CLEP—Subject Examinations of the College Level Examination Program
Policies governing minimum required scores and the acceptance of credit are established by the appropriate academic departments. LSU allows credit on CLEP subject examinations in 20 areas (credit is not allowed for CLEP general examinations). Departmental course credit recommendations for satisfactory scores on CLEP subject examinations are included in the table provided. Department recommendations are subject to change.
CLEP SUBJECT EXAMINATIONS
CLEPSubject Examination | Minimum Score | LSU Equivalent | Sem. Hrs. |
American Government | 58 | POLI 2051 | 3 |
American History I | 50 | HIST 2055 | 3 |
American History II | 50 | HIST 2057 | 3 |
Calculus with Elementary Functions | 56 | MATH 1550 | 5 |
College Algebra | 50 | MATH 1021 | 3 |
| College Composition | 58 | ENGL 1000/1001 | 3 |
College French | 35 | FREN 1001 | 4 |
| 39 | FREN 1001, 1002 | 8 | |
| 45 | FREN 1001, 1002, 2101 | 11 | |
| 50 | FREN 1001, 1002, 2101, 2102 | 14 | |
| College German | 40 | GERM 1101 | 4 |
| 48 | GERM 1101, 1102 | 8 | |
| 54 | GERM 1101, 1102, 2101 | 11 | |
| 61 | GERM 1101, 1102, 2101, 2102 | 14 | |
College Spanish | 40 | SPAN 1101 | 4 |
| 48 | SPAN 1101, 1102 | 8 | |
| 54 | SPAN 1101, 1102, 2101 | 11 | |
| 61 | SPAN 1101, 1102, 2101, and 2102 | 14 | |
Human Growth and Development | 52 | PSYC 2076 | 3 |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology | 52 | PSYC 2060 | 3 |
Introductory Psychology | 55 | PSYC 2000 | 3 |
Introductory Sociology | 46 | SOCL 2001 | 3 |
Trigonometry | 50 | MATH 1022 | 3 |
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