Freshmen Students

COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP)

Georgia State University serves as a national test center for the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP). All CLEP exams (with the exception of essays portions) are administered on the computer. Since policies regarding CLEP credits differ at various institutions, candidates should verify which tests are accepted by their institution. Scores are reported to the school(s) designated as the recipient in approximately 2-3 weeks (score reporting for exams that include an essay may take approximately 4-6 weeks).

CLEP exams offered through Georgia State University are listed below. If you are a Georgia State University student, review Georgia State University’s CLEP Policy for “Approved CLEP Exams” to determine which exams are approved for related courses (not all CLEP exams offered are approved for earning credit at Georgia State University).

Visit the Counseling Center’s website for a list of CLEP exams offered and for test dates and times. Exams may be scheduled by contacting Georgia State University’s Testing Center.

Georgia State University awards credit for some College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) subject exams, but does not award credit for the General Exam. Tests should not be scheduled during the last semester before graduation because the limited time remaining may not be sufficient to allow for course validation and the awarding of credit. For credit to be granted, the examination score must be at least 50 or higher regardless of the ACE recommendation. Credit will be awarded for the following courses:

Exam = Georgia State Course Credit

American Literature (with essay) = Engl 2130

Analysis and Interpretation of Literature (with essay) = Engl 2099 (general credit given)

College Composition = Engl 1101

English Literature (with essay) = Engl 2120

French Language Level I & II = FREN 1001 and 1002 (with score 50-59), score of 60 or higher- FREN 2001 and 2002 with a maximum of 6 credits that can be earned for scores above 50.

German Language Level I & II = GRMN 1001 and 1002 (with score 50-59), score of 60 or higher- GRMN 2001 and 2002 with a maximum of 6 credits that can be earned for scores above 50.

Spanish Language Level I & II = Span 1001 and 1002 (with score 50-59), score of 60 or higher- SPAN 2001 and 2002 with a maximum of 6 credits that can be earned for scores above 50.

American Government = PolS 1101

American History I = Early Colonization-1877 and American History II 1865-present = Hist 2110 (with score of 50+ on each exam)

Introductory Psychology = Psyc 1101

Human Growth and Development = Psyc 2103

Introductory Macroeconomics = Econ 2105

Introductory Microeconomics = Econ 2106

Introductory Sociology = Soci 1101

Social Sciences & History = GNCR 1099 (General Credit)

Western Civilization I = HIST 1099 (can be used as Global Course)

Western Civilization II = HIST 1099 (can be used as Global Course)

Humanities- HUMN 1000

Calculus = Math 2211

College Algebra = Math 1111

Precalculus = Math 1113

College Mathematics = Math 1001

Natural Sciences = GNCR 1099 (General Credit)

General Biology = Biol 1103K

Chemistry = Chem 1099 (can be used for non STEM majors in Area D2)

The Foreign Language exams measure skills acquired from multiple semesters of studying Spanish, French or German. Spanish with Writing Level I and II are not accepted CLEP exams.

Additional CLEP Information

The essay portion of all English exams is required in addition to the objective. Essay exams are reviewed by three readers, and the student must receive a grade of “Pass” from at least two readers.
If a student scores 50 or higher for American History I AND American History II, three semester hours will be granted for Hist 2110.
Foreign language credit awards are as follows:
- Spanish scores of 50-53 earn 3 semester hours of credit for Span 2001; Spanish scores of 54 and higher earn a total of semester hours of credit for Span 2001 and 2002.
- German scores of 50-62 earn 3 semester hours of credit for Grmn 2001; German scores of 63 and higher earn a total of semester hours of credit for Grmn 2001 and 2002.
- French scores of 50-51 earn 3 semester hours of credit for Fren 2001; French scores of 52 and higher earn a total of 6 semester hours of credit for Fren 2001 and 2002.