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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Illinois State grants credit by examination toward General Education requirements for the College Level Examination Program according to the University's College Level Examination Program Guidelines.

Composition and Literature

Course Name Minimum Grade for Credit ISU Suggested Credit Hours Awarded Course Credit
American Literature 56 3 GE H

Analyzing and Interpreting
Literature

No Credit    
College Composition 56 3 ENG 101
College Composition Modular No Credit    
English Literature 56 3 GE H
Humanities 56 6 GE H & FA

Foreign Languages

Course Name Minimum Grade for Credit ISU Suggested Credit Hours Awarded Course Credit
French Language Level I No Credit    
French Language Level II No Credit    
German Language Level I No Credit    
German Language Level II No Credit    
Spanish Language Level I No Credit    
Spanish Language Level II No Credit    

History and Social Sciences

Course Name Minimum Grade for Credit ISU Suggested Credit Hours Awarded Course Credit
American Government 63 3 POL 106
History of the United States I 56-59 3 GE UST
History of the United States I 60 3 HIS 135
History of the United States II 56-59 3 GE UST
History of the United States II 60 3 HIS 136
Human Growth and Development No Credit    
Introduction to Educational Psych No Credit    
Introductory Psychology 52 3 PSY 110
Introductory Sociology 56 3 SOC 106
Principles of Macroeconomics No Credit    
Principles of Microeconomics No Credit    
Social Sciences and History 56 6 GE UST & SS
Western Civilization I 56 3 HIS 101
Western Civilization II 56 3 HIS 102

Science and Mathematics

Course Name Minimum Grade for Credit ISU Suggested Credit Hours Awarded Course Credit
Biology 50-55 3 BSC 101
Biology 56 4 BSC 197
Calculus No Credit    
Chemistry 56 4 CHE 110
College Algebra 55 3 MAT 119
College Mathematics 55 4 MAT 113
Natural Sciences 56 6 Gen Ed NS
Precalculus 55 4 MAT 144

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