CLEP exam guides: all 34 exams
CLEP is the College Level Examination Program, run by the College Board. One exam can replace an introductory college course at a school that accepts it. Each guide below covers what the exam tests, what credit it is worth, what score you need, and how to study for it. Every guide is free, and every fact is stated conservatively: where a detail varies by college, the guide says so instead of guessing.
The exam fee is $97 plus the test center's own fee, or $30 for remote proctoring. Register through the College Board.
Florida note
Florida's public colleges and universities are required to award the minimum recommended CLEP credit, up to 45 total credit-by-exam credits, under Florida Statute 1007.27. Private and out-of-state schools set their own policy.
Credit depends on the college's own policy. Confirm with the college before counting on it.
Composition and Literature
- American Literature: American writing from precolonial times to the present day.
- Analyzing and Interpreting Literature: Reading and interpreting unseen passages of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction.
- College Composition: First year college writing, with essays graded by the College Board.
- College Composition Modular: First year college writing skills, tested by multiple choice only.
- English Literature: Major British authors and literary works across the periods.
- Humanities: General knowledge of literature, art, music, and the performing arts.
History and Social Sciences
- American Government: How the United States government works, from the Constitution to elections and public policy.
- History of the United States I: American history from early colonization to 1877.
- History of the United States II: American history from 1865 to the present day.
- Human Growth and Development: How people grow and change physically, mentally, and socially across life.
- Introduction to Educational Psychology: Learning in classrooms: how students think, grow, and are assessed.
- Introductory Psychology: The basic facts, concepts, and principles of psychology.
- Introductory Sociology: One semester of introductory sociology, from culture to social change.
- Principles of Macroeconomics: The economy as a whole: growth, jobs, prices, and policy.
- Principles of Microeconomics: Economics of individual consumers and businesses.
- Social Sciences and History: A broad mix of the social sciences and history in one exam.
- Western Civilization I: Western civilization from the ancient Near East to 1648.
- Western Civilization II: Western civilization from 1648 to the present day.
Science and Mathematics
- Biology: College biology, from molecules and cells to organisms and populations.
- Calculus: Introductory calculus, mostly limits and derivatives with some integrals.
- Chemistry: A full year of general chemistry, from atoms to equilibrium.
- College Algebra: One semester of college algebra, from equations to logarithms.
- College Mathematics: College mathematics for students who are not mathematics majors.
- Natural Sciences: Introductory science for students who are not science majors.
- Precalculus: Functions and their properties, the core of precalculus.
Business
- Financial Accounting: Introductory financial accounting, from journal entries to statements.
- Information Systems: Introductory information systems in a business setting.
- Introductory Business Law: Contracts, courts, and the law that shapes American business.
- Principles of Management: How organizations are run, from planning to people.
- Principles of Marketing: Markets, strategy, and the marketing mix.
World Languages
- French Language: Listening and reading in French, covering two to three semesters of college study.
- German Language: Listening and reading in German, covering two to three semesters of college study.
- Spanish Language: Listening and reading in Spanish, covering about two years of college study.
- Spanish with Writing: Listening, reading, and writing in Spanish, built on multiple semesters of study.
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