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College Level Exam Program - CLEP

Fall 2008 to Present

Requires score of at least 50 for subject exams (except for Level 2 Foreign Language exams – see below). Students may not receive more than 30 units of CLEP credit.

Business ExamsUnitsCourseGE Credit (comments)
Financial Accounting3Elective creditNo GE
Information Systems & Computer Applications3Elective creditNo GE
Introductory Business Law3BUS 080No GE
Principles of Management3Elective creditNo GE
Principles of Marketing3Elective creditNo GE

Composition and Literature ExamsUnitsCourseGE Credit (comments)
American Literature6Elective creditNo GE
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature6Elective creditNo GE
English Composition with Essay6Elective creditNo GE
English Composition without Essay6Elective creditNo GE
English Literature6Elective creditNo GE
Freshman College Composition6Elective creditNo GE
Humanities6Elective creditArea C1 & C2 (3 units each)

Foreign Language ExamsUnitsCourseGE Credit (comments)
French Language, Level 16Elective creditNo GE
French Language, Level 2* (Requires a score of at least 62)12Elective creditNo GE
German Language, Level 16Elective creditNo GE
German Language, Level 2* (Requires a score of at least 63)12Elective creditNo GE
Spanish Language, Level 16SPAN 001ANo GE
Spanish Language, Level 2* (Requires a score of at least 63)12SPAN 001A, 001BNo GE

*If the student receives credit for Level 2 exam, they may not receive credit for Level 1 exam in the same language.

History and Social Sciences ExamsUnitsCourseGE Credit (comments)
American Government3Elective creditUS Const; No GE
History of the U.S. I: Early Colon. to 18773Elective credit1/2 US Hist; No GE
History of the U.S. II: 1865 to Present3Elective credit1/2 US Hist; No GE
Human Growth & Development3HS 015No GE
Macroeconomics, Principles of3ECON 001ANo GE
Microeconomics, Principles of3Elective creditNo GE
Psychology, Intro to Educational3 Elective creditNo GE
Psychology, Introductory3PSYC 001No GE
Social Sciences & History6Elective creditAreas D2 & D3 (US Hist)
Sociology, Introductory3SOCI 001Area D1 (3 units)
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648**3Elective creditArea D2 (3 units)
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present**3Elective creditArea D2 (3 units)

**Students may receive credit for both Western Civilization exams, but only 3 GE units.

Science and Mathematics ExamsUnitsCourseGE Credit (comments)
Biology6Elective creditArea B2 (3 units, no lab)
Calculus3MATH 030Area B4 (3 units; ELM exempt)
Chemistry6Elective creditAreas B1 (6 units, no lab)
College Algebra3Elective creditArea B4 (3 units; ELM exempt)
College Mathematics6Elective creditArea B4 (3 units; ELM exempt)
Natural Sciences6Elective creditAreas B1 & B2 (3 units each, no lab)
Precalculus3MATH 019Area B4 (3 units; ELM exempt)