CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) Credits

The CUNY Baccalaureate Program allows students to earn a maximum of 30 non-classroom credits. 90-minute computer based exams are offered in 34 introductory college-level subjects and 3 credits (only) will be awarded per exam when the earned score is at least 50 (higher scores are required for languages, level 2). There are three CLEP exams the Program does NOT accept: Humanities, Social Science and History, and Natural Science. Students should be careful not to take exams in subjects for which they have already earned college credit. CLEP exams are both non-classroom and non-CUNY credit.

Students can earn a maximum of 30 non-collegiate credits. CLEP exams are non-collegiate/non-CUNY credit and therefore are not counted toward residency.

CLEP exams which fill CUNY BA LAS Distribution Requirements:

Literature
American Literature
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
English Literature

Humanities
U.S. History I
U.S. History II
Western Civilization I
Western Civilization II

Social Science
Human Growth and Development
Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to Sociology
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
American Government

Foreign Language
French
German
Spanish

Mathematics
College Mathematics
College Algebra
Pre-Calculus
Calculus

Science
Biology
Chemistry

Brochures are available in the CUNY BA Program Office. More information can be found at www.collegeboard.com/highered/clep

Please refer to your CUNY Baccalaureate Program Catalog for more credit by examination options and information.

Consult your CUNY BA academic advisor before registering for these exams to ensure that you have non-classroom and non-CUNY credits available in your degree program.