PLA College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Exams and Tests

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
 
The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a credit by examination program which tests mastery of college-level material acquired in a variety of ways including academic instruction, independent study, or extracurricular work. When credit is awarded for satisfactory scores on CLEP exams, the grade will show as "P" on the student transcript and will not affect the student's quality point average.
 
 
 

CLEP Examinations

(Computer-Based Examination)

 

American Government

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 POLS 1030
 

American Literature

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 6 ENGL 2110 & 2120
 

Analyzing & Interpreting Literature

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 6 Credit for Literature Requirement or Specific ENGL Course
 

Biology

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 8 BIOL 1110/1011 & 1120/1121
 

Calculus

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 4 MATH 1910

 

Chemistry

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 8 CHEM 1110 & 1120
 

College Algebra

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 MATH 1630
 

College Composition (also Freshman)

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 6 ENGL 1010 & 1020
 

College Composition Modular

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3/6 ENGL 1010 & 1020
 

College Mathematics

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 MATH 1010 Math for Liberal Arts OR Credit for College-level Mathematics Requirement
 

English Literature

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 6 ENGL 2010 & 2020 OR
ENGL 2210 & 2220
 

Financial Accounting

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 ACCT 1010

 

French Language, Level I

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 6 FREN 1010 & 1020

 

French Language, Level II

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
59 12 FREN 1010, 1020, 2010 & 2020

 

German Language, Level I

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 6 GERM 1010 & 1020

 

German Language, Level II

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
60 12 GERM 1010, 1020, 2010 & 2020

 

History of the United States I

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 HIST 2010

 

History of the United States II

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 HIST 2020

 

Human Growth & Development

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 PSYC 2130

 

Humanities

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 6 HUM 2010 & 2110

 

Information Systems & Computer Applications

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 INFS 1010

 

Introductory Business Law

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 BUSN 2510

 

Introductory Psychology

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 PSYC 1030

 

Introductory Sociology

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 SOCI 1010

 

Natural Sciences

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 8 BIOL 1010/1011 & 1020/1021

 

Precalculus

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 MATH 1710

 

Principles of Macroeconomics

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 ECON 2010

 

Principles of Management

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 MGMT 2300

 

Principles of Marketing

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 MKTG 1010

 

Principles of Microeconomics

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 ECON 2020

 

Spanish Language

Students who are native speakers or who have taken Spanish in the past and have a strong foundation in Spanish should consider taking the CLEP test for Spanish through Counseling & Testing. This will allow students to receive credit for 0, 6, or 12 hours depending on how they score on the test. Students receive credit hours, but no grade so it will not impact GPA. There is a testing fee from CLEP and from the WSCC testing center for this test.

 

Spanish Language, Level I

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 6 SPAN 1010 & 1020

 

 

Spanish Language, Level II

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
63 12 SPAN 1010, 1020, 2010 & 2020
Intermediate Spanish I & II

 

 

Western Civilization I

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 HIST 1110

 

Western Civilization II

Score Accepted Credit Granted Walters State Course Equivalent
50 3 HIST 1120