CLEP exams
KU awards credit for passing some of the CLEP examinations. If you believe that through experience you have a knowledge of the material that would be taught in one or more courses in a particular area, you may want to take a CLEP exam. Each school or department within the university has different curriculum requirements and may use the scores in different ways.
KU Testing Services administers CLEP exams. For more information, contact Testing Services at www.testing.ku.edu or (785) 864-2768.
For more information about taking the exams, write to:
College Level Examination Program
P.O. Box 6600
Princeton, NJ 08541-6600
If you receive satisfactory test scores
- the application of those score ranges from receiving credit for a comparable KU course to getting an exemption from course prerequisites without receiving credit hours.
- Those scores usually fall within the 50th percentile to 70th percentile range.
The following CLEP/Dante examinations have been approved for use at KU:
General Examinations
| Subject | Credit hours | Mode of use and score |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities | 6 | Humanities or elective. Does not satisfy principal course requirement. (51) |
| Social Science/ History | 3 | Credit toward graduation only; does not satisfy prerequisite or degree distribution requirements. Must be taken before enrolling at KU. (51) |
Subject Examinations
| Subject | Credit hours | Mode of use and score |
|---|---|---|
| American Government | 3 | POLS 110(47) |
| Astronomy | 3 | ASTR 191(48) |
| Biology, General | 3 | BIOL 100 (50) |
| Calculus | 3 | MATH 115 (60) |
| Chemistry, General | 5 | CHEM 184 (50) |
| College Algebra | 0 | MATH 101 (60) -- Can be used for placement into courses with a college algebra prerequisite |
| French Language | 3 | FREN 110 (41) |
| 6 | Language Satisfied (50) | |
| Human Growth & Development | 3 | ABSC SI (50) |
| German Language | 3 | GERM 108 (41) |
| 6 | Language Satisfied (50) | |
| Intro Micro & Macro-Economics | 4 | ECON 104 for students who do not plan to major in economics (50) |
| Intro Micro Economics | 3 | ECON 142 for Economics Majors (50) |
| Intro Macro-Economics | 3 | ECON 144 for Economics Majors (50) |
| Natural Science | 3 | PHSX NP (50) |
| Psychology, Intro | 3 | PSYCH 104 (48) |
| College Spanish Levels 1 & 2 | 3 | 3 hours of credit awarded and placement in SPAN 212 with a score of 41-49. Six hours of credit possible and placement in SPAN 324 with a score of 50(+). No credit awarded for native speakers. Credit not awarded for both CLEP and retroactive credit. (41) |
| Sociology | 3 | SOC U (50) |
| Precalculus | 0 | MATH 104 (60) -- Can be used for placement into courses with a precalculus prerequisite |
