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2024-2025 CLEP Exams

Students must have College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam results sent to the Admissions & Records Office (hand-carried copies will not be accepted). Students are strongly encouraged to see a counselor when interpreting CLEP scores. CLEP credit granted at Columbia College may differ from credit and units granted by a transfer institution. Students with the minimum CLEP scores may earn credit to satisfy Columbia College General Education Breadth areas as well as California State University General Education Breadth areas as outlined in this chart. NOTE: The University of California does not award credit for CLEP exams and IGETC does not allow use of CLEP exam credit to satisfy requirements.

Exam/Subject

Passing Score

Minimum Elective Semester Units

Semester Units Toward CC-GE

Semester Units Toward CSU-GE

American Institutions and/or GE Breadth Area

CLEP American Government

50

3

3

3

D

CLEP American Literature

50

3

3

3

C2

CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

50

3

3

3

C2

CLEP Biology

50

3

3

3

B2

CLEP Calculus

50

3

3

3

B4

CLEP Chemistry

50

3

3

3

B1

CLEP College Algebra

50

3

3

3

B4

CLEP College Algebra - Trigonometry

50

3

3

3

B4

CLEP College Composition

50

0

0

0

 

CLEP College Composition – Modular

50

0

0

0

 

CLEP College Mathematics

50

0

0

0

 

CLEP English Composition (no essay)

50

0

0

0

 

CLEP English Composition with essay

50

0

0

0

 

CLEP English Literature

50

3

3

3

C2 (F11)*

CLEP Financial Accounting

50

3

0

0

 

CLEP French** Level I

50

6

0

0

 

CLEP French** Level II

59

9

3

3

C2

CLEP French** Level II

59

12

3

3

C2 (F15)*

CLEP Freshman College Composition

50

0

0

0

 

CLEP German** Level I

50

6

0

0

 

CLEP German** Level II

60

12

3

3

C2 (F15)*

CLEP German** Level II

60

9

3

3

C2

CLEP History, United States I

50

3

3

3

D+US-1

CLEP History, United States II

50

3

3

3

D+US-1

CLEP Human Growth and Development

50

3

3

3

E

CLEP Humanities

50

3

3

3

C2

CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications

50

3

0

0

 

CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology

50

3

0

0

 

CLEP Introductory Business Law

50

3

0

0

 

CLEP Introductory Psychology

50

3

3

3

D

CLEP Introductory Sociology

50

3

3

3

D

CLEP Natural Sciences

50

3

3

3

B1 or B2

CLEP Pre-Calculus

50

3

3

3

B4

CLEP Principles of Accounting

50

3

0

0

 

CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics

50

3

3

3

D

CLEP Principles of Management

50

3

0

0

 

CLEP Principles of Marketing

50

3

0

0

 

CLEP Principles of Microeconomics

50

3

3

3

D

CLEP Social Sciences and History

50

0

0

0

 

CLEP Spanish** Level I

50

6

0

0

 

CLEP Spanish** Level II

63

12

3

3

C2 (F15)*

CLEP Spanish** Level II

63

9

3

3

C2

CLEP Spanish** with Writing I

50

6

0

0

 

CLEP Spanish** with Writing II

63

9

3

3

C2

CLEP Trigonometry

50

3

3

3

B4 (F06)

CLEP Western Civilization I

50

3

3

3

C2 or D

CLEP Western Civilization II

50

3

3

3

D

 

*Valid only prior to date in parentheses.

** If a student passes more than one CLEP exam in the same language other than English (example: two exams in Spanish), then only units from one exam may be applied.

Columbia College General Education area application and California State University General Education area application in compliance with Title 5, 55052.5 for CLEP and IB exams, and CSU Executive Orders 1100, 1036, and 1061.

University of California does not accept CLEP exam credit.

IGETC does not allow use of CLEP exam credit to satisfy requirements (IGETC Standards 2.3, 2022).

Confirmed by Academic Senate 1/26/24