CLEP Scores and Credit Amounts
SUNY Empire State College follows the ACE/CLEP recommended minimum score for awarding credit. The college has developed further recommendations for the areas of foreign language and for Human Growth and Development, which are indicated in the chart.
The scores on this chart represent CLEP examinations taken since July 1, 2001, unless otherwise indicated. If you have taken a CLEP examination before July 1, 2001, or the effective date listed, contact your center's Office of Academic Review or mentor for required scores and available credit.
Business | Composition and Literature | Science and Mathematics | Social Sciences and History | World Languages
Business
| Examination Title | Minimum Score | Credit |
|---|
| Financial Accounting (as of January 2007) |
50 |
3 |
| Information Systems and Computer Applications |
50 |
3 |
| Introductory Business Law (as of July 2001) |
50 |
3 |
| Principles of Accounting (discontinued January 2007) |
50 |
6 |
| Principles of Management |
50 |
3 |
| Principles of Marketing |
50 |
3 |
Composition and Literature
| Examination Title | Minimum Score | Credit |
|---|
| American Literature (as of March 2015) |
50 |
3 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (as of March 2015) |
50 |
3 |
|
College Composition (as of July 2010)
Note: Empire State College does not use the essay portion of the modular version of this examination; however, you can receive 6 credits by taking the regular College Composition examination, which includes an essay evaluated by CLEP.
|
50 |
6 |
| College Composition Modular (without essay) |
50 |
3 |
| English Composition (as of July 2003) |
50 |
6 |
| English Literature (as of March 2015) |
50 |
3 |
| Freshman College Composition (discontinued July 2010) |
50 |
6 |
| Humanities (as of March 2015) |
50 |
3 |
Science and Mathematics
| Examination Title | Minimum Score | Credit |
|---|
| Biology |
50 |
6 |
| Calculus (as of October 2012) |
50 |
4 |
| Chemistry |
50 |
6 |
| College Algebra |
50 |
3 |
| College Algebra-Trigonometry (discontinued June 2006) |
50 |
3 |
| College Mathematics (as of July 2003) |
50 |
6 |
| Natural Sciences (as of July 2003) |
50 |
6 |
| Precalculus |
50 |
3 |
| Trigonometry (discontinued June 2006) |
50 |
3 |
Social Sciences and History
| Examination Title | Minimum Score | Credit |
|---|
| American Government |
50 |
3 |
| History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 |
50 |
3 |
| History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present |
50 |
3 |
| Human Growth and Development |
50 |
3 advanced-level |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology |
50 |
3 |
| Introductory Psychology (as of October 2012) |
50 |
3 |
| Introductory Sociology (as of February 2003) |
50 |
3 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics |
50 |
3 |
| Principles of Microeconomics |
50 |
3 |
| Social Sciences and History (as of July 2013) |
50 |
6 |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 |
50 |
3 |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present |
50 |
3 |
World Languages
French Language (as of May 2008)
| Minimum Score | Total Credit | Advanced-level Credit |
|---|
| 50 |
8 |
0 |
| 59 |
12 |
4 |
| 73 |
16 |
8 |
German Language (as of July 2001)
| Minimum Score | Total Credit | Advanced-level Credit |
|---|
| 50 |
8 |
0 |
| 60 |
12 |
4 |
| 70 |
16 |
8 |
Spanish Language (as of July 2007)
| Minimum Score | Total Credit | Advanced-level Credit |
|---|
| 50 |
8 |
0 |
| 63 |
12 |
4 |
| 70 |
16 |
8 |