COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP) 2024-2025 CHART
Merced College participates in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) offered by the American Council on Education (ACE). Merced College students may only receive credit towards the associate’s degree general education requirements locally established. CLEP general education subject area applicability exists system-wide for students completing CSU GE Breadth, but the UC system does not accept CLEP exams for credit under the IGETC pattern. Please see a counselor for more information.
College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) | Passing Score | Semester Credits Toward GE Breadth Certification | Merced College General Education Breadth Areas | CSU/GE BREADTH AREA AND/OR AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS** | Removal Date for GE Breadth*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLEP American Government | 50 | 3 | POSC-01 (D2) | D8 |
|
CLEP American Literature | 50 | 3 | ENGL-10 OR ENGL-11 (C) | C2 |
|
CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | 50 | 3 |
| C2 |
|
CLEP Biology | 50 | 3 | BIOL-01 (B2) | B2 |
|
CLEP Calculus | 50 | 3 | MATH-04A (A2) | B4 |
|
CLEP Chemistry | 50 | 3 | CHEM-02A (B1) | B1 |
|
CLEP College Algebra | 50 | 3 | MATH-26 OR MATH-27 (A2) | B4 |
|
CLEP College Algebra-Trigonometry | 50 | 3 |
| B4 |
|
CLEP College Composition | 50 | 0 |
| n/a |
|
CLEP College Composition–Modular | 50 | 0 |
| n/a |
|
CLEP College Mathematics | 50 | 0 |
| n/a |
|
CLEP English Composition (no essay) | 50 | 0 |
| n/a |
|
CLEP English Composition with Essay | 50 | 0 |
| n/a |
|
CLEP English Literature | 50 | 3 | ENGL-06A OR ENGL-06B (C) | C2 | F11 |
CLEP Financial Accounting | 50 | 0 |
| n/a |
|
CLEP French Level I | 50 | 0 | FREN-01 OR FREN-02 (C) | n/a |
|
CLEP French Level II | 59 | 3 |
| C2 | F15 |
CLEP French Level II | 59 | 3 | FREN-03 OR FREN-04 (C) | C2 |
|
CLEP Freshman College Composition | 50 | 0 |
| n/a |
|
CLEP German Level I | 50 | 0 | GERN-01 OR GERN-02 (C) | n/a |
|
CLEP German Level II | 60 | 3 |
| C2 | F15 |
CLEP German Level II | 60 | 3 | GERN-03 OR GERN-04 (C) | C2 |
|
CLEP History, United States I | 50 | 3 | HIST-17A (D2) | D6+US-1 |
|
CLEP History, United States II | 50 | 3 | HIST-17B (D2) | D6+US-1 |
|
CLEP Human Growth and Development | 50 | 3 | PSYC-09 OR CLDV-09 (E1) | E |
|
CLEP Humanities | 50 | 3 | HUM-01 OR HUM-02 (C) | C2 |
|
CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications | 50 | 0 |
| n/a |
|
CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology | 50 | 0 |
| n/a |
|
CLEP Introductory Business Law | 50 | 0 | BUS-18A (NO GE AREA) | n/a |
|
CLEP Introductory Psychology | 50 | 3 | PSYC-01A (D1) | D9 |
|
CLEP Introductory Sociology | 50 | 3 | SOC-01 (D1) | D0 |
|
CLEP Natural Sciences | 50 | 3 |
| B1 or B2 |
|
CLEP Pre-Calculus | 50 | 3 |
| B4 |
|
CLEP Principles of Accounting | 50 | 0 |
| n/a |
|
CLEP Principles of Macro-economics | 50 | 3 | ECON-02 (D1) | D2 |
|
CLEP Principles of Management | 50 | 0 | MGMT-31 (NO GE AREA) | n/a |
|
CLEP Principles of Marketing | 50 | 0 | MKTG-30 (NO GE AREA) | n/a |
|
CLEP Principles of Micro-economics | 50 | 3 | ECON-01 (D1) | D2 |
|
CLEP Social Sciences and History | 50 | 0 |
| n/a |
|
CLEP Spanish Level I | 50 | 0 | SPAN-01 OR SPAN-02 (C) | n/a |
|
CLEP Spanish Level II | 63 | 3 |
| C2 | F15 |
CLEP Spanish Level II | 63 | 3 | SPAN-03 OR SPAN-04 (C) | C2 |
|
CLEP Trigonometry | 50 | 3 | MATH-25 (A2) | B4 | F06 |
CLEP Western Civilization I | 50 | 3 | HIST-04A (D2) | C2 or D6 |
|
CLEP Western Civilization II | 50 | 3 | HIST-04B (D2) | D6 |
|
Notes:
Transfer and acceptance of CLEP credit by another college or university is determined by their re-evaluation and acceptance in accordance to their current policies. An official CLEP score report must be sent to the Office of Admissions and Records for a determination of CLEP credit. When a CLEP exam exists that has been approved by the appropriate dean for credit as a specific course or courses in the current college catalog, department administered challenge exams will not be used to award credit in that specific course. The list above describes courses for which CLEP has been approved.
California State University CLEP
For CLEP tests in the same language other than English:
Only one exam score may be applied towards the CSU degree.
A passing score of 50 is considered "Level I" and earns six units of baccalaureate credit.
A passing score higher than 50 is considered "Level II" and earns additional units of credit and placement in Area C2 of GE Breadth.
If a student passes more than one CLEP test in the same language other than English, then only one examination may be applied to the baccalaureate. For each test in a language other than English, a passing score of 50 is considered "Level I" and earns six units of baccalaureate credit; the higher score listed for each test is considered "Level II" and earns additional units of credit and placement in Area C2 of GE Breadth, as noted.
*Minimum Semester Credits Earned towards admission: These units count toward eligibility for admission. The units may not apply towards Associate Degrees for Transfer (AD-T) or the baccalaureate degree. The units may not all apply toward certification of the corresponding GE-Breadth area. See Executive Orders 1036 and 1100 for details.
**American Institutions and/or GE Breadth Area: Areas of GE Breadth (A1 through E) are defined in EO 1100. Areas of American Institutions (US-1 through US-3) are set forth in Sections IA and IB of EO 1061, and at assist.org.
***Removal Date for GE Breadth: Students seeking certification in GE Breadth prior to transfer must have passed the test before this date.