CLEP
(College Level Examination Program)
The CLEP is computer-based exam designed to test knowledge in various subject areas. Passing scores can earn students college credit in these areas.
CLEP testing is available at the Stafford Campus on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The first appointment can be made at 8:30 am and the last appointment at 3:30 pm.
CLEP eCBT exam fee will increase to $72 due to increased operating expenses, beginning July 1, 2009. The fee for optional essays will continue to be $10 (payable by check or credit card on-line at testing computer) and $20, a separate check or cash payment payable directly to UMW. For a complete listing of CLEP exams, please visit: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html.
These exams are administered at the Stafford Campus. You may schedule an exam by contacting (540) 286-8015 or (540) 286-8030.
ACE Credit Recommendations: CLEP Scores
The scores and semester hours that appear in this table are the credit-granting scores and semester hours recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE). The scores listed in the table below are equivalent to a grade of C in the corresponding course. See B-level credit recommendations. Learn more about CLEP and ACE.
| Computer-Based Testing (CBT) and Paper-and-Pencil Testing |
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|---|---|---|
| ACE-Recommended Score |
Semester Hours |
|
| Business |
||
Financial Accounting |
50 |
3 |
Information Systems and Computer Applications |
50 |
3 |
Introductory Business Law |
50 |
3 |
Principles of Accounting1 |
50 |
6 |
Principles of Management |
50 |
3 |
Principles of Marketing |
50 |
3 |
Composition and Literature |
||
American Literature |
50 |
6 |
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature |
50 |
6 |
College Composition1 |
50 |
6 |
College Composition Modular1 |
50 |
3/6 |
English Composition (with or without Essay)2 |
50 |
6 |
English Literature |
50 |
6 |
Freshman College Composition2 |
50 |
6 |
Humanities |
50 |
6 |
Foreign Languages |
||
French Language, Level 1 |
50 |
6 |
French Language, Level 2 |
59 |
12 |
German Language, Level 1 |
50 |
6 |
German Language, Level 2 |
60 |
12 |
Spanish Language, Level 1 |
50 |
6 |
Spanish Language, Level 2 |
63 |
12 |
History and Social Sciences |
||
American Government |
50 |
3 |
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 |
50 |
3 |
History of the United States II: 1865 to Present |
50 |
3 |
Human Growth and Development |
50 |
3 |
Introduction to Educational Psychology |
50 |
3 |
Introductory Psychology |
50 |
3 |
Introductory Sociology |
50 |
3 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
50 |
3 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
50 |
3 |
Social Sciences and History |
50 |
6 |
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 |
50 |
3 |
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present |
50 |
3 |
Science and Mathematics |
||
Biology |
50 |
6 |
Calculus |
50 |
3 |
Chemistry |
50 |
6 |
College Algebra |
50 |
3 |
College Algebra-Trigonometry3 |
50 |
3 |
College Mathematics |
50 |
6 |
Natural Sciences |
50 |
6 |
Precalculus |
50 |
3 |
Trigonometry3 |
50 |
3 |
1These exams will be available to students on July 1, 2010. If the college does not require a supplemental essay for the Modular version of the examination, the ACE credit-granting recommendation is 3 credits. If the college does require a supplemental essay, the credit-granting recommendation is 6 credits.
2Beginning July 1, 2010, these exams will no longer be available to students. They will be replaced by College Composition and College Composition Modular.
3These examinations are no longer available to students.