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