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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

ڰAPP and California Community Colleges apply credit earned through College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam scores to satisfy some academic requirements. ڰAPP grants credit in accordance with the following policies and procedures.

Request CLEP Scores

  • Complete an application to enroll at ڰAPP. CLEP scores can only be used for academic credit by currently enrolled ڰAPP students. 
  •  to learn how to request that your scores be sent to ڰAPP. This may require a fee. Have CLEP scores sent to:

    Enrollment Services
    ڰAPP
    435 College Avenue
    Modesto, CA 95350

  • Allow 4-6 weeks, then log in to Self Service to see how your CLEP scores have been interpreted in accordance with ڰAPP policy. 
CLEP Diploma Program Evaluation Process 

Upon ڰAPP’s receipt of CLEP Scores that adhere to the minimum in the CLEP Credit Crosswalk on the following page will automatically:

  • apply as elective unit credit to the 60 units required for associate degree 
  • be used to satisfy General Education breadth area and unit requirements as indicated
Using CLEP Scores to Satisfy ڰAPP Requirements

Transferring with CLEP Credit

If the student plans to transfer to a public or private university to pursue a baccalaureate degree, bear in mind that CLEP credit-granting policies vary at each institution for:

  • admission

  • major requirements 

  • prerequisites

  • baccalaureate degree requirements

  • GE Breadth requirements 

To learn about CLEP credit-granting policies upheld by transfer institutions, students should meet with an ڰAPP counselor to research university CLEP policies on the Internet. 

TRANSFER CAUTION:

ڰAPP students who have used the Course Substitution Process or the Prerequisite Challenge process to satisfy program or prerequisite requirements should not take the comparable ڰAPP course. Transfer credit will not be granted for both. 

University of California (UC) does not accept CLEP or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) exams.

California State University (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/or ​​American Institutions, the campus also determines how to apply credit from such exams toward the local degree requirement. Students who use CLEP scores to satisfy prerequisites at ڰAPP may encounter later challenges meeting academic requirements at the transfer institution. Students should review CLEP credit policies at their targeted transfer institutions before attempting to use CLEP to satisfy prerequisites at ڰAPP.

CSU-GE Breadth

Because the CSU system honors full or area CSU-GE “breadth certifications” from ڰAPP for the baccalaureate degree, certifications showing that CLEP scores were used to satisfy ڰAPP’s CSU-GE requirements will also satisfy the transfer CSU’s breadth requirement for baccalaureate degree. For more information on the CSU-GE Certification process and CLEP examinations, visit the Counseling Office, Student Services Building, Room 226. (CSU Executive Order 1036, Section 1.2.4)

CLEP Allowances and Restrictions
  • Units earned from CLEP exams, while recorded as “pass/no pass” or “P/NP” units on the transcript, are not subject to the college maximum of 14 units of P/NP grading.
  • Units earned from CLEP exams will not be considered units earned through “Credit by Examination”, and therefore are not subject to the college’s maximum of 30 Credit by Examination units.
  • CLEP cannot be used with the IGETC pattern. (IGETC Standards 1.9, 5/21/2018)
  • Units earned from CLEP exams cannot be used to satisfy the college’s Twelve-Units-in-Residence requirement for associate degree.
  • Units earned from CLEP exams cannot be used as evidence of enrollment at ڰAPP in order to satisfy eligibility criteria for financial aid, veterans programs, or EOP&S.

CLEP Credit Crosswalk

CLEP Exam Title Minimum Score Semester Units ڰAPP-GE Area CSU-GE Area
American Government 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: B CSU-GE: D
American Literature 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: C CSU-GE: C2
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: C CSU-GE: C2
Biology 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: A CSU-GE: B2
Calculus 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: D2 CSU-GE: B4
Chemistry 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: A CSU-GE: B1
College Algebra 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: D2 CSU-GE: B4
College Algebra - Trigonometry 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: D2 CSU-GE: B4
College Composition 50 0    
College Composition Modular 50 0    
College Mathematics 50 3    
English Composition (no essay) 50 0    
English Composition with Essay 50 0    
English Literature 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: C CSU-GE: C2 (F11)
Prior to F15, unit values were accepted to a maximum of 12. F15, the maximum allowable units decreased to 9
Financial Accounting 50 3    
French Language, Level 1 50 6    
French Language, Level 2 59 9 ڰAPP-GE: C CSU-GE: C2
Prior to F15, unit values were accepted to a maximum of 12. F15, the maximum allowable units decreased to 9
Freshman College Composition 50 0    
German Language, Level 1 50 6    
German Language, Level 2 60 9 ڰAPP-GE: C CSU-GE: C2
Prior to F15, unit values were accepted to a maximum of 12. F15, the maximum allowable units decreased to 9
HIstory of the US I: Early Colonization 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: B CSU-GE: D & US 1
HIstory of the US II: 1865 to the present 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: B CSU-GE: D & US 1
Human Growth and Development 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: B CSU-GE: E
Humanities 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: B CSU-GE: E
Information Systems 50 3    
Introductory Business Law 50 3    
Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 3    
Introductory Psychology 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: B CSU-GE: D
Introductory Sociology 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: B CSU-GE: D
Natural Sciences 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: A CSU-GE: B1 or B2
Precalculus 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: D2 CSU-GE: B4
Principals of Accounting 50 0    
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: B CSU-GE: D
Principles of Management 50 3    
Principles of Marketing 50 3    
Principles of Microeconomics 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: B CSU-GE: D
Social Sciences and History 50 3    

Spanish with Writing Level 1
50 0    
Spanish with Writing Level 2 63 3 ڰAPP-GE: C CSU-GE: C2 (F19)
Spanish Language, Level 1 50 6    
Spanish Language, Level 2 63 9 - Prior to F15, unit values were accepted to a maximum of 12. F15, the maximum allowable units decreased to 9 ڰAPP-GE: C CSU-GE: C2
Trigonometry 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: D2 CSU-GE: B4** (F06)
Scores accepted only if the CLEP exam was completed prior to the term indicated
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: B or C CSU-GE: C2 or D
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present 50 3 ڰAPP-GE: B CSU-GE: D

ڰAPP-GE area acceptances are in accordance with ASCCC Spring 2011 ASCCC Resolution 09.01

CSU-GE area acceptances are in accordance with CSU Executive Orders 1100 and 1036, and CSU Coded Memo ASA 2018-06 (Attachment 2).

IGETC does not allow use of CLEP credit to satisfy requirements (IGETC Standards, 1.9, 5/21/18)