It was created with close involvement of evaluation personnel in the three schools. Some of these are fundamental to counselor strategies, and are included simply to provide a comprehensive list. Consider the personal background of the individual student. Some students were zealous in their high school or extra-curricular studies and are viable candidates for the CLEP General Exams. Because of the cultural diversity of the military, many examinees can effectively take advantage of their foreign language background and do well with the CLEP or DLPT language exams.
Age brings insight, wisdom, and a greater ability to pass general knowledge exams.
For example, age and experience make more mature students better candidates for the CLEP General in Humanities. Probe students backgrounds to identify their strengths. Encourage them to try. Take maximum advantage of on-going college and university courses. Many college classes are closely related to test content but do not duplicate the credit awarded by the school.