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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 Exams | Units | Course | GE Credit (comments) |
| Financial Accounting | 3 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Information Systems & Computer Applications | 3 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Introductory Business Law | 3 | BUS 080 | No GE |
| Principles of Management | 3 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Principles of Marketing | 3 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Composition and Literature Exams | Units | Course | GE Credit (comments) |
| American Literature | 6 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | 6 | Elective credit | No GE |
| English Composition with Essay | 6 | Elective credit | No GE |
| English Composition without Essay | 6 | Elective credit | No GE |
| English Literature | 6 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Freshman College Composition | 6 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Humanities | 6 | Elective credit | Area C1 & C2 (3 units each) |
| Foreign Language Exams | Units | Course | GE Credit (comments) |
| French Language, Level 1 | 6 | Elective credit | No GE |
| French Language, Level 2* (Requires a score of at least 62) | 12 | Elective credit | No GE |
| German Language, Level 1 | 6 | Elective credit | No GE |
| German Language, Level 2* (Requires a score of at least 63) | 12 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Spanish Language, Level 1 | 6 | SPAN 001A | No GE |
| Spanish Language, Level 2* (Requires a score of at least 63) | 12 | SPAN 001A, 001B | No 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 Exams | Units | Course | GE Credit (comments) |
| American Government | 3 | Elective credit | US Const; No GE |
| History of the U.S. I: Early Colon. to 1877 | 3 | Elective credit | 1/2 US Hist; No GE |
| History of the U.S. II: 1865 to Present | 3 | Elective credit | 1/2 US Hist; No GE |
| Human Growth & Development | 3 | HS 015 | No GE |
| Macroeconomics, Principles of | 3 | ECON 001A | No GE |
| Microeconomics, Principles of | 3 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Psychology, Intro to Educational | 3 | Elective credit | No GE |
| Psychology, Introductory | 3 | PSYC 001 | No GE |
| Social Sciences & History | 6 | Elective credit | Areas D2 & D3 (US Hist) |
| Sociology, Introductory | 3 | SOCI 001 | Area D1 (3 units) |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648** | 3 | Elective credit | Area D2 (3 units) |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present** | 3 | Elective credit | Area D2 (3 units) |
**Students may receive credit for both Western Civilization exams, but only 3 GE units.
| Science and Mathematics Exams | Units | Course | GE Credit (comments) |
| Biology | 6 | Elective credit | Area B2 (3 units, no lab) |
| Calculus | 3 | MATH 030 | Area B4 (3 units; ELM exempt) |
| Chemistry | 6 | Elective credit | Areas B1 (6 units, no lab) |
| College Algebra | 3 | Elective credit | Area B4 (3 units; ELM exempt) |
| College Mathematics | 6 | Elective credit | Area B4 (3 units; ELM exempt) |
| Natural Sciences | 6 | Elective credit | Areas B1 & B2 (3 units each, no lab) |
| Precalculus | 3 | MATH 019 | Area B4 (3 units; ELM exempt) |