College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Southwest grants credit for satisfactory scores on CLEP tests in accordance with the American Council on Education’s (ACE) recommendation for acceptable scores and award of credit hours. A student who has earned an acceptable score on either the general or subject examinations may be awarded equivalent college credit. The awarding of CLEP credit is subject to the following conditions and limitations:
- Southwest will transfer CLEP credit awarded from other institutions if the credit satisfies the minimum standards.
- The course equivalencies, number of semester credit hours awarded, and the minimum scores required for each subject and general CLEP examinations will be maintained in the Records office.
- Credit earned will be identified by a “P” on the student’s transcript and will not be calculated into the student’s GPA, but will be included in credits earned.
CLEP examinations are as follows:
| Exam | Score | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Government | 50 | POLS 1030 | 3 |
| American Literature | 50 | ENGL 2110 and ENGL 2120 | 6 |
| Introductory Business Law | 50 | BUSN 2370 | 3 |
| Calculus | 50 | MATH 1830 | 12 |
| French Language - Level 1 | 50 | FREN 1010 and FREN 1020 | 6 |
| French Language - Level 2 | 59 | FREN 1010, FREN 1020, FREN 2010, FREN 2020 | 12 |
| Spanish Language - Level 1 | 50 | SPAN 1010 and SPAN 1020 | 6 |
| Spanish Language - Level 2 | 63 | SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020, SPAN 2010, SPAN 2020 | 3 |
| English Literature | 50 | ENGL 2210 and ENGL 2220 | 4 |
| College Composition Modular | 50 | ENGL 1010 | 4 |
| Chemistry | 50 | CHEM 1010 | 3 |
| Biology | 50 | BIOL 1010 | 3 |
| History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 | 50 | HIST 2010 | 3 |
| History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present | 50 | HIST 2020 | 6 |
| Human Growth and Development | 50 | PSYC 2130 | 3 |
| Humanities (only 2 of 3 will be given CLEP credit for a maximum of 6 hours of credit) | 50 | ART 1030, MUS 1030, THEA 1030 | 3 |
| Information Systems and Computer Applications | 50 | INFS 1010 | 3 |
| Precalculus | 50 | MATH 1710 | 3 |
| Principles of Management | 50 | BUSN 2330 | 3 |
| Introductory Psychology | 50 | PSYC 1030 | 3 |
| Introductory Sociology | 50 | SOCI 1010 | 3 |
| Principles of Marketing | 50 | MKTG 2000 | 3 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | ECON 2100 | 3 |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | ECON 2200 | 3 |