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CLEP Policy

Revised June 2010
Assuming that an acceptable score is attained on a College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) test, Charleston Southern University (CSU) grants full degree credit. There are limitations on how CLEP credit may be applied (see policy on last page). Credit is awarded in semester hours at CSU. Refer to the table below for the application of CLEP credit. The minimum scores used in this table are equal to or greater than those recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE). Grades of "P" (Pass) will be shown on CSU transcripts for all credit hours awarded. The grade of "P" will not affect one’s Grade Point Average (GPA) because grade points are not awarded and hours earned will not be added to GPA hours (CSU hours). SEE POLICY

TYPE OF EXAM	CREDIT	MINIMUM SCORE FOR CREDIT:		CREDIT APPLIED AS
GENERAL EXAMINATIONS		All Paper-Based Or Prior to July 1^st, 2001:	Current:
Humanities	6	420	50	Art 201 & General Elective
Mathematics	3	420	50	General Elective
Natural Sciences	6	420	50	General Electives
Social Sciences & History	6	420	50	General Electives
SUBJECT EXAMINATIONS
BUSINESS
Info. Systems of Computer Systems	3	52	50	General Elective
Principles of Management	3	46	50	MGMT 310
Financial Accounting	3	n/a	50	ACCT 210
Intro. to Business Law	3	51	50	Business 336
Principles of Marketing	3	50	50	MRKT 310
COMPOSITION & LITERATURE
American Literature	3	46	50	English 202
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature	3	47	50	General Elective, OR with English (or Freshmen) Composition, credit is awarded for English 112 (3 hours)
College Composition, (not modular)	3	44	60	English 111
English Literature	3	46	50	English 203
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
French, Level 1	6	42	50	French 101 & 102
French, Level 2	12	45	59	French 101, 102, 201, 202
German, Level 1	6	36	50	General Elective
German, Level 2	12	42	60	Liberal Arts Core and/or General Elective
Spanish, Level 1	6	45	50	Spanish 101 & 102
Spanish, Level 2	12	50	63	Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202
HISTORY & SOCIAL SCIENCES
American Government	3	47	50	Political Science 201
History of the U.S. I: Early Colon. to 1877	3	47	50	History 211
History of the U.S. II: 1865 to the Present	3	46	50	History 212
Human Growth & Dev.	3	45	50	General Elective
Intro. to Educational Psychology	3	47	50	Major/Minor Elective or General Elective
Principles of Macroeconomics	3	44	50	Economics 212
Principles of Microeconomics	3	41	50	Economics 211
Introductory Psychology	3	47	50	Psychology 110
Introductory Sociology	3	47	50	Sociology 101
Western Civ. I (to 1648)	3	46	50	General Elective
Western Civ. II (to pres.)	3	47	50	General Elective
SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS
Calculus	8	41	50	Mathematics 130 and Mathematics 221
Algebra	3	46	50	Mathematics 111
Precalculus	4	n/a	50	Mathematics 130
General Biology	6	46	50	General Elective (No Lab)
General Chemistry	6	50	50	General Elective (No Lab)