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Show CLEP testing aid to Students Individuals, young and old, can earn college credit for what they've learned on their own by taking College-Level Examinations October 15 at Southern Utah State College. SUSC is one of 1,800 colleges and universities that participate in the College-Level Examination Program according to Jim Piacitelli, SUSC coordinator of counseling. CLEP testing will start promptly at 8:15 a.m. in the Student Resources Center, Room 102, SUSC Administration Ad-ministration Building. Several tests are being offered which recognize college level learning in English, humanities, natural sciences, math or social sciences-history. Another 47 examinations are also available in specialized areas such as education, foreign languages, American history, American literature, introduction to accounting, computers and data processing, biology and fundamentals of nursing. "Since the program began in 1971, over 1,000 students have received CLEP credit at SUSC," Piacitelli reports. "SUSC is allowed to award a maxumum of 46 quarter hours credit in general education areas. Students who take advantage of the program save both time and money when working towards a college degree," he said. "A credit by examination program is especially good for the older student who wants to obtain a degree. Often this person has acquired a great deal of knowledge in his or her lifetime that can be applied towards a degree," the SUSC counselor said. Persons taking any CLEP test must provide positive identification. Checks are required for testing fee requirements; no cash is acceptable. Counseling through the SUSC Student Resources Center is available, free of charge, for anyone interested in-terested in CLEP or any other testing services given at the Center. Information regarding tests and fee assessments is available by calling 586-4411, extension J 336. ! i i |