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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Entering first-year and transfer students may be granted university credit for subject examinations of the College Level Examination Program when they have achieved scores which are on or above the 'C' grade level. Matriculated students wishing to earn credits through CLEP exams must obtain approval prior to taking the exams through an approved academic petition which is available online. A complete listing of subject examinations of CLEP for which the University grants credits is noted below:

Composition and LiteratureScoreEquivalentCredits
American Literature50ENGL.28203
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature52ENGL.18103
College Composition50ENGL.10103
College Composition Modular50ENGL.10103
English Literature50ENGL.28103
Humanities50ARHI.1050 & ENGL.20206

Foreign LanguagesScoreEquivalentCredits
French Language53WLFR.10103
French Language58WLFR.1010WLFR.10206
French Language68WLFR.1010WLFR.1020WLFR.21109
French Language72WLFR.1010WLFR.1020WLFR.2110WLFR.212012
German Language53WLGE.10103
German Language58WLGE.1010WLGE.10206
German Language68WLGE.1010WLGE.1020WLGE.21109
German Language72WLGE.1010WLGE.1020WLGE.2110WLGE.212012
Spanish Language153WLSP.10103
Spanish Language158WLSP.1010WLSP.10206
Spanish Language168WLSP.1010WLSP.1020WLSP.21109
Spanish Language172WLSP.1010WLSP.1020WLSP.2110WLSP.212012
Spanish with Writing153WLSP.10103
Spanish with Writing158WLSP.1010WLSP.10206
Spanish with Writing168WLSP.1010WLSP.1020WLSP.21109
Spanish with Writing172WLSP.1010WLSP.1020WLSP.2110WLSP.212012

1Please note: students may receive credit for taking ONE Spanish CLEP exam.

Social Sciences and HistoryScoreEquivalentCredits
American Government50POLI.10103
History of US I:  Early Colonization's to 187750HIST.11103
History of US II: 1865 to the Present50HIST.11203
Human Growth and Development50PSYC.26003
Principles of Macroeconomics54ECON.20203
Principles of Microeconomics56ECON.20103
Psychology, Introductory50PSYC.10103
Introductory Sociology51SOCI.10103
Western Civilization I:  Ancient Near East to 164853HIST.10503
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present53HIST.10603
Sciences and MathematicsScoreEquivalentCredits
Biology50BIOL.1110 & BIOL.11206
Calculus50MATH.13104
College Algebra50MATH.12003
Info Systems and Comp Applications50INFO.16003
Mathematics, College50MATH.15103
Natural Sciences50LIFE.1010 & LIFE.10206
BusinessScoreEquivalentCredits
Financial Accounting53ACCT.2010 & ACCT.20206
Business Law, Introductory50LGST.26203
Marketing, Principles of53MKTG.20103