CLEP Exam Equivalencies

(College Level Examination Program)

The CLEP Subject Exams listed below will be accepted for credit at Central Connecticut State University when the minimum score requirements have been met.

*As of February 15, 2003 all students taking Computer-Based Tests (CBT) must receive a minimum score of 50 in order to receive credit.

Central does not award any credit for the CLEP General Examination.

Science & Mathematics:

Examination TitleAcceptable ScoreCentral Course EquivalentSemester Hours
Calculus48/*50MATH 152 Calculus I4.00
College Algebra50MATH 101 Intermediate Algebra3.00
Trigonometry49/*50MATH 115 Trigonometry3.00
College Math49/*50MATH  1XX Elective (Skill Area II Credit)3.00
General Biology49/*50BIO 121 General Biology I
BIO 122 General Biology II
8.00
General Chemistry48/*50CHEM 161/162 General Chem I & Lab
CHEM 200/201 Foundations of Analytical Chemistry & Lab
8.00
Natural Science50BIO 111 Introductory Biology3.00
Pre-Calculus50MATH 119 Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry4.00

Business

Examination TitleAcceptable ScoreCentral Course EquivalentSemester Hours
Financial Accounting50AC 211 Intro Financial Accounting3.00
Info Sys & CmptrApplictions50CET 1XX Elective3.00
Principles of Management50MGT 295 Fund of Mgmt & Orgz Behavior3.00
Principles of Marketing50MKT 295 Fundamentals of Marketing3.00
Introductory Business Law51LAW 250 Legal & Ethical Env of Business3.00

Composition & Literature

Examination TitleAcceptable ScoreCentral Course EquivalentSemester Hours
College Composition
(essay required)
48/*50WRT 1XX Writing Elective3.00

Foreign Languages

Examination TitleAcceptable ScoreCentral Course EquivalentSemester Hours
French Language50FR 125 Intermediate French I
FR 126 Intermediate French II
6.00
German Language50GER 125 Intermediate German I
GER 126 Intermediate German II
6.00
Spanish Language
Non-heritage track students, please contact the World Languages department.
50-62SPAN 190 Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish I
SPAN 191 Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish II
6.00
 63+SPAN 190 Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish I
SPAN 191 Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish II
SPAN 290 Hispanic Culture for Heritage Speakers of Spanish I
9.00

History & Social Sciences

Examination TitleAcceptable ScoreCentral Course EquivalentSemester Hours
American Government47/*50PS 110 American Government & Politics3.00
History of the United States 1 Early Colonizations to 187750HIST 161 American History to 18773.00
History of the United States 2 1865 to the Present50HIST 162 American History from 1877 to present3.00
Humanities50HUM 1XX Elective3.00
Introductory to Educational Psychology50PSY 2XX3.00
Introductory Psychology47/*50PSY 112 Introduction to Psychology3.00
Human Growth & Development46/*50PSY 136 Lifespan Development3.00
Prin. of Macroeconomics48/*50ECON 200 Principles of Macroeconomics3.00
Prin. of Microeconomics48/*50ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics3.00
Introductory Sociology46/*50SOC 110 Introductory Sociology3.00
Western Civilization
Ancient Near East to 1648
50HIST 1XX Elective3.00
Western Civilization
1648 to the Present
50HIST 1XX Elective3.00