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College Level Examination Program Guide

April 2023

The Ohio Department of Education in collaboration with public institutions of higher education have established policy that guarantees college level credit for students who achieve qualifying CLEP exam scores. Ohio University will allow credit for satisfactory performance on the CLEP subject matter examinations. The university does not award credit for scores achieved on the CLEP general examinations. For a complete list of course names and descriptions, please visit Ohio University’s online catalog and search under courses. The catalog can be found at: www.catalogs.ohio.edu. Note: OT36 is Ohio Transfer 36 (formerly Ohio Transfer Module).

CLEP Exam AreaCLEP ScoreCourse IDCourse DescriptionCredit Hours
American Government63 and abovePOLS 1010American National Government3
American Government56-62OT36 Social Sciences CreditOT36 Social Sciences Credit3
American Literature53 and aboveOT36 Arts and HumanitiesOT36 Arts and Humanities Credit3
Analyzing and
Interpreting Literature
59 and aboveOT36 Arts and HumanitiesOT36 Arts and Humanities Credit3
Biology70 and aboveBIOS 1700Biological Sciences I: Molecules and Cells3
Biology55-69BIOS 1030Human Biology I: Basic Principles3
Biology50-54OT36 Natural Sciences Credit without LabsOT36 Natural Sciences Credit without Labs3
Calculus64 and aboveMATH 2301Calculus I4
Chemistry60 and aboveOT36 Natural Sciences Credit without LabsOT36 Natural Sciences Credit without Labs3
College Algebra63 and aboveMATH 1200College Algebra4
College Composition50 and aboveNo creditRemediation Free (Ready to Enroll in ENG 15100
College Composition Modular50 and aboveNo creditRemediation Free (Ready to Enroll in ENG 15100
College Mathematics63 and aboveOT36 Mathematics, Statistics, and LogicOT36 Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic3
English Literature63 and aboveOT36 Arts and HumanitiesOT36 Arts and Humanities Credit3
Financial Accounting65 and aboveACCT 1010Foundations of Accounting3
French Language65 and aboveFR 1110Elementary French I4
FR 1120Elementary French II4
FR 2110Intermediate French I3
FR 2120Intermediate French II3
French Language55-64FR 1110Elementary French I4
FR 1120Elementary French II4
German Language67 and aboveGER 1110Elementary German I4
GER 1120Elementary German II4
GER 2110Intermediate German I3
German Language59-66GER 1110Elementary German I4
GER 1120Elementary German II4
History of the United States I61 and aboveHIST 2000Survey of United States History, 1600-18773
History of the United States II57 and aboveHIST 2010Survey of United States History, 1865-Present3
Human Growth and Development58 and abovePsychology Elective Credit (for Psychology majors) or OT36 Social Sciences
Credit (for Non-Psychology majors)
Psychology Elective Credit (for Psychology majors) or OT36 Social Sciences Credit (for Non-Psychology majors)3
Humanities55 and aboveOT36 Arts and Humanities CreditOT36 Arts and Humanities Credit3
Information Systems50 and aboveGeneral Elective CreditGeneral Elective Credit3
Introduction to
Educational Psychology
62 and aboveOT36 Social Sciences CreditOT36 Social Sciences Credit3
Introductory Business Law57 and aboveBUSL 2550Corporate Responsibility in a Legal Environment3
Introductory Psychology55 and abovePSY 1010General Psychology3
Introductory Sociology56 and aboveSOC 1000Introduction to Sociology3
Natural SciencesNo CreditNo Credit0
Precalculus61 and aboveMATH 1300Precalculus4
Principles of Macroeconomics56 and aboveECON 1040Principles of Macroeconomics3
Principles of Management50 and aboveGeneral Elective CreditGeneral Elective Credit3
Principles of Marketing65 and aboveMKT 2400Introduction to Marketing Management3
Principles of Microeconomics57 and aboveECON 1030Principles of Microeconomics3
Social Sciences and History63 and aboveOT36 Social Sciences CreditOT36 Social Sciences Credit3
Spanish Language68 and aboveSPAN 1110Elementary Spanish I4
SPAN 1120Elementary Spanish II4
SPAN 2110Intermediate Spanish I3
SPAN 2120Intermediate Spanish II3
Spanish Language63-67SPAN 1110Elementary Spanish I4
SPAN 1120Elementary Spanish II4
SPAN 2110Intermediate Spanish I3
Spanish Language56-62SPAN 1110Elementary Spanish I4
SPAN 1120Elementary Spanish II4
Spanish with Writing65 and aboveSPAN 1110Elementary Spanish I4
SPAN 1120Elementary Spanish II4
SPAN 2110Intermediate Spanish I3
SPAN 2120Intermediate Spanish II3
Spanish with Writing58-64SPAN 1110Elementary Spanish I4
SPAN 1120Elementary Spanish II4
SPAN 2110Intermediate Spanish I3
Spanish with Writing50-57SPAN 1110Elementary Spanish I4
SPAN 1120Elementary Spanish II4
Western Civilization I55 and aboveHIST 1210Western Civilization: Antiquity to 15003
Western Civilization II54 and aboveHIST 1220Western Civilization: Modernity from 15003