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CLEP

See how your CLEP scores translate to Hope credit. This credit-awarding policy is effective for the 2024–2025 academic year.

You can earn a maximum of 32 credits total via AP, IB and CLEP.

Visit the College Board website to find a CLEP testing center near you.

Below is a list of CLEP exams and how the scores translate to Hope credit.

BUSINESS

CLEP EXAM SCORE COURSE CREDIT CREDIT HOURS ANCHOR PLAN ATTRIBUTE
Financial Accounting N/A N/A No credit  
Information Systems 50 Csci 0100 3 Math or Natural Science (MNS)
Introductory Business Law N/A N/A No credit  
Principles of Management N/A N/A No credit  
Principles of Marketing N/A N/A No credit  

COMPOSITION and LITERATURE

CLEP EXAM SCORE COURSE CREDIT CREDIT HOURS ANCHOR PLAN ATTRIBUTE
American Literature 50 Engl 374 3  
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 50 Engl 110 3 Human Creative Perspectives (HCP)
College Composition 60 Engl 113 3 Expository Writing (EW)
College Composition Modular N/A N/A No credit  
English Literature 50 Engl 372  3  
Humanities 50 Ids 0100 3  

WORLD LANGUAGES

CLEP EXAM SCORE COURSE CREDIT CREDIT HOURS ANCHOR PLAN ATTRIBUTE
French Language: Level 1 N/A N/A No credit  
French Language: Level 2 N/A N/A No credit  
German Language: Level 1 N/A N/A No credit  
German Language: Level 2 N/A N/A No credit  
Spanish Language: Level 1 N/A N/A No credit  
Spanish Language: Level 2 N/A N/A No credit  
Spanish with Writing: Level 1 N/A N/A No credit  
Spanish with Writing: Level 2 N/A N/A No credit  

HISTORY and SOCIAL SCIENCES

CLEP EXAM SCORE COURSE CREDIT CREDIT HOURS ANCHOR PLAN ATTRIBUTE
American Government 50 Pol 100 3 Social Sciences (SS)
History of the U.S. I: Early Colonization to 1877 50 Hist 160 3 Historical Perspectives (HST)
History of the U.S. II: 1865 to the Present 50 Hist 161 3 Historical Perspectives (HST)
Human Growth and Development 50 Psy 230 3  
Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 Educ 0100 3  
Introductory Psychology 50 Psy 100 3 Social Sciences (SS)
Introductory Sociology 50 Soc 101 3 Social Sciences (SS)
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 Econ 211 3 Social Sciences (SS)
Principles of Microeconomics 50 Econ 212 3  
Social Sciences and History 50 Ids 0100 3  
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 Hist 130 3 Historical Perspectives (HST)
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present 50 Hist 131 3 Historical Perspectives (HST)

SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS

CLEP EXAM SCORE COURSE CREDIT CREDIT HOURS ANCHOR PLAN ATTRIBUTE
Biology 50 Biol 0100 3 Math or Natural Science (MNS)
Calculus 50 Math 131 4 Mathematics (MA)
Chemistry 50 Chem 0100 3 Math or Natural Science (MNS)
College Algebra N/A N/A No credit  
College Mathematics N/A N/A No credit  
Natural Sciences 50 Gems 0100 3 Math or Natural Science (MNS)
Precalculus 50 Math 123 3 Mathematics (MA)