College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
CLEP is a national program of credit by examination that offers students the opportunity to earn college credits for college-level achievement. Personal reading, on-the-job experience, adult school, or other life experience may prepare students to earn college credit by examination.
• CLEP tests are appropriate for returning adult students, graduating high school seniors, and for currently enrolled college students.
• CLEP credit is applied as two-year college transfer credit.
• Students must earn the last 30 credits toward their degree at Grand Valley; therefore, a student nearing graduation must get a Residency Waiver approved before the exam is taken.
• The student must request that scores be sent to Grand Valley so that credit may be awarded.
GVSU CLEP school code: 1258
|
CLEP Exam |
CLEP Passing Score |
GVSU Equivalency |
Credits and General Education Requirement Earned |
|---|---|---|---|
|
American Government |
50 |
PLS 102 |
3 (Social and Behavioral Sciences) |
|
American Literature |
50 |
ENG 225 & 226 |
6 (Philosophy and Literature) |
|
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature |
50 |
ENG general credit |
3 |
|
Calculus |
50 |
MTH 201 |
4 (Mathematical Sciences) |
|
College Algebra |
50 |
MTH 122~ |
3 (Mathematical Sciences) |
|
College Composition |
50 |
WRT 150* |
4 (Writing) |
|
College Composition Modular |
50 |
WRT 150* |
4 (Writing) |
|
College French Levels 1 & 2 |
50 |
FRE 101 & 102 |
8 |
|
College French Levels 1 & 2 |
63 |
FRE 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
15 (Global Perspectives) |
|
College German Levels 1 & 2 |
50 |
GER 101 & 102 |
8 |
|
College German Levels 1 & 2 |
63 |
GER 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
15 (Global Perspectives) |
|
College Mathematics |
50 |
MTH 131 |
3 |
|
College Spanish Levels 1 & 2 |
50 |
SPA 101 & 102 |
8 |
|
College Spanish Levels 1 & 2 |
63 |
SPA 101, 102, 201 & 202 |
15 (Global Perspectives) |
|
English Literature |
50 |
ENG 220 & 221 |
6 (Philosophy and Literature) |
|
Financial Accounting Principles |
56 |
ACC 212 |
3 |
|
General Biology |
50 |
BIO 120 & 121 |
8 (Life Sciences with a lab) |
|
General Chemistry |
50 |
CHM 109 |
4 (Physical Sciences with a lab) |
|
General Chemistry |
60 |
CHM 125 & 126 |
4 (Physical Sciences with a lab) |
|
General Chemistry |
65 |
CHM 125, 126 & 127 |
8 (Physical Sciences with a lab) |
|
General Chemistry |
65 |
CHM 125, 126 & 127 plus 128 with review and approval of lab notebook^ |
9 (Physical Sciences with a lab) |
|
History of the U.S. I: Early Colonization until 1877 |
50 |
HST 103 (HST 205 if passing score on optional essay)+ |
3 (Historical Analysis, U.S. Diversity) |
|
History of the U.S. II: 1865 to Present |
50 |
HST 103 (HST 206 if passing score on optional essay)+ |
3 (Historical Analysis, U.S. Diversity) |
|
Human Growth and Development |
50 |
PSY 364 |
3 (Social and Behavioral Sciences) |
|
Humanities |
50 |
|
3 |
|
Information Systems & Computer Applications |
55 |
Business general credit (CIS 150 if proficiency demonstrated through lab component)# |
3 |
|
Introduction to Educational Psychology |
50 |
PSY 325 |
3 (Social and Behavioral Sciences) |
|
Introductory Business Law |
55 |
BUS 201 |
3 |
|
Introductory Psychology |
50 |
PSY 101 |
3 (Social and Behavioral Sciences) |
|
Introductory Sociology |
50 |
SOC 101 |
3 (Social and Behavioral Sciences) |
|
Natural Sciences |
50 |
General credit |
3 |
|
Precalculus |
50 |
MTH 122~ |
3 (Mathematical Sciences) |
|
Principles of Macroeconomics |
52 |
ECO 210 |
3 (Social and Behavioral Sciences) |
|
Principles of Management |
53 |
MGT 331 |
3 |
|
Principles of Marketing |
56 |
MKT 350 |
3 |
|
Principles of Microeconomics |
52 |
ECO 211 |
3 (Social and Behavioral Sciences) |
|
Social Science and History |
50 |
General credit |
3 |
|
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 |
50 |
HST 102 |
3 (Historical Analysis, Global Perspectives) |
|
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present |
50 |
HST 102 |
3 (Historical Analysis, Global Perspectives) |
~ Credit will not be given for both college algebra and precalculus.
* Portfolio must be submitted to the Writing Department for review after passing multiple-choice test. Students MUST pass both the multiple-choice and the portfolio requirement to receive credit for WRT 150. For more information, visit the Writing Department website.
^ Must have laboratory notebook reviewed and approved by the chair of the Chemistry Department before CHM 128 credit can be awarded.
+ The optional essay questions are supplied by the Grand Valley History Department and the answers are reviewed by history faculty members. Credit for the 200-level courses will be awarded if a passing score is received on the essay portion. Students MUST pass both the multiple-choice and essay portions to receive the 200-level credit.
# For more information, contact the College of Computing ([email protected]).
Notes: Minimum scores and equivalencies are subject to change.
Students may not earn credit for CLEP subject examinations if the student has credit in the course, was previously or currently enrolled in the course at GVSU or elsewhere, or has credit in a higher-level course.