College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Scores Applied to General Education
A student earning a score of 50 or above on a CLEP exam meets the following general education (GE) areas. The Cypress College transcript will show the CLEP exam credit applicable to the Native AA/AS GE as detailed below. Admissions and Records evaluators will adjust CLEP exam credit as applicable when a student applies for CSU GE Breadth or IGETC certification.
This CLEP policy information for CSU GE Breadth is available at: http://www.calstate.edu/AcadAff/codedMemos/AA-2015-19.pdf. CLEP scores may not currently be used for IGETC.
Note: *Students should not repeat classes for which they have earned CLEP credit unless a specific university requires it for their major. CLEP transfer credit awarded for admission and transfer major requirements is determined by the CSU.
| CLEP Exam | CSU GE Approved Credit (Includes American Institutions) | CCC GE Approved Credit |
|---|---|---|
| American Government | D8 | D |
| American Literature | C2 | C2 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | C2 | C2 |
| Biology | B2 | B1 |
| Calculus | B4 | B2 |
| Chemistry | B1 | B1 |
| College Algebra | B4 | B2 |
| College Algebra - Trigonometry | B4 | B2 |
| College Composition | n/a | A1 |
| English Literature | C2 (prior to F’11) | C2 |
| French Level II | C2 (prior to F’15 only) | C2 |
| Freshman College Composition | n/a | A1 |
| German Level II | C2 | C2 |
| History, United States I | D6 and US-1 | D |
| History, United States II | D6 and US-1 | D |
| Human Growth and Development | E | D |
| Humanities | C2 | n/a |
| Introductory Psychology | D9 | D |
| Introductory Sociology | D0 | D |
| Natural Sciences | B1 or B2 | B1 |
| Pre-Calculus | B4 | B2 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | D2 | D |
| Principles of Microeconomics | D2 | D |
| Spanish Level II | C2 | C2 |
| Trigonometry | B4 (prior to F’06 only) | B2 |
| Western Civilization I | C2 or D6 | C2 or D |
| Western Civilization II | D6 | C2 or D |
Note: CLEP Exams that do not receive credits for the CSU GE or Cypress College Native GE patterns are excluded from the table above.