Sample CLEP Policy
The following is a sample CLEP policy for an institution that grants credit for all CLEP exams. The credit-granting scores and credit hours listed are those recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE). Learn more about CLEP and ACES.
CLEP Policy at XYZ University
XYZ University welcomes students from a wide variety of backgrounds and learning experiences. Many students come to our institution with a firm grounding in a particular discipline. We recognize their prior learning by accepting a full range of College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP®) exams, which measure mastery of college-level, introductory course content.
Students who achieve required credit-granting scores on these exams can earn the credits and course exemptions listed below. Our institution will grant a total of 60 credits for successful performance on CLEP examinations.
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CLEP Examination | Credit-Granting Score | Credit Hours Granted | Equivalent Course |
Composition and Literature | |||
American Literature | 50 | 6 hours | English 105, 106 |
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | 50 | 6 hours | English 115, 116 |
College Composition | 50 | 3 hours | Writing 101, 102 |
College Composition Modular | 50 | 3 hours | English 101, 102 |
English Literature | 50 | 6 hours | English 121, 122 |
Humanities | 50 | 6 hours | Humanities elective |
World Languages | |||
French Language, Level 1 | 50 | 6 hours | French 101, 102 |
French Language, Level 2 | 62 | 12 hours | French 101, 102, 201, 202 |
German Language, Level 1 | 50 | 6 hours | German 101, 102 |
German Language, Level 2 | 60 | 12 hours | German 101, 102, 201, 202 |
Spanish Language, Level 1 | 50 | 6 hours | Spanish 101, 102 |
Spanish Language, Level 2 | 63 | 12 hours | Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202 |
History and Social Sciences | |||
American Government | 50 | 3 hours | History 201 |
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 | 50 | 3 hours | History 110 |
History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present | 50 | 3 hours | History 111 |
Human Growth and Development | 50 | 3 hours | Psychology 103 |
Introduction to Educational Psychology | 50 | 3 hours | Psychology 104 |
Introductory Psychology | 50 | 3 hours | Psychology 101 |
Introductory Sociology | 50 | 3 hours | Sociology 101 |
Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | 3 hours | Economics 101 |
Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | 3 hours | Economics 102 |
Social Sciences and History | 50 | 6 hours | Social science elective |
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 | 50 | 3 hours | History 101 |
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present | 50 | 3 hours | History 102 |
Science and Mathematics | |||
Biology | 50 | 6 hours | Biology 101, 102 |
Calculus | 50 | 3 hours | Math 111, 112 |
Chemistry | 50 | 6 hours | Chemistry 101, 102 |
College Algebra | 50 | 3 hours | Math 103 |
College Mathematics | 50 | 6 hours | Math 101, 102 |
Natural Sciences | 50 | 6 hours | Nonlab, science elective |
Precalculus | 50 | 3 hours | Math 109 |
Business | |||
Financial Accounting | 50 | 3 hours | Accounting 201 |
Information Systems and Computer Applications | 50 | 3 hours | Computer science 101 |
Introductory Business Law | 50 | 3 hours | Business 203 |
Principles of Management | 50 | 3 hours | Business 101 |
Principles of Marketing | 50 | 3 hours | Business 201 |