CLEP Examinations
The student must be currently enrolled to receive credit through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP).
The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a credit-by-examination program that measures a student’s level of comprehension of introductory college-level material and consecutively earn college credit. The CSU requires a passing score of at least 50 on the CLEP exam. Each campus in the CSU system determines how it will apply external examinations toward credit in the major. For students not already certified in GE (General Education) and/orAmerican Institutions, the campus also determines how to apply credit from such exams toward the local degree requirement.
Students must turn in the official CLEP exam results to the Admissions Office and fill out a petition form to receive credit.
| CLEP Exam | Citrus Passing Score | Citrus Comparable Course or Area | Units | CSU Passing Score | Minimum Semester Credits Earned | Semester Credits Towards GE Breadth | American Institutions and/or GE Breadth Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Government | 50 | D1. History and Political Science | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | D |
| American Literature | 50 | C2. Humanities | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | C2 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | 50 | C2. Humanities | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | C2 |
| Biology | 50 | B1. Life Science | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | B2 |
| Calculus | 51 | A3. Mathematics | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | B4 |
| Chemistry | 50 | B2. Physical Sciences | 3 | 50 | 3 | B1 | |
| College Algebra | 50 | A3. Mathematics | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | B4 |
| College Algebra-Trigonometry | 50 | A3. Mathematics | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | B4 |
| College Mathematics | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | |
| College Composition | n/a | n/a | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| College Composition-Modular | n/a | n/a | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| English Composition (no essay) | 50 | n/a | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| English Composition with Essay1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Financial Accounting | 50 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | n/a | |
| French Level I | 50 | C2. Humanities area | 6 | 59 | 6 | 0 | n/a |
| French Level II | 59 | C2. Humanities area | 9 | 59 | 9 | 3 | C2 |
| Freshman College Composition | n/a | n/a | 0 | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| German Level I | 50 | C2. Humanities area | 6 | 50 | 6 | 0 | n/a |
| German Level II | 60 | C2. Humanities area | 9 | 60 | 9 | 3 | C2 |
| History, United States I | 50 | D1. History & Political Science | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | D+US-1 |
| History, United States II | 50 | D1. History & Political Science | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | D+US-1 |
| Human Growth and Development | 50 | D2. Behavioral Science | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | E |
| Humanities | 50 | C2. Humanities | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | C2 |
| Information Systems and Computer Applications | 50 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | n/a | |
| Intro to Educational Psychology | 50 | D2. Behavioral Science | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | n/a |
| Intro Business Law | 50 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | n/a | |
| Introductory Psychology | 50 | D2. Behavioral Science | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | D |
| Introductory Sociology | 50 | D2. Behavioral Science area | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | D |
| Natural Sciences | 50 | B1. Life Science or B2. Physical Science | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | B1 or B2 |
| Pre-Calculus | 50 | A3. Mathematics | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | B4 |
| Principles of Accounting | 50 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | n/a | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | D1. History & Political Science | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | D |
| Principles of Management | 50 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | n/a | |
| Principles of Marketing | 50 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | n/a | |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | D1. History & Political Science | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | D |
| Social Sciences and History | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Spanish Level I | 50 | C2. Humanities | 6 | 50 | 6 | 0 | n/a |
| Spanish Level II | 63 | C2. Humanities | 9 | 63 | 9 | 3 | C2 |
| Trigonometry | 50 | A3. Mathematics | 3 | ||||
| Western Civilization I | 50 | C2. Humanities or D1. History | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | C2 or D |
| Western Civilization II | 50 | D1. History & Political Science | 3 | 50 | 3 | 3 | D |
- CLEP exams CANNOT be used to meet requirements for the IGETC.
- UC DOES NOT accept CLEP exams.
- If a student passes more than one CLEP test in the same language other than English (e.g., two exams in French), then only one examination may be applied to the Associate Degree or baccalaureate. For each test in a language other than English, a passing score of 50 is considered “Level I” and earns nine quarter units of baccalaureate credit; the higher score listed for each test is considered “Level II” and earns additional units of credit and placement in Area C2 of GE Breadth, as noted.