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Don’t Ignore CLEP to Improve Student Transfer

To the Editors:
I recently read “A Recommendation to ‘Reset,’ Not ‘Fix,’ Broken Transfer System,” by Doug Lederman, and was astounded by the exclusion of the College Board’s College Level Examination Program (CLEP) by name in the Tackling Transfer Advisory Board’s full report. As a nationally recognized program capable of helping learners earn credit for prior knowledge or through courses, CLEP should be central to conversations around all relevant learning and the transfer experience for students.