TCC Course Credit for CLEP Exams
TCC gives credit for 21 of the 34 CLEP exams and allows up to 18 semester hours to be earned toward a degree or certificate.
You can request college course credit if you earn the required score on a CLEP Exam. Visit How to Get PLA Credit: CLEP Exams for the details.
How Course Credit Appears on Your Transcript
- Only grades of "CR" will be given.
- Credit will be posted upon verification of eligibility requirements.
Exams with Essays
For exams that require a department essay, you must pass the essay portion in addition to the computer-delivered College Board CLEP exam to receive full course credit.
If you do not pass the essay portion, you cannot retake the essay portion and must take the TCC course to receive course credit.
This applies to the following CLEP exams:
- American Government
- History of the United States I
- History of the United States II
CLEP Exams and TCC Course Equivalents
TCC accepts the following CLEP exams for course credit.
Find out what you need to know about each test: Select the CLEP exam name to go to the College Board website and learn more about the topic's exam.
| CLEP Exam | Score Required | TCC Course(s) | TCC Equivalent(s) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Government (Department essay also required) |
50 | Federal Government | GOVT 2305 | 3 |
| Biology | 50 | Biology for Non-Science Majors I | BIOL 1408 | 4 |
| 50 | Biology for Non-Science Majors II | BIOL 1409 | 4 | |
| Calculus | 50 | Calculus I | MATH 2413 | 4 |
| Chemistry | 50 | General Chemistry I | CHEM 1411 | 4 |
| 50 | General Chemistry II | CHEM 1412 | 4 | |
| College Algebra | 50 | College Algebra | MATH 1314 | 3 |
| College Composition | 55 | Composition I | ENGL 1301 | 3 |
| College Mathematics | 50 | Contemporary Mathematics | MATH 1332 | 3 |
| French Language: Levels 1 & 2 | 50 | Beginning French I | FREN 1411 | 4 |
| 50 | Beginning French II | FREN 1412 | 4 | |
| 62 | Intermediate French I | FREN 2311 | 3 | |
| 62 | Intermediate French II | FREN 2312 | 3 | |
| German Language: Levels 1 & 2 | 50 | Beginning German I | GERM 1411 | 4 |
| 50 | Beginning German II | GERM 1412 | 4 | |
| 63 | Intermediate German I | GERM 2311 | 3 | |
| 63 | Intermediate German II | GERM 2312 | 3 | |
| History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 (Department essay also required) |
50 | US History I | HIST 1301 | 3 |
| History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present (Department essay also required) |
50 | US History II | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| Information Systems | 50 | Introduction to Computing | COSC 1301 | 3 |
| Introductory Business Law | 50 | Business Law | BUSI 2301 | 3 |
| Introductory Psychology | 50 | General Psychology | PSYC 2301 | 3 |
| Introductory Sociology | 50 | Introduction to Sociology | SOCI 1301 | 3 |
| Precalculus | 50 | Precalculus Math | MATH 2412 | 4 |
| Principles of Management | 50 | Principles of Management | BMGT 1327 | 3 |
| Principles of Marketing | 50 | Principles of Marketing | MRKG 1311 | 3 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 2301 | 3 |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | Principles of Microeconomics | ECON 2302 | 3 |
| Spanish with Writing: Levels 1 & 2 |
50 | Beginning Spanish I | SPAN 1411 | 4 |
| 50 | Beginning Spanish II | SPAN 1412 | 4 | |
| 65 | Intermediate Spanish I | SPAN 2311 | 3 |
Updated January 02, 2024