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CLEP

Hope accepts CLEP credit for the tests and scores listed below.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING POSTED CREDITS

The following credit information is valid through summer 2023. Credit available for CLEP exams taken in fall 2023 and beyond will be coming in March or April.

CLEP credit is granted based on the score received — see the table below for more details.

You can earn a maximum of 32 credits total via AP, CLEP and IB exams. You may not earn duplicate credit for a course.

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

BUSINESS EXAMS

CLEP EXAM	SCORE	CREDIT AWARDED	HOPE COURSE EQUIVALENT
Financial Accounting	N/A	N/A	No Credit
Information Systems	50	3	CSCI 0100 (elective credit)
Introductory Business Law	50	3	Bus 341
Principles of Management	N/A	N/A	No Credit
Principles of Marketing	N/A	N/A	No Credit

COMPOSITION & LITERATURE EXAMS

CLEP EXAM	SCORE	CREDIT AWARDED	HOPE COURSE EQUIVALENT
American Literature	50	8	Engl 280 and 281
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature	50	4	Engl 248
College Composition	60	4	Engl 113
College Composition Modular	N/A	N/A	No Credit
English Literature	50	8	Engl 270 and 271
Humanities	50	4	IDS 0100 (elective credit)

WORLD LANGUAGES EXAMS

CLEP EXAM	SCORE	CREDIT AWARDED	HOPE COURSE EQUIVALENT
French Language: Level 1	50–61	8	Fren 101, 102
French Language: Level 2	62	16	Fren 101, 102, 201, 250
German Language: Level 1	50–62	8	Germ 101, 102
German Language: Level 2	63	16	Germ 101, 102, 201, 202
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	50–65	8	Span 121, 122
Spanish with Writing: Level 2	66	16	Span 121, 122, 221, 222

HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCES EXAMS

CLEP EXAM	SCORE	CREDIT AWARDED	HOPE COURSE EQUIVALENT
American Government	50	4	Pol 100
History of the U.S. I: Early Colonization to 1877	50	4	Hist 160
History of the U.S. II: 1865 to the Present	50	4	Hist 161
Human Growth and Development	50	3	Psy 0100 (elective credit)
Introduction to Educational Psychology	50	3	Educ 0100 (elective credit)
Introductory Psychology	50	3	Psy 100
Introductory Sociology	50	3	Soc 101
Principles of Macroeconomics	50	4	Econ 211
Principles of Microeconomics	50	4	Econ 212
Social Sciences and History	50	4	IDS 0100 (elective credit)
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648	50	4	Hist 130
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present	50	4	Hist 131

SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS EXAMS

CLEP EXAM	SCORE	CREDIT AWARDED	HOPE COURSE EQUIVALENT
Biology	50	4	Biol 0100 (elective credit)
Calculus	50	4	Math 131
Chemistry	50	6	Chem 0100 (elective credit)
College Algebra	N/A	N/A	No Credit
College Mathematics	N/A	N/A	No Credit
Natural Sciences	50	3	GEMS 0100 (elective credit)
Precalculus	50	4	Math 123