)

In a high school classroom with an

AP exam administrator

An approved testing center admin.

At home via webcam proctoring

15 Points of Comparison: Format

Full semester

Course syllabus will outline the

schedule of reading, writing,

homework, quizzes, exams, lectures,

verbal and written requirements

1 exam

pencil and paper format

Free response

1 exam

Computer / click bubble

Multiple Choice

15 Points of Comparison: Time

Self-paced

Accelerated Term (5-8 weeks)

Traditional Term (16 weeks)

Learn on your own

3-hour test

Remain until test window ends

Learn on your own

90-minute test

Leave when finished

15 Points of Comparison: Grading & Score

Teacher or professor develops

assessments and homework, manually

grades work, writes exams and reads

essays, will issue a final course grade

based on scores from many assignments.

Answers are read by approved “AP Test

Readers” who are trained to evaluate

against a rubric.

Exam scores released in July

(digital exams in August)

Score 1-5 (3+ for college credit)

Score appears on screen instantly.

Composition requires 6 weeks to grade.

Optional essays graded by institution

asking for them.

Score 20-80 (50+ for college credit)

15 Points of Comparison: High School Transcript & GPA

Follows 3:1 Ratio

3 college credits = 1 HS credit

HS grade typically matches college

5.0 for weighted

4.0 for unweighted

YES use college title/brand

1 High school credit for COURSE

Exam not part of HS transcript

5.0 for weighted

4.0 for unweighted

YES use title/brand when official

NOT use title/brand unofficial

1 High School credit for COURSE

Exam not part of HS transcript

4.5 for weighted (Honors)

4.0 for unweighted

NOT use “CLEP” on transcript

15 Points of Comparison: College Admissions

Disclosure required

Send all prior college transcripts

(may finish degree at DE college)

Disclosure optional

Scores are self-reported on the

Common Application (884 colleges

including all Ivy League colleges

(ACT, SAT/SAT Subject, AP, IB,

TOEFL, PTE Academic, and IELTS)

Disclosure optional

Scores are not part of admissions

(send during matriculation)

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