CLEP exams

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college credit-by-examination program standardized test program

CLEP exams are standardized tests that allow students to earn college credit by demonstrating proficiency in introductory-level college subjects.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
CLEP exams canonical	2
CLEP	1
College-Level Examination Program exams	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2714332 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CLEP exams
Context triple: [College Board, administers, CLEP exams]

A. Praxis tests
Praxis tests are standardized exams used primarily in the United States to assess the academic skills and subject-specific knowledge of individuals seeking teacher certification.
B. GRE Subject Tests
The GRE Subject Tests are standardized exams that assess in-depth knowledge of specific academic disciplines, typically used by graduate programs to evaluate applicants’ subject-matter proficiency.
C. UP College Admission Test
The UP College Admission Test is a highly competitive standardized exam used to select incoming students for the University of the Philippines, the country’s premier public university system.
D. PS exam
The PS exam is a professional licensing test in the United States that assesses a surveyor’s competency in the principles and practice of land surveying.
E. HiSET
HiSET is a high school equivalency exam that serves as an alternative to the GED for individuals seeking a credential comparable to a U.S. high school diploma.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: CLEP exams
Target entity description: CLEP exams are standardized tests that allow students to earn college credit by demonstrating proficiency in introductory-level college subjects.

A. Praxis tests
Praxis tests are standardized exams used primarily in the United States to assess the academic skills and subject-specific knowledge of individuals seeking teacher certification.
B. GRE Subject Tests
The GRE Subject Tests are standardized exams that assess in-depth knowledge of specific academic disciplines, typically used by graduate programs to evaluate applicants’ subject-matter proficiency.
C. UP College Admission Test
The UP College Admission Test is a highly competitive standardized exam used to select incoming students for the University of the Philippines, the country’s premier public university system.
D. PS exam
The PS exam is a professional licensing test in the United States that assesses a surveyor’s competency in the principles and practice of land surveying.
E. HiSET
HiSET is a high school equivalency exam that serves as an alternative to the GED for individuals seeking a credential comparable to a U.S. high school diploma.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college credit-by-examination program ⓘ standardized test program ⓘ
administeredBy	College Board ⓘ
alternativeTo	taking equivalent introductory college courses ⓘ
benefit	can allow students to skip introductory courses ⓘ can reduce college tuition costs ⓘ can reduce time to degree completion ⓘ
category	prior learning assessment ⓘ
creditAwardedBy	participating higher education institutions ⓘ
creditPolicyDeterminedBy	individual colleges and universities ⓘ
creditType	undergraduate college credit ⓘ
deliveryMode	computer-based testing ⓘ
eligibilityRequirement	no formal course enrollment required ⓘ
examDuration	approximately 90 minutes for many exams ⓘ
feeType	exam fee ⓘ
fullName	College-Level Examination Program exams ⓘ linked to: CLEP exams
geographicScope	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
goals	to recognize college-level learning acquired outside the classroom ⓘ
governedBy	College Board policies ⓘ linked to: College Board
introducedBy	College Board ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
level	introductory college level ⓘ
purpose	to allow students to earn college credit by examination ⓘ to assess proficiency in introductory-level college subjects ⓘ
questionFormat	primarily multiple-choice questions ⓘ
recognizedBy	American Council on Education for credit recommendations ⓘ linked to: American Council on Education
registrationMethod	online registration through College Board ⓘ
relatedProgram	Advanced Placement exams ⓘ DSST exams ⓘ
resultType	score report ⓘ
resultUse	college credit recommendation ⓘ
retakePolicy	waiting period required before retaking the same exam ⓘ
scoreReporting	scores can be sent to designated institutions ⓘ
scoringScale	20–80 scaled score ⓘ
subjectArea	business ⓘ composition and literature ⓘ history and social sciences ⓘ science and mathematics ⓘ world languages ⓘ
targetAudience	adult learners ⓘ college-bound students ⓘ current college students ⓘ military personnel ⓘ
testingLocation	authorized CLEP test centers ⓘ some remote proctoring platforms ⓘ
typicalPassingScore	50 on the CLEP 20–80 scale ⓘ
usedBy	many U.S. colleges and universities ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

College Board → administers → CLEP exams ⓘ

College Board → develops → CLEP exams ⓘ

Chang’e lunar exploration program → abbreviation → CLEP ⓘ

linked to: CLEP exams

CLEP exams → fullName → College-Level Examination Program exams ⓘ