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Computer Lab, Smith Engineering Building College Level Examination
Program(CLEP) at
UNC Charlotte

Address inquiries concerning the acceptance of CLEP credit to:

Admissions Office-Cato Hall
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte,NC 28223-0001
(704)687-2213
NOTE: UNC Charlotte no longer administers the CLEP testing program.  Individuals interested in this program should contact CLEP Test Administration at Central Piedmont Community College, 704-330-6886.

  1. An official CLEP test result is required to award CLEP credit. 
  2. CLEP credit will be awarded according to the UNC Charlotte policy in place at the time of evaluation. 
  3. CLEP credit(s) presented as part of an A A. or A.S. degree are accepted as part of the degree and are NOT subject to reevaluation. 
  4. The amount of CLEP credit awarded, applicable to a specific degree program, is determined by the department offering the program. 
  5. A minimum score on the foreign language exam (both levels) fulfills the lower level general education foreign language requirement. 
  6. CLEP credit can NOT be included in the last 30 hours of credit since it would violate the residence requirement. 
  7. Further information: CLEP Transcript Service, P.O. Box 6600, Princeton, NJ 08541-6600,  Phone: (609) 771-7865
The following credits may be earned through the CLEP computer-based testing program which began on July 1, 2001.  If you completed a CLEP exam prior to July 1, 2001, please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office to determine if credit may be awarded.

The General Examinations

CLEP Area Examination

UNC Charlotte Required Score

Credit Granted

Equivalent Courses

College Mathematics

---

0

No Credit Awarded

English Composition with Essay*

500

3

ENGL1101

Humanities

450

6

Humanities

Natural Science

450

8

Natural Science

Social Science

460

6

Social Science

*General English Composition exam MUST state "with essay" in order to receive credit.

The Subject Examinations

CLEP Examination

UNC Charlotte Required Score

Credit Granted

Equivalent Courses

Composition and Literature

 

 

 

American Literature*

50

3

Elective, LBST2212 Literature and Culture

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature*

50

3

Elective, LBST2212 Literature and Culture

Composition, Freshman

 

 

No Credit Awarded

English Composition (with Essay)**

50

3

ENGL1101

English Literature*

50

3

Elective, LBST2212 Literature and Culture

Humanities

 

 

No Credit Awarded

Science and Mathematics

 

 

 

Algebra

50

3

MATH1100

Algebra-Trigonometry

50

3

MATH1103

Biology

50

6

BIOL1110, 1115 no labs, or BIOL 1222,1233++ no labs

Chemistry

50

6

CHEM1251, 1252 no labs

Calculas with Elementary Functions

50

6

MATH1100, 1120

College Mathematics

 

 

No Credit Awarded

Natural Sciences

50

3

BIOL1110 or 1222

Trigonometry

50

3

MATH1103

Foreign Languages

 

 

 

French, Level 1

50

6

FREN1201, 1202

French, Level 2

52

12

FREN1201, 1202, 2201. 2202

German, Level 1

50

6

GERM1201, 1202

German, Level 2

63

12

GERM1201, 1202, 2201, 2202

Spanish, Level 1

50

6

SPAN1201, 1202

Spanish, Level 2

54

12

SPAN1201, 1202, 2201, 2202

History and Social Sciences

 

 

 

American Government

50

3

POLS1110

Educational Psychology, Introduction

50

3

PSYC2109

Human Growth and Development

50

3

Elective, LBST2214

Macroeconomics

60

3

ECON2101

Microeconomics

60

3

ECON2102

Psychology, Introductory

50

3

PSYC1101

Social Sciences and History

 

 

No Credit Awarded

Sociology, Introductory

50

3

SOCY1101

U.S. History I, Colonization to 1877***

50

3

HIST1160, LBST2101

U.S. History II, 1865 to the Present***

50

3

HIST1161, LBST2101

West. Civilization I, Ancient to 1648***

50

3

HIST1120, LBST2101

West. Civilization II, 1648 t0 the Present***

50

3

HIST1121, LBST2101

Business

 

 

 

Accounting, Principles of

60

3

ACCT2121

Business Law, Introductory

60

3

BLAW3150

Information Systems and Computer Applications****

 

 

No Credit Awarded

Management, Principles of

60

3

MGMT3140

Marketing, Priciples of

60

3

MKTG3110

* A maximum of six hours in Literature elective will be granted
** English Composition exam MUST state "with essay" in order to receive credit
*** A maximum of six hours in UNC Charlotte History credit will be granted
**** Credit may be earned through a departmental exam, call 704-687-2064
++ Credit may be awarded only for Biology majors

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