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CLEP Computer-Based Testing Credit Policy Chart

Examinations sponsored by CLEP are listed below. For each examination, the FHSU minimum required score and corresponding credit granted are listed. If an examination is Not Accepted for credit at FHSU, "Not Accepted--No Credit Awarded" will appear in the fields.

  • Students should consult their academic advisor and/or the transcript analysts in the Registrar's Office for specific information on how the successful completion of an examination applies to their degree program.
  • A grade of CR (Credit) is recorded on the transcript for successful completion of an examination that is accepted for credit.
  • No credit is awarded for an examination that is a prerequisite for a course previously passed.
  • A maximum of 30 hours of credit from credit-by-examination programs may be applied toward a Fort Hays State University degree.
  • CLEP credit policies are subject to change upon periodic review.
  • Examination information in a shaded row indicates that the version of the examination has been retired/discontinued by CLEP.

Use this CLEP Computer-Based Testing Credit Policy Chart if:

  • You plan to take a CLEP Computer-Based examination.
  • You have taken a CLEP Computer-Based examination.
  • You have taken or plan to take a CLEP Paper-Based examination on or after APRIL 1, 2004. (CLEP paper-based examinations taken on or after 4/1/04 use computer-based test questions and have the same credit-granting scores as computer-based examinations.)

(CLEP transcripts show a letter "C" designating computer-based testing for each of the testing scenarios listed above.)

CLEP Computer-Based Testing Credit Policy Chart

CLEP Computer-Based Examination

Minimum
Score Required

Credit Granted
American Government

50
Credit for "American Government"
(POLS 101); 3 credit hours.
American Literature

Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Biology

50
Credit for "Principles of Biology"
(BIOL 180), 3 credit hours; OR Credit for
"Human Biology" (BIOL 100), 3 credit hrs.
Calculus

50
Credit for "Analytic Geometry and Calculus I" (MATH 234), 5 credit hours.
Chemistry

50
Credit for Chemistry 120 and 122 or Chemistry 112, whichever the examinee's program of study recommends. Specific credit follows:
General Education:
Gen. Chem. I (CHEM 112)--2 cr. hrs.
Gen. Chem. I Lab (CHEM 112L)--1 cr. hr.
Elective Credit--3 cr. hrs.
Chemistry, Biology, and other Science Majors:
The 6.0 transcipt hrs. can equate as:
Univ. Chem. I (CHEM 120)--3 cr. hrs.
Univ. Chem. I Lab (CHEM 120L)--2 cr. hrs.
Univ. Chem. II (CHEM 122)--3 cr. hrs.
Univ Chem. II Lab (CHEM 122L)--2 cr. hrs.
College Algebra

50
Credit for "College Algebra" (MATH 110);
3 credit hours.

College Algebra-Trigonometry

(Exam discontinued by CLEP effective July 1, 2006)

*Exam Discontinued*

50

*Exam Discontinued*

Credit for "Pre-Calculus Mathematics"
(MATH 130); 5 credit hours.
College Mathematics

50
Credit for "Liberal Arts Mathematics"
(MATH 101); 3 credit hours.
English Composition

Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
English Composition with Essay

Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
English Literature

Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Financial Accounting
50
 Credit for "Financial Accounting" (ACCT 203);
3 credit hours

French Language

(CBT Version 3
implemented April 2008)

Score reports show ACE recommended scores:

2 semesters - 50
4 semesters - 59

(FHSU does not award 4 semesters of credit.)

One semester
50
----------------------------
Two semesters
55
One semester of credit (5 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning French I (MLNG 201)--5 cr. hrs.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Two semesters of credit (10 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning French I (MLNG 201)--5 cr. hrs.
Beginning French II (MLNG 202)--5 cr. hrs.

French Language

(CBT Version 2
retired April 2008)

Score reports show ACE recommended scores:

2 semesters - 50
4 semesters - 62

(FHSU does not award 4 semesters of credit.)

*Exam Version Retired*

One semester
50
----------------------------
Two semesters
56

*Exam Version Retired*

One semester of credit (5 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning French I (MLNG 201)--5 cr. hrs.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Two semesters of credit (10 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning French I (MLNG 201)--5 cr. hrs.
Beginning French II (MLNG 202)--5 cr. hrs.

French Language

(CBT Version 1
retired March 2003)

Score reports show ACE recommended scores:

2 semesters - 50
4 semesters - 52

(FHSU does not award 4 semesters of credit.)

*Exam Version Retired*

One semester
50
----------------------------
Two semesters
51

*Exam Version Retired*

One semester of credit (5 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning French I (MLNG 201)--5 cr. hrs.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Two semesters of credit (10 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning French I (MLNG 201)--5 cr. hrs.
Beginning French II (MLNG 202)--5 cr. hrs.
Freshmen College Composition

SPECIAL NOTE: Examinee must complete and pass BOTH the computer-based test AND the optional essay section.

Computer-based score must be at least 50
------AND------
Examinee must receive a passing evaluation on the essay section.
(The essay section is evaluated by the FHSU English Dept.)
Credit for "English Composition I"
(ENG 101); 3 credit hours.

German Language

(CBT Version 2
implemented June 2008)

Score reports show ACE recommended scores:

2 semesters - 50
4 semesters - 60

(FHSU does not award 4 semesters of credit.)

 

One semester
50
---------------------------
Two semesters
55

One semester of credit (5 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning German I (MLNG 208)--5 cr. hrs.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Two semesters of credit (10 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning German I (MLNG 208)--5 cr. hrs.
Beginning German II (MLNG 209)--5 cr. hrs.

German Language

(CBT Version 1
retired June 2008)

Score reports show ACE recommended scores:

2 semesters - 50
4 semesters - 63

(FHSU does not award 4 semesters of credit.)

*Exam Version Retired*

One semester
50
---------------------------
Two semesters
56

*Exam Version Retired*

One semester of credit (5 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning German I (MLNG 208)--5 cr. hrs.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Two semesters of credit (10 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning German I (MLNG 208)--5 cr. hrs.
Beginning German II (MLNG 209)--5 cr. hrs.
History of the United
States I

50
Non-History Majors: Credit for "United States History to 1877" (HIST 130);
3 credit hours.
History of the United
States II

50
Non-History Majors: Credit for "United States History Since 1877" (HIST 131);
3 credit hours.
Human Growth and Development

Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Humanities

Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Information Systems & Computer Applications

50
Credit for "Introduction to Computer Information Systems" (MIS 101); 3 cr. hrs.
Introduction to Educational Psychology

Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Introductory Business Law

50
Credit for "Business Law I" (GBUS 204);
3 credit hours.
Introductory Psychology

58
Credit for "General Psychology"
(PSY 100); 3 credit hours.
Introductory Sociology

50
Credit for "Introduction to Sociology"
(SOC 140); 3 credit hours.
Natural Sciences

Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Precalculus
50
 Credit for "Precalculus Mathematics" (MATH 130); 5 credit hours.

Principles of Accounting

(Exam discontinued by CLEP effective July 1, 2007)

*Exam Discontinued*

45

*Exam Discontinued*

Credit for "Financial Accounting"
(ACCT 203); 3 credit hours; AND
credit for "Managerial Accounting" (ACCT 204);
3 credit hours. (6 credit hours total)
Principles of Macroeconomics

50
Credit for "Principles of Economics: Macro" (ECFI 202); 3 credit hours.
Principles of Management

56
Credit for "Principles of Management"
(MGT 301); 3 credit hours.
Principles of Marketing

60
Credit for "Marketing Principles"
(MKT 301); 3 credit hours. (Must have junior or senior standing.)
Principles of Microeconomics

50
Credit for "Principles of Economics: Micro"
(ECFI 201); 3 credit hours.
Social Sciences and History

Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Spanish Language

(CBT Version 3
implemented July 2007)

Score reports show ACE recommended scores:

2 semesters - 50
4 semesters - 63

(FHSU does not award 4 semesters of credit.)
One semester
50
--------------------------
Two semesters
57
One semester of credit (5 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning Spanish I (MLNG 225)--5 cr. hrs.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Two semesters of credit (10 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning Spanish I (MLNG 225)--5 cr. hrs.
Beginning Spanish II (MLNG 226)--5 cr. hrs.
Spanish Language

(CBT Version 2 retired July 2007)

Score reports show ACE recommended scores:

2 semesters - 50
4 semesters - 66

(FHSU does not award 4 semesters of credit.)

*Exam Version Retired*

One semester
50
--------------------------
Two semesters
58

*Exam Version Retired*

One semester of credit (5 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning Spanish I (MLNG 225)--5 cr. hrs.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Two semesters of credit (10 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning Spanish I (MLNG 225)--5 cr. hrs.
Beginning Spanish II (MLNG 226)--5 cr. hrs.

Spanish Language

(CBT Version 1
retired March 2003)

Score reports show ACE recommended scores:

2 semesters - 50
4 semesters - 54

(FHSU does not award 4 semesters of credit.)

*Exam Version Retired*

One semester
50
--------------------------
Two semesters
52

*Exam Version Retired*

One semester of credit (5 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning Spanish I (MLNG 225)--5 cr. hrs.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Two semesters of credit (10 cr. hrs. total):
Beginning Spanish I (MLNG 225)--5 cr. hrs.
Beginning Spanish II (MLNG 226)--5 cr. hrs.

Trigonometry

(Exam discontinued by CLEP effective July 1, 2006)

*Exam Discontinued*

50

*Exam Discontinued*

Credit for "Plane Trigonometry"
(MATH 122); 3 credit hours.
Western Civilization I

50
No credit awarded for a specific course. Credit awarded is 3 credit hours of elective credit toward degree.
Western Civilization II

50
No credit awarded for a specific course. Credit awarded is 3 credit hours of elective credit toward degree.

 

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