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CLEP exams are a national program which allows incoming students to demonstrate mastery of certain introductory college-level material and earn credit toward a degree.

CLEP General Examinations

CLEP general examinations should be taken before a student enrolls in college and must be taken before completion of 15 semester credits of college work and before completion of any college course in the area that is being tested.

  • Credits from these examinations will be counted as fulfilling one experience within the Liberal Education Core listed. The Natural Science exam does not fulfill the lab science requirement for Liberal Education Core (LE-K1 or LE-K2).

For information about the exams and sample questions, consult the CLEP website: https://clep.collegeboard.org/

TestMinimum ScoreCredits Allowed
Humanities506 credits, LE-K3 (Humanities)
Natural Sciences506 credits, LE-K1 (Natural Science)
Social Science-History506 credits, LE-K2 (Social Science) 

CLEP Subject Examinations

Course-equivalent exams should be taken before the student is enrolled in the equivalent course or in any higher-level course for which it is a prerequisite. With departmental permission, a student can take the test for a course in which they are enrolled, but this must be done before the end of the first week of classes. Business CLEP exams cannot be taken after the student has enrolled in a course within the same discipline.

  • Credit by exam cannot be used to repeat already attempted at or transferred to UWEC.
  • You must wait three months to retake a CLEP exam.
ExamMinimum ScoreCredits Granted
Literature  
Analysis & Interpretation Literature553 credits, English 150
Foreign Languages  
French

50

62

8 credits, French 101, 102

16 credits, French 101, 102, 201, 202

German

50

63

8 credits, German 101, 102

16 credits, German 101, 102, 201, 202

Spanish Language

50

63

8 credits, Spanish 101, 102

16 credits, Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202

Spanish with Writing

50

63

8 credits, Spanish 101, 102

16 credits, Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202

Social Sciences  
Human Growth & Development503 credits, Psychology 230
Introduction to Educational Psychology503 credits, Psychology 260
Introductory Psychology503 credits, Psychology 100
Introductory Sociology593 credits, Sociology 101
Principles of Macroeconomics503 credits, Economics 104
Principles of Microeconomics503 credits, Economics 103
Science & Mathematics  
Chemistry623 credits, LE-K1 (Natural Science)
4 credits, Chemistry lab science may be granted upon successful completion of lab practical examination
College Algebra634 credits, Math 109
Precalculus614 credits, Math 112
Calculus614 credits, Math 114
Business  
Financial Accounting653 credits,  ELEC 907L Lower Division Elective
Information Systems & Computer Applications663 credits, ELEC 907L Lower Division Elective
Principles of Marketing653 credits, Marketing 330
Principles of Management633 credits, ELEC 907L Lower Division Elective
Introductory Business Law573 credits, ELEC 907L Lower Division Elective
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