CLEP Exams for OSU Awards Credit
CLEP exams allow students to earn credit for certain courses for which they know the material. Unlike Advanced Placement, CLEP is not built around a curriculum but is designed to test students' knowledge of college-level subjects regardless of where they may have gained that knowledge. Students satisfying the minimum scores indicated below can earn credit at OSU-Stillwater or OSU-Tulsa for the equivalent course(s) listed in the table below provided they meet all OSU Academic Regulations pertaining to credit by exam (see below). OSU does not charge any tuition or fees for credit by exam. The only expenses to the student are the actual cost of the exam and exam administration fees.
OSU currently offers credit for the following CLEP exams:
| CLEP Subject Exam | Min. Score | OSU Equivalent Course | Possible Hours Earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting, Financial | 50 | ACCT 2103 | 3 |
| American Government | 50 | POLS 1113 | 3 |
| Biology | 50 | BIOL 1113 | 3 |
| Business Law, Introductory | 50 | LSB 3213 | 3 |
| Calculus with Elementary Functions | 50 | MATH 2144 | 4 |
| Chemistry | 50 | CHEM 1314, 1515 | 9 |
| College Algebra | 50 | MATH 1513 | 3 |
| College Composition* | 54 | ENGL 1113 | 3 |
| Educational Psychology, Introduction to | 50 | EPSY 4223 | 3 |
| French I | 50 | FREN 1713, 1813 | 6 |
| French II | 59 | FREN 1713, 1813, 2713 | 9 |
| German I | 50 | GRMN 1713, 1813 | 6 |
| German II | 60 | GRMN 1713, 1813, 2713 | 9 |
| Human Growth and Development | 50 | EPSY 3113 | 3 |
| Macroeconomics, Principles of | 50 | ECON 2203 | 3 |
| Microeconomics, Principles of | 50 | ECON 2103 | 3 |
| Management, Principles of | 50 | MGMT 3013 | 3 |
| Marketing, Principles of | 50 | MKTG 3213 | 3 |
| Precalculus | 50 | MATH 1715 | 5 |
| Psychology, Introductory | 50 | PSYC 1113 | 3 |
| Sociology, Introductory | 50 | SOC 1113 | 3 |
| Spanish Language I | 50 | SPAN 1713, 1813 | 6 |
| Spanish Language II | 63 | SPAN 1713, 1813, 2713 | 9 |
*College Composition Exam
College Composition Exam
The CLEP College Composition Exam contains multiple-choice items AND two mandatory essays scored by CLEP. Essays are only scored twice a month, so candidates may have to wait anywhere from a few days to a few weeks to receive their official scores on this exam. More information on the exam and how it is scored is available on the CLEP website. OSU does NOT accept the CLEP College Composition Modular Exam.