Freshman Year for Free
Take tuition-free, high quality courses online from top institutions for college credit.
Sign Up Explore CoursesWe are proud to be supported by:
How It Works
-
Choose one or many free courses that interest you from great Universities.
Explore Courses -
Courses prepare you for widely accepted CLEP exams already accepted for credit by more than 2,900 colleges and universities.
FAQ -
Courses, textbooks and materials are free; all you need are internet access and your own desire to learn. We offer links to tutoring & mentoring.
Student Resources -
Enroll at a college that grants credit for passing well established CLEP* exams.
CLEP- for-credit Universities -
Pass eight exams and potentially earn your “Freshman Year for Free.”
Learn More -
Learn more about CLEP; verify that colleges you may attend grant credit for passing scores.
FAQ
View the Learner Journey
Modern States will pay your CLEP exam fee.
We have over 30 courses available. Here are nine of them:
American Government
American Literature
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
Biology
Calculus
Chemistry
College Algebra
College Composition
College Mathematics
How Modern States Works
“You can take your entire freshman year, tuition free!”
Student Stories
“It was totally free. I got college credit for all of the CLEP exams and passed all of them on the first try. I loved being able to learn at my own pace. Modern States is amazing.”
“I'm using Modern States to complete my engineering degree in the shortest amount of time possible”
“I can trust Modern States.”
“For 15 credit hours I’ve essentially paid nothing … which has been awesome!”
“All of my undergraduate courses, which I can CLEP out of, will go towards my nursing degree and probably save me close to $15,000.”
“Modern States made it possible to do a five-year degree in four years. It's helping dreams come true.”
“I'd like to thank Modern States for even making this possible to students.”
“It doesn't matter how old you are. You can go back [to school] with the help of Modern States.”
Click on a student to hear their story
As Featured By
