https://clep.collegeboard.org/coronavirus-updates

 In light of the growing developments with the coronavirus (COVID-19), the CLEP program is focused on ensuring the safety of our students, education professionals, and staff.

Given the closures of many high schools, colleges, and universities, we’d like to provide test takers, testing staff, and other education professionals the following information in the event that they are impacted by COVID-19.

Please continue to check back regularly for updates.

CLEP Test Takers Whose Registration Tickets Expired

Test takers whose registration tickets expired on or after March 1 due to the impact of COVID-19 are elgible to receive a CLEP exam voucher that would allow them to take an exam any time between now and June 30th, 2021.

If you purchased a registration ticket that has expired, please contact CLEP Services by emailing clep@info.collegeboard.org with "Exam Voucher – Coronavirus" in the subject line or by calling 800-257-9558. When contacting CLEP, please include your name, address, telephone number, and CLEP exam subject. 

Please note that these vouchers are for students who purchased their registration tickets. If you registered for your CLEP exam using a voucher code from your school or another entity, please contact the person who provided the original voucher.

Test Center Status Update

As many states have reopened or will be reopening soon, the status of CLEP test centers may have changed.
 
If you're planning to take a CLEP exam, we strongly advise you to contact the test center immediately to confirm that they're currently administering CLEP exams. If not, find out if you can make arrangements to test at that center at a later date or find another test center by using the CLEP Test Center Search tool. Reminder: CLEP registration tickets are valid for 6 months and can be used at any CLEP test center.
 
NOTE: The designation “Open” in the Test Center Search results indicates that a test center administers CLEP exams to all test-takers.  It is not an indication that the center is open or closed for business.

Remote Testing

Unfortunately, CLEP does not have the ability to change its delivery model in the immediate future or offer remote proctoring this spring.  We'll communicate with all test centers if anything changes but expect to continue to make CLEP available under its current model for the foreseeable future. 

Guidance for CLEP Test Center (Updated June 2020)

The CLEP Program will not be suspending CLEP testing and are leaving closure decisions to individual test centers. However, as states begin to reopen, we encourage all centers to follow the guidance of the CDC and their state and local governments. 

The link below provides updated information for CLEP test centers about reopening after the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. The document includes general information resources, recommendations from CLEP, and answers to common questions.

contact CLEP Services (or at 800-257-9558) for information about other nonstandard options before you register through My Account.

On Exam Day

Be prepared to bring the following to the test center:

1. A valid registration ticket from the My Account registration portal.
2. Registration forms or printouts that are required by the test center. Make sure you have filled out all necessary paperwork in advance of your testing date.
3. Administration fees: Bring the administration fee to the test center. Each test center charges an additional fee and sets its own policy for payment.
4. Identification: Your driver’s license, passport, or other government-issued identification that includes your photograph and signature. You will be asked to show this identification to be admitted to the testing area. The last name on your ID must match the name on your registration ticket. The ID you bring must meet the following criteria:

• Be government-issued.
• Be an original document—photocopied documents are not acceptable.
• Be valid and current—expired documents (bearing expiration dates that have passed) are not acceptable, no matter how recently they may have expired.
• Bear the test taker's full name, in English language characters, exactly as it appears on the registration ticket, including the order of the names.
• Middle initials are optional and only need to match the first letter of the middle name when present on both the ticket and the identification.
• Bear a recent recognizable photograph that clearly matches the test taker.
• Include the test taker's signature.
• Be in good condition with clearly legible text and a clearly visible photograph.
• Military test takers must bring their military ID.
• Homeschooled students and high school students: If you do not have the required government-issued ID, please complete a Student ID Form (.pdf/55 KB) which is valid for one year. The form must be accompanied by a recognizable photo with a school or notary seal overlapping the photo. The form must be signed in front of a school official or notary. If you fail to present appropriate identification, you will not be tested.
• Examples of other types of acceptable indentification include:
  • Government-issued passport with name, photograph, and signature
  • Driver’s license with name, photograph, and signature
  • State or Province ID issued by the motor vehicle agency with name, photograph, and signature
  • Military ID with name, photograph, and electronic signature
  • National ID with name, photograph, and signature
  • Tribal ID card with name, photograph, and signature
  • A naturalization card or certificate of citizenship with name, photograph, and signature
  • A Permanent Resident Card (Green Card) with name, photograph, and signature