CLEP

CLEP is a series of examinations maintained by the College Board that allows individuals to earn college credit for what they know, regardless of where they learned it. Information about CLEP examinations can be found at the College Board website new window.

CLEP examinations that will be evaluated for credit at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges include:

Composition and Literature

CLEP Exam Title Minimum Score Credits EICC Course(s)
American Literature without essay 50 3    LIT:110 American Literature to Mid-1800's
College Composition 50 3 ENG:105 Composition I
Humanities 60 6 Humanities Electives

Foreign Languages

CLEP Exam Title Minimum Score Credits EICC Course(s)
French Language (Level I & II) 50 8 FLF:141 & 142 Elementary French I & II
French Language (Level I & II) 62 14 FLF:141, 142, 231 & 232 Elementary French I & II and Intermediate French I & II
German Language (Level I & II) 50 8 FLG:141 & 142 Elementary German I & II
Spanish Language (Level I & II) 50 8 FLS:141 & 142 Elementary Spanish I & II
Spanish Language (Level I & II) 66 14 FLS:141, 142, 231 & 232 Elementary Spanish I & II and Intermediate Spanish I & II

History and Social Sciences

CLEP Exam Title Minimum Score Credits EICC Course(s)
American Government 50 3 POL:111 American National Government
Human Growth and Development 50 3 PSY:121 Developmental Psychology
Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 3 PSY:281 Educational Psychology
Introductory Psychology 50 3 PSY:111 Introduction to Psychology
Introductory Sociology 50 3 SOC:110 Introduction to Sociology
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 3 ECN:120 Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics 50 3 ECN:130 Principles of Microeconomics
Social Sciences and History 60 6 Social Sciences Electives
History of U.S. I: Early Colonization to 1877 50 3 HIS:151 United States History to 1877
History of U.S. II: 1865 to the Present 50 3 HIS:152 United States History Since 1877

Science and Mathematics

CLEP Exam Title Minimum Score Credits EICC Course(s)
Biology 50 8 BIO:114 & 115 General Biology IA & IIA
Calculus 50 4 MAT:210 Calculus I
Chemistry 50 8 CHM:165 & 175 General Chemistry I & II
College Algebra 50 4 MAT:121 College Algebra
Precalculus 50 4 MAT:128 PreCalculus
College Mathematics 60 6 Math Electives
Natural Sciences 60 6 Natural Sciences Electives

Business

CLEP Exam Title Minimum Score Credits EICC Course(s)
Introductory Business Law 50 3 BUS:185 Business Law I
Principles of Management 50 3 MGT:101 Principles of Management
Principles of Marketing 50 3 MKT:110 Principles of Marketing