College Level Examination Program
The College Level Examination Program is a series of college board exams that test a student's academic ability. Each is usually 90 minutes and costs $ 70. These exams give international students the opportunity to prove their subject-specific skills and to compare themselves with American students. Approximately 2900 American universities grant credit for courses on passing exams.
Exams currently on offer
Business | Credit |
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accounting | 3 |
Introduction to business law | 3 |
electronic data processing | 3 |
Principles of management | 3 |
Marketing principles | 3 |
Poetry and literature | Credit |
American literature | 6th |
Analysis and interpretation | 6th |
English poetry | 6th |
English literature | 6th |
Humanities | 6th |
languages | Credit |
French , Levels 1 and 2 | 6-12 |
German , Levels 1 and 2 | 6-12 |
Spanish , Levels 1 and 2 | 6-12 |
History and Social Sciences | Credit |
Political science | 3 |
Introduction to Educational Psychology | 3 |
History of the USA: through 1877 | 3 |
US History: 1865 to Present | 3 |
Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
Principles of microeconomics | 3 |
Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
Social sciences and history | 6th |
Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
European history: until 1648 | 3 |
European history: 1648 to the present | 3 |
Science and math | Credit |
biology | 6th |
Analysis | 3 |
chemistry | 6th |
algebra | 3 |
Applied Mathematics | 6th |
General science | 6th |
Web links
- Official website
- Colleges and universities which grant credit
- CLEP Test Review (offers extensive CLEP exercise material)
- freeuniversity.com (offers free reference material)