Testing
CLEP
To be eligible to receive credit by examination you must not have earned more than 32 hours of university credit for the CLEP exam for a bachelor's degree, 16 hours of credit for the CLEP exam for an associate's degree, or 90 hours for the subject exam. Also, you may not have college hours in the subject for which credit is requested. The
general fee information, beginning July 1, for 2009-10 is:
- CLEP fee: $72.00 (check, money order, or major credit card)
- University service fee: $15.00 (check, cash or major credit card)
- Transcription fee: $35.00 per credit hour
All fees are subject to change yearly.
The CLEP fee and service fee are two separate payments and are collected the day of the testing by Career Services.
CLEP fee checks should be made payable to College-Level Examination Program and university service fees should be made payable to Southwest Baptist University. The SBU transcription rate for a course bypassed with Credit by Examination is $35.00 per credit hour.
Examinees must pre-register for a CLEP exam by contacting Career Services, Mabee Chapel, at (417)328-1610 to schedule an appointment to take the exam. We currently accept credit for the following exams:
CLEP Exam Title |
Required Score |
Hours Granted |
SBU Equivalent Course |
Composition and Literature |
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American Literature** |
50 |
3 |
ENG 2000 level elective |
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature** |
50 |
3 |
ENG 2000 level elective |
English Composition with Essay* |
50 |
3 |
ENG 1113 English Composition I |
English Literature** |
50 |
3 |
ENG 2000 level elective |
Foreign Languages |
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French Language – Level 1 (2 semesters) |
50 |
8 |
FRE 1114/1124 Elem French I/Elem French II |
French Language – Level 2 (4 semesters) |
59 |
6 |
FRE 2213/2223 Inter French I/Inter French II |
German Language – Level 1 (2 semesters) |
50 |
8 |
GER 1114/1124 Elem German I/Elem German II |
German Language – Level 2 (4 semesters) |
60 |
6 |
GER 2213/2223 Inter German I/Inter German II |
Spanish Language – Level 1 (2 semesters) |
50 |
8 |
SPA 1114/1124 Elem Spanish I/Elem Spanish II |
Spanish Language – Level 2 (4 semesters) |
63 |
6 |
SPA 2213/2223 Inter Spanish I/Inter Spanish II |
Social Sciences and History |
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American Government |
50 |
3 |
POL 1113 American Government and Politics |
History of US I: Early Colonization-1877 |
50 |
3 |
HIS 2213 History of the US , 1492-1877 |
History of US II: 1865 to the Present |
50 |
3 |
HIS 2223 History of the US , 1877-Present |
Human Growth and Development |
50 |
3 |
PSY 3063 Human Growth and Development |
Humanities |
50 |
3 |
FAR 1003 Introduction to Fine Arts |
Introductory Psychology |
50 |
3 |
PSY 1013 General Psychology |
Introductory Sociology |
50 |
3 |
SOC 1003 Introductory Sociology |
Western Civ I: Ancient Near East to 1648 |
50 |
3 |
HIS 1113 Intro to Hist of World Civ: Early-Ren |
Western Civ II: 1648 to the Present |
50 |
3 |
HIS 1123 Intro to Hist of World Civ: Ren-Present |
Science and Mathematics |
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Biology+ |
50 |
4 |
BIO 1953 Principles of Biology & BIO 1951 Biology Lab |
Calculus |
50 |
5 |
MAT 1195 Analytics and Calculus I |
College Algebra |
50 |
3 |
MAT 1143 College Algebra |
PreCalculus |
50 |
3 |
MAT 1163 PreCalculus |
Business |
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Principles of Accounting |
50 |
6 |
ACC 2013 Principles of Financial Accounting & ACC 2043 Principles of Managerial Accounting |
** This CLEP examination will not substitute for specific general education or English major course requirements.
+Biology CLEP examinees should contact the Biology Department Chair regarding proof of extensive lab work before registering for the exam.
