AP prep for CLEP?

[HSKLNG]

Could a student who prepared for AP using the AP books successfully pass a CLEP test, or would this be a futile effort and a waste of our time?

Help?

[Ms. Riding Hood]

You'd probably need to check the course outline or list of material covered on the respective tests to make sure that the CLEP covered the same material, but I'd guess that if your dc was prepared for the AP, then the CLEP would be no problem. As to whether it would be a futile effort and waste time, that would depend on why you are doing it. Did your dc take the AP and score 3 or better? If so, CLEP might be an unecessary effort. Some of this depends on the course and the college. For example, a college might award 3 credits for APUSH (with appropriate scores, of course) or 3 for CLEP Am. History I and another 3 for CLEP Am. History II (I think they call them something different, but the tests are set up in two parts and a university we're looking at does award credit just like this, believe it or not!) At any rate, if you can somehow gain more credit by taking a CLEP, then that would be great. Otherwise, there really isn't a reason to take it in addition to AP. Of course if your dc prepared for the AP but didn't actually take the exam, or didn't pass with 3 or better, then CLEP would be a great alternative route to getting credit. Naturally you'd also want to check with your college to see if they award credit for CLEP and the minimum scores required. If you don't have a college picked out, then you can certainly take the test anyway and hope that in the future you may be able to use them!

I hope this isn't too rambling and scrambled. I'd be glad to discuss it further if you have other questions!

[HSKLNG]

Thanks Ms. Riding Hood, your reply does help.:)