College-Level Examination Program CLEP (Credit)

Students may earn college credits by successfully completing a CLEP Examination.

​The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) gives students the opportunity to receive credit for knowledge previously acquired by earning qualifying scores on any of 34 examinations. Students can earn credit for knowledge they have acquired through independent study, prior course work, on the job training, professional development, cultural pursuits, or internships.           

What Do CLEP Exams Cover?

CLEP offers 34 exams in five subject areas, covering material taught in courses that you may generally take in your first two years of college. Most CLEP exams are designed to correspond to one-semester courses, although some correspond to full-year or two-year courses.           

Exams are approximately 90 – 120 minutes long, comprised primarily of multiple-choice questions.   

​​​Exam Title​  

Mi​n Score  

Equivalent Course   

Course Title   

Credit Hours   

English Composition   

50 – 80   

English 101 and 102   

Composition I & II   

6   

English Composition Modular   

50 – 80   

English 101 and 102   

Composition I & II   

6   

Humanities   

50 – 80   

Humanities 201 and 202   

Humanities I & II   

6   

Natural Sciences   

50 – 80   

Physical Science 101 and Biology 121   

Physical Science & Biology I   

8   

Social Science and History   

50 – 80   

Social Science 101 and 102   

Social Science I & II   

6   

College Mathematics   

50 – 80   

Mathematics 118   

Gen. Ed Math   

4   

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature   

50 – 80   

Literature 110   

Introduction to Literature   

3   

American Literature   

50 – 80   

Literature 116 and 117   

American Literature (Colonial Days to Civil War & Civil War to the 20 the Century)   

6   

English Literature   

50 – 80   

Literature 118 and 119   

English Lit. (Beginnings to the Age of Johnson & Romantic Revival to the 20th Century)   

6   

American Government   

50 – 80   

Political Science 201   

The National Government   

3   

History of the United States I (Early Colonization to 1877)   

50 – 80   

History 111   

History of American Ppl. To 1865   

3   

History of the United States II (1865 to present)   

50 – 80   

History 112   

History of American Ppl. From 1865   

3   

Western Civilization I(Ancient Near East to 1648)   

50 – 80   

History 141   

History of World Civilization to 1500   

3   

Western Civilization II (1648 to Present)   

50 – 80   

History 142   

History of World Civilization From 1500   

3   

Human Growth and Development   

50 – 80   

Child Development 101   

Human Growth & Develop I   

4   

Introduction to Educational Psychology   

50 – 80   

Education 203   

Educational Psychology   

3   

Principals of Macroeconomics   

50 – 80   

Economics 201   

Prin. Of Economics I   

3   

Principals of Microeconomics   

50 – 80   

Economics 202   

Prin. Of Economics II   

3   

Introductory Psychology   

50 – 80   

Psychology 201   

Psychology   

3   

Introductory Sociology   

50 – 80   

Sociology 201   

Intro to the Study of Society   

3   

Calculus with Elementary Functions   

50 – 80   

Mathematics 204   

Calculus for Business & Social Sciences   

4   

College Algebra   

50 – 80   

Mathematics 140   

College Algebra   

4   

Trigonometry   

50 – 80   

Mathematics 141   

Plan Trigonometry   

3   

Pre-Calculus   

50 – 80   

Mathematics 143   

Pre-Calculus   

6   

General Biology   

50 – 80   

Biology 121   

Biology I   

5   

General Chemistry   

50 – 80   

Chemistry 201   

Chemistry I   

5   

Principals of Management   

50 – 80   

Business 269   

Prin. of Management   

3   

Financial Accounting   

50 – 80   

Business 181   

Financial Accounting   

4   

Introductory Business Law   

50 – 80   

Business 211   

Business Law I   

3   

Principals of Marketing   

50 – 80   

Business 231   

Marketing   

3   

Information Systems and Computer Applications   

50 – 80   

Computer Information Systems 101   

Computer Science 101   

3   

Spanish Level 1 & II   

50 65   

Spanish 101 & 102   

First Course Spanish and Second Course Spanish   

8   

66 – 80   

Spanish 101, 102, & 103   

First Course Spanish, Second Course Spanish & Third Course Spanish   

12   

Spanish Level I & II with writing   

50 – 65   

Spanish 101 & 102   

First Course Spanish and Second Course Spanish   

8   

66 – 80   

Spanish 101, 102, & 103   

First Course Spanish, Second Course Spanish & Third Course Spanish   

12   

French I and II   

50 – 65   

French 101 & 102   

First Course French and Second Course French   

8   

66 – 80   

French 101, 102, & 103   

First Course French, Second Course French & Third Course French   

12   

German Language I & II   

50 – 80   

German 888   

German Elective   

4
​​updated June 2023


 
How to Apply 
 

CLEP testing is available at most campuses except for the few weeks leading up to the start of the semester. An appointment is required to sit for the CLEP exam. For more information about each college’s appointment availability, click here​ and navigate to Testing Resource Centers.

Follow the checklist to register and sit for the CLEP exam:

  • Click the “Get Started Online” button below to purchase the CLEP exam through College Board.
  • Schedule an appointment in person at least 24 hours in advance of your desired testing date.
  • Bring the registration ticket you received from College Board and at least one form of a government-issued photo ID with you.
  • Bring $30 cash to pay the test administration fee. You will pay at the Business Office.​​

 

 

How to Prepare for a CLEP Exam

  • Visit the College Board CLEP website to view a tutorial for test-takers which will help you become familiar with the testing tools, the types of examination questions and types of calculators that will appear in a CLEP exam. To view the CLEP tutorial video visit the website listed below:

https://clep.collegeboard.org/test-preparation

  • Visit one of the CCC Libraries to view an online database that provides access to CLEP preparation materials.

Cost

​The CLEP test fee is comprised of the following components. All fees are non-refundable.            

  • CLEP exam fee: $93.00, subject to change without notice. Students must create an account, register and pay online for exam(s), visit College Board at https://clep.​collegeboard.org/exam.  Preferred forms of payment: credit card – Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or JCB; debit cards – cards with a Visa or MasterCard logo, gift card or per-paid credit card.  ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.
    • After you purchase an exam(s), print a copy of the CLEP Registration Ticket and bring it with you to your appointment at a CCC Testing Center.
  • CCC administrative fee: $30.00. Note: this payment is in addition to and not to be combined with the CLEP exam fee(s). Pay the CCC administrative fee at the Business Office of the college where you plan to take the CLEP Exam. Acceptable forms of payment: CASH ONLY (at the Business Office payment window only). You must bring the CCC administrative fee receipt issued by the Business Office as proof of payment on the day of the exam. ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.

Important Notes:

  • You may reschedule your exam by contacting the Testing Resources Center at least 24 hours (one business day) before your scheduled exam, or you will be charged an additional CCC administrative fee. Note: the third time you reschedule (and each time thereafter) you will be charged an additional CCC administrative fee. The CCC administrative fee is NON-REFUNDABLE.
  • CLEP testers must present a valid, government-issued photo ID (driver’s license, state ID, or passport) to the Testing Center staff, both when they arrive to make their CLEP reservations and on the CLEP testing date.
  • CLEP testers names must be identical on their form of photo identification as well as on their CLEP registration tickets. When creating your CLEP account on the Collegeboard.org website, please take special care to enter your full, legal name exactly as it appears on your chosen method of photo ID. For example, hyphenated names on a test taker’s ID must also be hyphenated on their CLEP registration tickets, as well as students with two last names, suffixes, etc. Any discrepancy between a prospective CLEP test taker’s names on their photo ID’s and their CLEP registration tickets will prevent the student from being granted permission to test for CLEP.