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 |
|---|---|
| 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)