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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Students may earn credit for the following ASU courses by successful completion of CLEP examinations. An ASU student must obtain Dean’s Approval from the dean of the college in which he/she is majoring prior to registering for a CLEP examination.

The same policy guidelines apply to these examinations as to other tests in the credit by examination program. College-level credit will be awarded as appropriate and reflected in the chart below, but no grade is assigned. Credit thus awarded will not count as part of the student’s official grade point average.

Credit earned by examination may not be used to reduce the residence requirements in any degree program.

Information on registration and scheduling can be found on the ASU Testing Center CLEP web page. 

History and Social Sciences
ASU Course Credit Awarded CLEP Exam Title Minimum Score Semester Hours
Political Science 2305 CLEP American Government 50 3
History 1301 CLEP History of the United States I 50 3
History 1302 CLEP History of the United States II 50 3
Psychology 2304 CLEP Human Growth and Development 50 3
Psychology 2301 CLEP Introductory Psychology 50 3
Sociology 1301 CLEP Introductory Sociology 50 3
History 2311 CLEP Western Civilization I 50 3
History 2312 CLEP Western Civilization II 50 3
Composition and Literature
ASU Course Credit Awarded CLEP Exam Title Minimum Score Semester Hours
English 1301 and 1302 CLEP College Composition 50 6
English 2321 and Soph. Literature Course CLEP English Literature 50 6
English 2326 and Soph. Literature Course CLEP American Literature 50 6
Science and Mathematics
ASU Course Credit Awarded CLEP Exam Title Minimum Score Semester Hours
Biology 1308/1108 and 1309/1109 CLEP Biology 50 8
Chemistry 1305/1105 CLEP Chemistry 52-64 4
Chemistry 1311/1111 and 1312/1112 CLEP Chemistry 65 8
Physical Science CENA* and Biology CENA* CLEP Natural Sciences (General Exam) 50 6
Math 2413 CLEP Calculus 50 4
Mathematics 1314 CLEP College Algebra 50 3
Math 1332 CLEP College Mathematics 50 3
Mathematics 2312 CLEP Precalculus 50 3
Business
ASU Course Credit Awarded CLEP Exam Title Minimum Score Semester Hours
Accounting 2301 CLEP Financial Accounting 50 3
Business 3301 CLEP Introductory Business Law 50 3
Economics 2301 CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics 50 3
Economics 2302 CLEP Principles of Microeconomics 50 3
Management 3301 CLEP Principles of Management 50 3
Management 3343 CLEP Information Systems 50 3
Marketing 3321 CLEP Principles of Marketing 50 3
World Languages
ASU Course Credit Awarded CLEP Exam Title Minimum Score Semester Hours
Spanish 1301 and 1302 CLEP Spanish Language: Levels 1 and 2 50-62 6
Spanish 1301, 1302 and 2311 CLEP Spanish Language: Levels 1 and 2 63 9
Spanish 1301 and 1302 CLEP Spanish w/Writing: Levels 1 and 2 50-64 6
Spanish 1301, 1302, 2311 and 2312 CLEP Spanish w/Writing: Levels 1 and 2 65 12
French 1301 and 1302 CLEP French Language: Levels 1 and 2 50-58 6
French 1301,1302 and 2311 CLEP French Language: Levels 1 and 2 59 9
German 1301 and 1302 CLEP German Language: Levels 1 and 2 50-59 6
German 1301, 1302 and 2311 CLEP German Language: Levels 1 and 2 60 9

*Core-equivalent, Non-advanced