College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Policy
Effective August 1, 2003, LVC has accepted the recommendations of the American Council on Education regarding the awarding of credit for CLEP examinations.
Students may earn a maximum of 30 credits toward a bachelor’s degree through nontraditional means (advanced placement, challenge exams, CLEP, and credit for life experience).
The following chart indicates the recommended score and credit awards for computer-based testing and LVC’s equivalent courses.
| Examination | Minimum Score | Credit Awarded | Equivalent LVC Course |
| Composition & Literature | |||
| American Literature | 50 | 6 hours | ENG 221 or 222, ELEC |
| Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | 50 | 6 hours | ENG 120, Elective |
| College Composition (non-modular) | 64 | 3 hours | Elective |
| English Literature | 50 | 6 hours | ENG 225 or 226, ELEC |
| Humanities | 50 | 6 hours | Humanities Elective |
| Science & Mathematics | |||
| Biology | 50 | 6 hours | Natural Science Elective |
| Chemistry | 50 | 6 hours | Natural Science Elective |
| Calculus | 50 | 3 hours | MAS 161 |
| College Mathematics | 50 | 3 hours | MAS 100 |
| Natural Sciences | 50 | 6 hours | Natural Science Elective |
| Foreign Languages | |||
| French, Level 1 | 50 | 6 hours | Elective (or FRN 101, 102) |
| French, Level 2 | 62 | 6 hours | Elective (or FRN 201, 202) |
| German, Level 1 | 50 | 6 hours | Elective (or GMN 101, 102) |
| German, Level 2 | 63 | 6 hours | Elective (or GMN 201, 202) |
| Spanish, Level 1 | 50 | 6 hours | Elective (or SPN 101, 102) |
| Spanish, Level 2 | 66 | 6 hours | Elective (or SPN 201, 202) |
| History & Social Sciences | |||
| American Government | 50 | 3 hours | POL 110 |
| Educational Psychology | 50 | 3 hours | PSY 190 |
| History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 | 50 | 3 hours | HIS 125 |
| History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present | 50 | 3 hours | HIS 126 |
| Human Growth and Development | 50 | 3 hours | PSY 220 |
| Macroeconomics, Principles of | 50 | 3 hours | ECN 102 |
| Microeconomics, Principles of | 50 | 3 hours | ECN 101 |
| Psychology, Introductory | 50 | 3 hours | PSY 110 |
| Social Sciences & History | 50 | 6 hours | Elective |
| Sociology, Introductory | 50 | 3 hours | SOC 110 |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient NearEast to 1648 | 50 | 3 hours | HIS 103 |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 toPresent | 50 | 3 hours | HIS 105 |
| Business | |||
| Financial Accounting | 50 | 3 hours | ACT 131 |
| Business Law, Introductory | 50 | 3 hours | BUS 371 |
| Information Systems | 50 | 3 hours | Elective |
| Management, Principals of | 50 | 3 hours | BUS 230 |
| Marketing, Principals of | 50 | 3 hours | BUS 340 |