Credit by Advanced Standing

The College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Administered by the College Entrance Examination Board

The University of Oklahoma is a CLEP testing center. The University awards credit for certain CLEP subject examinations. The University does not award credit for what were formerly the CLEP general examinations (English Composition, Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences and History).

Following are the approved CLEP examinations with the minimum scores required for credit, the equivalent OU course(s), and number of semester hours awarded.



CLEP SUBJECT EXAMINATION EQUIVALENT OU COURSE MINIMUM SCORE SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS
American Government P SC 1113 50 3
American Literature ENGL 2773, 2883 50 6
Analyzing & Interpretating Literature ENGL 2413 50 3
Biology ZOO 1114, 1121 50 5
College Algebra MATH 1503 55 3
Freshman College
  Composition w/essay*
ENGL 1113 54 3
English Literature ENGL 2543, 2653 50 6
Financial Accounting*** ACCT 2113 65 3
French FR 1115, 1225 50 10
French FR 1115, 1225, 2113, 2223 62 16
General Chemistry CHEM 1315, 1415 50 10
German GERM 1115, 1225 50 10
German GERM 1115, 1225, 2113, 2223 63 16
Human Growth &
  Development
PSY 2603 50 3
Introductory Psychology PSY 1113 50 3
Introductory Sociology SOC 1113 50 3
Precalculus MATH 1523 55 3
Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 1113 50 3
Principles of Management MGT 2013** 50 3
Principles of Marketing MKT 2013 ** 50 3
Principles of Microeconomics ECON 1123 50 3
Spanish SPAN 1115, 1225 50 10
Spanish SPAN 1115, 1225, 2113 63 13

*Students who take the national CLEP subject examination in Freshman College Composition must have the essay portion of the exam (as well as the score report for the objective section) sent to the University of Oklahoma (Office of Admissions). The English Department at OU will read and score the essay portion of the exam and determine a final score for the entire examination. Prospective students are advised that the numerical score on the national score report from CLEP does not reflect the final score for this examination and should not be used to determine whether credit will be awarded for this examination.

**Will not substitute for or fulfill the Management 3013 or Marketing 3013 major requirements in the Price College of Business.

***No Credit is awarded for the Principles of Accounting CLEP examination that was offered prior to June 30, 2007.

Correspondence about the administration of CLEP tests at OU should be addressed to the Office of Independent Study, 1600 S. Jenkins, Room 101, Norman, OK 73072-6507, phone (405) 325-1921. Questions about the CLEP program in general should be addressed to CLEP Services, P.O. Box 6600, Princeton, NJ 08541, (609) 771-7865.

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