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College-Level Examination Program Scores

Cosumnes River College grants credit for College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations. CLEP scores may be used to meet Cosumnes River College AA/AS general education requirements and California State University (CSU) general education requirements; they do not fulfill graduation competencies, requirements for any major at Cosumnes River College, or enrollment limitations (such as prerequisite requirements) for any course at Cosumnes River College.

A student may receive credit for CLEP exams they have successfully passed once the following requirements are met:

Official copies of test scores are on file with Admissions and Records
Student has completed twelve (12) units of credit and has a minimum 2.0 grade point average (GPA)

Visit College Board's College Level Examination Program website to learn more.

CLEP scores are not accepted for transfer to the University of California. Students should be aware that other colleges and universities have the right to accept, modify, or reject the use of CLEP scores towards their graduation requirements. Check with your counselor to determine whether these test results will be accepted at the transfer institution of your choice.

Cosumnes River College CLEP Credit
This table describes how passing CLEP scores translate into college credit at Cosumnes River College, and which general education areas they satisfy (if any).
CLEP Exam	CLEP Score	Satisfies CRC GE Area	Units Earned at CRC
American Government	50	V(a)	3
American Literature	50	I	3
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature	50	I	3
Biology	50	IV	3
Calculus	50	II(b)	3
Chemistry	50	IV	3
College Algebra	50	II(b)	3
College Algebra – Trigonometry	50	II(b)	3
English Literature	50	I	3
French	59	I	3
German	60	I	3
History, US I	50	V(a)	3
History, US II	50	V(a)	3
Human Growth and Development	50	III(b)	3
Humanities	50	I	3
Introduction to Psychology	50	V(b)	3
Introduction to Sociology	50	V(b)	3
Natural Sciences	50	IV	3
Pre-Calculus	50	II(b)	3
Principles of Macroeconomics	50	V(b)	3
Principles of Microeconomics	50	V(b)	3
Spanish	63	I	3
Spanish With Writing	63	I	3
Trigonometry	50	II(b)	3
Western Civilization I	50	I or V(b)	3
Western Civilization II	50	V(b)	3

Exceptions

Cosumnes River College does not offer credit for the following CLEP exams, and these exams do not satisfy associate degree general education requirements:

College Composition
College Composition – Modular
College Mathematics
English Composition (with or without essay)
Financial Accounting
Freshman College Composition
German
Information Systems and Computer Applications
Introduction to Educational Psychology
Introduction to Business Law
Principles of Accounting
Principles of Management
Principles of Marketing
Social Sciences and History

CSU CLEP Credit

Visit CSU's CLEP webpage to find information on how credit is granted for admission and general education. Please note that each campus in the CSU system individually determines how it will apply external examination credit in the major. For more information about CLEP credit, consult a counselor.

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