The College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Passing Score |
Minimum Semester Credits Earned1 |
Semester Credits Toward GEBreadth Certification |
American Institutions and/or GEBreadth Area2 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
CLEP American Government |
50 |
3 |
3 |
D8 |
CLEP American Literature |
50 |
3 |
3 |
C2 |
CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature |
50 |
3 |
3 |
C2 |
CLEP Biology |
50 |
3 |
3 |
B2 |
CLEP Calculus |
50 |
3 |
3 |
B4 |
CLEP Chemistry |
50 |
3 |
3 |
B1 |
CLEP College Algebra |
50 |
3 |
3 |
B4 |
CLEP College Algebra - Trigonometry |
50 |
3 |
3 |
B4 |
CLEP College Mathematics |
50 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP English Composition (no essay) |
50 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP English Composition with Essay |
50 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP English Literature |
50 |
3 |
3 |
C2 |
CLEP Financial Accounting |
50 |
3 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP French7 Level I |
50 |
6 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP French7 Level II |
59 |
12 |
3 |
C2 |
CLEP Freshman College Composition |
50 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP German7 Level I |
50 |
6 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP German7 Level II |
60 |
12 |
3 |
C2 |
CLEP History, United States I |
50 |
3 |
3 |
D6+US-1 |
CLEP History, United States II |
50 |
3 |
3 |
D6+US-1 |
CLEP Human Growth and Development |
50 |
3 |
3 |
E |
CLEP Humanities |
50 |
3 |
3 |
C2 |
CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications |
50 |
3 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology |
50 |
3 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP Introductory Business Law |
50 |
3 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP Introductory Psychology |
50 |
3 |
3 |
D9 |
CLEP Introductory Sociology |
50 |
3 |
3 |
D0 |
CLEP Natural Sciences |
50 |
3 |
3 |
B1 or B2 |
CLEP Pre-Calculus |
50 |
3 |
3 |
B4 |
CLEP Principles of Accounting |
50 |
3 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics |
50 |
3 |
3 |
D2 |
CLEP Principles of Management |
50 |
3 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP Principles of Marketing |
50 |
3 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP Principles of Microeconomics |
50 |
3 |
3 |
D2 |
CLEP Social Sciences and History |
50 |
0 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP Spanish7 Level I |
50 |
6 |
0 |
n/a |
CLEP Spanish7 Level II |
63 |
12 |
3 |
C2 |
CLEP Trigonometry |
50 |
3 |
3 |
B4 |
CLEP Western Civilization I |
50 |
3 |
3 |
C2 or D6 |
CLEP Western Civilization II |
50 |
3 |
3 |
D6 |
1These units count toward eligibility for admission. The units may not all apply toward certification of the corresponding GE-Breadth area. See Executive Orders 1033 and 1036 or Academic Affairs Coded Memo AA-2011-12 for details.
2Areas of GE Breadth (A1 through E) are defined in EO 1033. Areas of American Institutions (US-1 through US-3) are set forth in Sections IA and IB of EO 405, and at assist.org.
7If a student passes more than one CLEP test in the same language other than English (e.g., two exams in French), then only one examination may be applied to the baccalaureate. For each test in a language other than English, a passing score of 50 is considered “Level I” and earns six units of baccalaureate credit; the higher score listed for each test is considered “Level II” and earns additional units of credit and placement in Area C2 of GE Breadth, as noted.