Can CLEP credits transfer to non-CLEP colleges?

Question

If I were to go to a college which accepts CLEP as credits, and then were to transfer to a college that didn't accept CLEP as credits, would I be able to keep the CLEP credits?

My reasonings are that:

A) I can because once I am given credit for a subject I have that credit, so as long as that course is offered at the college I am transferring to (and CLEP subject courses are offered at most any college), it won't matter whether it was in-class time, or on a CLEP exam.

B) It won't transfer b/c the college doesn't accept CLEP, and the credit doesn't transform from a CLEP exam to an in-class credit. It remains a CLEP credit which colleges can deny.

Thanks ever so much for giving your opinion. I hope that the truth will prevail.

Answer 1

I'm really into CLEPing out. You can't transfer CLEPs to a collage that doesn't accept them. :( But totally find one that does since you've already worked to get 'em. I wish you the best!

Answer 2

I don't know but I got CLEP credits and never had any problem with college accepting them in full.

Answer 3

You are transferring the credit so if a school does not accept the transfer then there is no transfer.  Some schools are very specific about which if any CLEP exams they will accept and which of their courses are equivalent.

The same is true of all transfer credit, just because one school accepts the transfer does not mean that any other school will.

There are no universal and standardized transfer rules so everything is up to the individual college awarding the credit.

That said, there are three that are known to be exceptionally generous with accepting legitimate transfer credit (known as 'The Big Three' for this reason):

Excelsior College http://www.excelsior.edu

Thomas Edison State College http://www.tesc.edu

Charter Oak State College http://www.cosc.edu

It is theoretically possible to test out of the degree requirements at these colleges -- though most people wouldn't be able to pass that many exams for credit.