CLEP and DSST Testing Information

Testing Dates:

2008
January 16
February 20
March 12
April 16
May 21
June 11
July 9
September 10
October 15
November 12
December 3

Johnston Community College administers College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) and Dantes Standardized Subject Tests (DSST) once a month on Wednesdays at 2pm. The CLEP is a computerized exam and self-timed for 90 minutes. The DSST is paper and pencil and takes about 90 minutes to complete.

CLEP Information

To secure a reservation for an exam date, send a CLEP registration form and an administrative fee of $15 (payable to JCC) no later than one week prior to the test date to the following:

Testing Coordinator
Johnston Community College
PO Box 2350
Smithfield, NC 27577

On the day of testing, a $70 CLEP examination fee is required. The fee can be paid via check (payable to CLEP) or credit card.

For students requesting examination for CLEP Freshman College Composition Exam, there is an additional charge of $10 to cover the written essay portion. After the student takes the first part of the exam on computer, the student may take the essay portion based on an acceptable score from the computerized portion of the test. Please allow at least four weeks for a written essay exam to be ordered and obtained from College Board.

CLEP test results are received immediately after the computerized exam is complete. Students receive a printout of their score results and the score is sent instantaneously to CLEP administrators at the College Board. If requested at the time of the exam, an official transcript of the course grade is mailed within one to three weeks to the recipient college from CLEP.

CLEP regulations state that if a student does not successfully pass an exam, he or she must wait six months to retake the same exam. Additional information on CLEP testing, including individual exam descriptions and subject guides, is available at www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html.

DSST Information

To secure a reservation for an exam date, send a DSST registration form (PDF: 1p) and an administrative fee of $15 (payable to JCC) no later than two weeks prior to the test date to the following address:

Testing Coordinator
Johnston Community College
PO Box 2350
Smithfield, NC 27577

On the day of testing, a $70 DSST examination fee is required. The fee can be paid via credit card or money order (payable to The Chauncey Group). No checks accepted.

DSST results are mailed to the student within four weeks of the exam date.

DSST regulations state that is a student does not successfully pass an exam, they must wait six months to retake the same exam.

Additional information on the DSST exam is available at www.getcollegecredit.com.