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).
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 exams.
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World Languages*| CLEP Exam | Credit-Granting Score | Credit Hours Granted | Equivalent Course |
|---|
| French Language Level 1 Proficiency | 50 | 6 hours | French 101, 102 |
| French Language Level 2 Proficiency | 62 | 9 hours | French 101, 102, 201 |
| German Language Level 1 Proficiency | 50 | 6 hours | German 101, 102 |
| German Language Level 2 Proficiency | 60 | 9 hours | German 101, 102, 201 |
| Spanish Language Level 1 Proficiency | 50 | 6 hours | Spanish 101, 102 |
| Spanish Language Level 2 Proficiency | 63 | 9 hours | Spanish 101, 102, 201 |
| Spanish with Writing Level 1 Proficiency | 50 | 6 hours | Spanish 101, 102 |
| Spanish with Writing Level 2 Proficiency | 65 | 12 hours | Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202 |
| * For each of the world languages, there is only one exam covering both Level 1 and 2 content. ACE recommends 6 semester hours of credit for mastery of Level 1 content (a score of 50) and 9 semester hours of credit for mastery of both Levels 1 and 2 (a score of 59 on French Language, 60 on German Language, 63 on Spanish Language, and 65 on Spanish with Writing). |