CLEP Credit
University of Mississippi
Receiving CLEP credit in a specific degree program requires the approval of the dean and department chair concerned prior to taking the examination.The academic credit indicated in the table below is effective for CLEP exams taken during the summer of 2009 and afterwards.
Students who earn appropriate scores on selected CLEP examinations will receive the following academic credit:
Examination |
Minimum |
UM Course |
Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
American Government |
50 |
Pol 101 |
3 |
Biology |
50 |
Bisc 102 |
3 |
Chemistry |
50 |
Chem 105, 106a |
6 |
College Algebra |
50 |
Math 121 |
3 |
College Algebra – Trigonometry |
50 |
Math 125 |
3 |
College Composition |
50 |
Writ 101 |
3 |
French Language |
50 |
Fr 101, 102 |
6 |
French Language |
62 |
Fr 101, 102, 201, 202 |
12 |
German Language |
50 |
Germ 101, 102 |
6 |
German Language |
63 |
Germ 101, 102, 201, 202 |
12 |
Human Growth and Development |
50 |
Psy 301 |
3 |
Introductory Business Law |
50 |
Bus 250 |
2 |
Introductory Psychology |
50 |
Psy 201 |
3 |
Introductory Sociology |
50 |
Soc 101 |
3 |
Principles of Accounting |
50 |
Accy 201, 202 |
6 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
52 |
Econ 203 |
3 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
53 |
Econ 202 |
3 |
Spanish Language |
50 |
Span 101, 102 |
6 |
Spanish Language |
63 |
Span 101, 102, 201, 202 |
12 |
Trigonometry |
50 |
Math 123 |
3 |
U.S. History I: Early Colonization to 1877 |
50 |
His 105 |
3 |
U.S. History II: 1865 to the Present |
50 |
His 106 |
3 |
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 |
50 |
His 101 |
3 |
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the present |
50 |
His 102 |
3 |
aCredit is granted in chemistry only if the student also submits a passing score on the American Chemical Society Test administered by the University’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. No credit is granted for chemistry lab courses.