College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Clark College grants credit for completion of the College Board's College Level Examination Program (CLEP).  This rigorous program allows students from diverse backgrounds to demonstrate their mastery of college-level material in introductory subjects and earn college credit. 

Credit will be granted for CLEP tests with a minimum score equivalent. Credits may count toward satisfying distribution requirements or specified electives for transfer degrees/certificates (up to a 45-credit maximum), but they are limited to 15 credits of general electives on Career and Technical Education degrees/certificates. Credit will be awarded on the basis of official CLEP results, not transcript notation.

Currently recognized CLEP exams and their direct equivalencies are listed below. Students will be awarded 5 credits of general electives for each score report received where there is no exam or direct equivalency listed. Each general exam requires a score of 50 or higher; subject level exam scores may vary. Credit is posted with an “S” grade at the end of the quarter in which the score report was received, once a transcript record has been established. No credits will be awarded for an exam if the student has already earned credit in a duplicate course.

Scores

Composition and Literature

American Literature
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

College Composition
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

English Literature
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Humanities
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

World Languages

French Language
Level 1 score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 Credits World Language

Level 2 score: 59 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 Credits World Language

German Language
Level 1 score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 Credits World Language

Level 2 score: 60 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 Credits World Language

Spanish Language
Level 1 score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 Credits Specified Elective

Level 2 score: 63 or higher
Course equivalency: 10 Credits Specified Elective

History and Social Sciences

American Government
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

History of the U.S. I
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

History of the U.S. II
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Human Growth and Development
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Introduction to Educational Psychology
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Introductory Psychology
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: PSYC& 100

Introductory Sociology
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: SOC& 101

Principles of Macroeconomics
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Principles of Microeconomics
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: ECON& 201

Social Sciences and History
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Western Civilization I
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Western Civilization II
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Science and Mathematics

Biology
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Calculus I
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Score: 64 or higher
Course equivalency: MATH& 151

Chemistry
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

College Algebra
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Score: 56 or higher
Course equivalency: MATH 111

College Mathematics
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: MATH& 107

Natural Sciences
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Pre-Calculus
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: 5 General Elective Credits

Business

Financial Accounting
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: ACCT& 201

Information Systems
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: CTEC 106

Introductory Business Law
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: BUS& 201

Principles of Management
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: MGMT 101

Principles of Marketing
Score: 50 or higher
Course equivalency: BUS 260

CLEP Score Reports

Send an official copy of your CLEP scores to enroll@clark.edu or by postal mail to:

Clark College
Attn: Enrollment Services
1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA  98663

Where to get CLEP scores

CLEP Transcript Service
PO Box 6600
Princeton, NJ 08541-6600
Phone: (609) 771-7865

Testing Facilities

Although Clark accepts CLEP, it is not a testing site. The nearest CLEP testing facility is Mount Hood Community College in Oregon. Please contact them for information on testing availability and cost.

 

For more information about CLEP test credit, contact us at (360) 992-2805 or credeval@clark.edu.