State Funding for CLEP Is Available to Michigan Schools

CLEP exams are computer-based tests that cover intro-level college course material in 34 subjects. More than 2,900 U.S. colleges and universities grant credit to students with qualifying CLEP exam scores and allow them to skip the introductory courses in related subjects.

Michigan schools can provide CLEP to their students by ordering vouchers through the CLEP bulk purchase program. The standard cost for each CLEP exam voucher for the 2020–21 academic year is $89 for non-low-income students and $5 per exam for eligible low-income students due to funding available from the Michigan Department of Education.

How Schools Participate in CLEP

Schools can cover the costs of CLEP exams for their students by completing the new CLEP Bulk Purchase online order form.

To place an order:

1. The person responsible for ordering your school's test materials will need to log in to the CLEP Resource Center. If they've never logged in to the Resource Center, they can request access by emailing [email protected]. Please insert "CLEP Resource Center for Bulk Purchase" in the subject line, and include a contact name, institution, title, and email address in the body of the email.
2. Once logged in, click on Forms and select Bulk Purchase Order Form from the dropdown list. When completing the form, make sure to confirm you're a Michigan high school.
3. After you complete and submit the form, you'll receive an order confirmation email which will include your order reference number.
4. After your order is reviewed and processed, you'll receive another email with a link to download your voucher codes (link expires in 7 days).

For additional ordering details, download the 2020-21 Online Ordering Instructions.

Important notes:

All Michigan students must register for exams online and use the voucher code in lieu of payment. Low-income students must use a voucher code when they register so that schools are invoiced for the correct number of reduced price exams. Students will see the full exam fee during registration, and the reduced price will be applied to the school invoice. Learn more about how students register.

We'll bill schools twice a year for tests taken with a voucher: once in January and once in July. Before invoices are generated, we'll send a survey asking schools to confirm the number of their low-income students who took CLEP exams.

We recommend ordering at least 20% more vouchers than you think you'll need. Schools pay only for the tests taken with a voucher, and there's no penalty for overordering.

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