College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

The fee for CLEP computer based testing is $80 and can be charged to your major credit card or paid by check/money order made payable to CLEP.  In addition, there is an ACU administrative fee of $25 for all CLEP tests.  

For enrolled ACU Students:
All credit by examination earned is added to your transcript and a $50 recording fee for each course is added to your bill.

Subject Examination	Required Score (Out of 80)	Equivalent ACU Course	Credit Hours
American Government	63	POLS 225	3
American History I	59	HIST 221	3
American History II	60	HIST 222	3
American Literature**	58 66	ENGL 262 ENGL 262,263	3 6
Calculus with Elementary Functions	50	MATH 185	3
College Level French**	52 61 65 69	FLFR 111 FLFR 111,112 FLFR 111,112,221 FLFR 111,112,221,222	3 6 9 12
College Level German**	44 50 56 63	FLGR 111 FLGR 111,112 FLGR 111,112,221 FLGR 111,112,221,222	3 6 9 12
College Level Spanish**	47 54 60 66	FLSP 111 FLSP 111,112 FLSP 111,112,221 FLSP 111,112,221,222	3 6 9 12
Finanacial Accounting	55	ACCT 210	3
College Composition Modular**  (for new students only)	55*  plus pass on the ACU English Essay	ENGL 111	3
	64  without ACU English Essay	ENGL 111	3
	64*  plus superior pass on the ACU English Essay	ENGL 112	3
English Literature**	55 63	ENGL 221   ENGL 221,222	3   6
General Biology	50 56 62	BIOL 101 BIOL 112, 114  BIOL 112, 113, 114, 115	3 4 8
General Chemistry	50 56 62	CHEM 111,113 CHEM 131,133 CHEM 131,132,133,134	4 4 8
Human Growth and Development	63	PSYC 232	3
Information Systems & Computer Applications	55	IT 120	3
Introductory Educational Psychology	58	EDUC 221	3
Introductory Psychology	55	PSYC 120	3
Introductory Sociology	57	SOCI 111	3
Macroeconomics	64	ECON 260	3
Microeconomics	64	ECON 261	3
Principles of Management	60	MGMT 330	3
Western Civilization I	57	HIST 117	3
Western Civilization II	56	HIST 118	3

* Students must also pass the ACU English Essay which is offered and graded by the ACU English Department during Passport. 

** A student is not eligible for this test if he/she has already taken one of the courses available for credit. For example: A student who has taken ENGL 112 cannot take the Freshman College Composition test to earn credit for ENGL 111. Or if a student has taken FLSP 111, he cannot take the CLEP test to earn additional, higher-level Spanish credit.

To help you prepare for the CLEP exams, you may want to purchase the CLEP Official Study Guide from the Campus Store or order through the CLEP web site.  Individual Subject Study guides are available to download for $10 each. A copy of the CLEP Official Study Guide is also available in the ACU Library on two-hour reserve. You may ask for it at the circulation desk.