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CLEP EVALUATION GUIDE Exams taken 9/2024 or after Exam Title Business Financial Accounting Information Systems Introductory Business Law Principles of Management Principles of Marketing Composition and Literature American Literature Analyzing and Interpreting Literature College Composition College Composition Modular English Literature Humanities History and Social Sciences American Government History of the US I History of the US II Human Growth and Development Intro to Educational Psychology Introductory Psychology Introductory Sociology Principles of Macroeconomics Principles of Microeconomics Social Sciences and History Western Civilization I Western Civilization II Science and Mathematics Biology Calculus Chemistry College Algebra College Mathematics Natural Sciences Precalculus World Languages French Language German Language Spanish Language

Spanish with Writing

Min Score

Equivalency

50 50 50 50 50

3 credits BUSE 201 Accounting 3 credits Collegewide Elective 3 credits Collegewide Elective 3 credits BUSE 105 Introduction to Management 3 credits BUSE 101 Introduction to Marketing

50 50 50 50 50 50

3 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 3 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 6 credits ENGL 111 Foundations of 21st Writing and ENGL 112 21st-Century Writing in Creative Disciplines 3 credits ENGL 111 Foundations of 21st Writing 6 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 3 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression

50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

3 credits POLS 110 Politics, Government, and Society 3 credits HIST 151 U.S. History: To 1877 3 credits HIST 152 U.S. History: From 1877 3 credits EDUC 115 Human Development Across the Lifespan 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology 3 credits SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding or BUSE 210 Economics for Creatives 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding or BUSE 210 Economics for Creatives 6 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding

50 50 50 50 50 50 50

6 credits Scientific Discovery 4 credits MATH 220 Calculus I 8 credits CHEM 201 General Chem I and CHEM 202 General Chem II 3 credits MATH 210 College Algebra 6 credits MATH 110 College Mathematics 6 credits Scientific Discovery 3 credits MATH 215 Precalculus

50 59 50 60 50 63 50

6 credits FREN 101 French I and FREN 102 French II 9 credits FREN 101 French I, FREN 102 French II, and FREN 201 French III 6 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 9 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 6 credits SPAN 101 Spanish I and SPAN 102 Spanish II 9 credits SPAN 101 Spanish I, SPAN 102 Spanish II, and SPAN 201 Spanish III 6 credits SPAN 101 Spanish I and SPAN 102 Spanish II 12 credits SPAN 101 Spanish I, SPAN 102 Spanish II, SPAN 201 Spanish III, and Core Electives

65

Updated 3/2026


World Languages credit of 6, 9, or 12 credits is dependent on the exam score earned

CLEP EVALUATION GUIDE Exams taken between 5/2021 and 8/2024 Exam Title Business Financial Accounting Information Systems Introductory Business Law Principles of Management Principles of Marketing Composition and Literature American Literature Analyzing and Interpreting Literature College Composition College Composition Modular English Literature Humanities History and Social Sciences American Government History of the US I History of the US II Human Growth and Development Intro to Educational Psych Introductory Psychology Introductory Sociology Principles of Macroeconomics Principles of Microeconomics Social Sciences and History Western Civilization I Western Civilization II Science and Mathematics Biology Calculus Chemistry College Algebra College Mathematics Natural Sciences Precalculus World Languages French Language German Language Spanish Language

Min Score

Equivalency

50 50 50 50 50

3 credits BUSE 201 Accounting 3 credits Collegewide Elective 3 credits Collegewide Elective 3 credits BUSE 105 Introduction to Management 3 credits BUSE 101 Introduction to Marketing

50 50 50 50 50 50

3 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 3 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 6 credits ENGL 111 Foundations of 21st Writing and ENGL 112 21st-Century Writing in Creative Disciplines 3 credits ENGL 111 Foundations of 21st Writing 3 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 3 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression

50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

3 credits POLS 110 Politics, Government, and Society 3 credits HIST 151 U.S. History: To 1877 3 credits HIST 152 U.S. History: From 1877 3 credits EDUC 115 Human Development Across the Lifespan 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology 3 credits SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding or BUSE 210 Economics for Creatives 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding or BUSE 210 Economics for Creatives 6 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding

50 50 50 50 50 50 50

6 credits Scientific Discovery 4 credits MATH 220 Calculus I 8 credits CHEM 201 General Chem I and CHEM 202 General Chem II 3 credits MATH 210 College Algebra 6 credits MATH 110 College Math 6 credits Scientific Discovery 3 credits MATH 215 Precalculus

50 59 50 60 50 63

6 credits FREN 101 French I and FREN 102 French II 9 credits FREN 101 French I, FREN 102 French II, and FREN 201 French III 6 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 9 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 6 credits SPAN 101 Spanish I and SPAN 102 Spanish II 9 credits SPAN 101 Spanish I, SPAN 102 Spanish II, and SPAN 201 Spanish III Updated 3/2026


50

6 credits SPAN 101 Spanish I and SPAN 102 Spanish II 12 credits SPAN 101 Spanish I, SPAN 102 Spanish II, SPAN 201 Spanish III, and Core Spanish with Writing 65 Electives World Languages credit of 6, 9, or 12 credits is dependent on the exam score earned

CLEP EVALUATION GUIDE Exams taken between 1/2015 and 4/2021 Exam Title Business Financial Accounting Information Systems Introductory Business Law Principles of Management Principles of Marketing Composition and Literature American Literature Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

Min Score

Equivalency

50 50 50 50 50

3 credits BUSE 201 Accounting 3 credits Collegewide Elective 3 credits Collegewide Elective 3 credits BUSE 105 Intro to Management 3 credits BUSE 101 Intro to Marketing

50 50

3 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 3 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 6 credits ENGL 111 Foundations of 21st Writing and ENGL 112 21st-Century Writing in Creative Disciplines 3 credits ENGL 111 Foundations of 21st Writing 3 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 3 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression

College Composition College Composition Modular English Literature Humanities History and Social Sciences American Government History of the US I History of the US II Human Growth and Development Intro to Educational Psych Introductory Psychology Introductory Sociology

50 50 50 50

Principles of Macroeconomics

50

Principles of Microeconomics Social Sciences and History Western Civilization I Western Civilization II Science and Mathematics Biology Calculus Chemistry College Algebra College Mathematics Natural Sciences Precalculus World Languages

50 50 50 50

3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding or BUSE 210 Economics for Creatives 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding or BUSE 210 Economics for Creatives 6 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding 3 credits Historical and Cultural Understanding

50 50 50 50 50 50 50

6 credits Scientific Discovery 4 credits MATH 220 Calculus I 6 credits Scientific Discovery 3 credits MATH 210 College Algebra 6 credits MATH 110 College Math 6 credits Scientific Discovery 3 credits MATH 215 Precalculus

50 59 50 60

6 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 9 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 6 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression 9 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression

French Language German Language

50 50 50 50 50 50 50

Updated 3/2026


50 6 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression Spanish Language 63 9 credits Aesthetics and Creative Expression World Languages credit of 6 or 9 credits is dependent on the exam score earned

Updated 3/2026


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