B-Level Credit Recommendations
B-level and C-level recommended credit-granting scores for CLEP exams
The American Council on Education (ACE) recommends a credit-granting score of 50 for each CLEP exam. This is a scaled score, equivalent to earning a C in the relevant course; the corresponding raw score is determined after detailed and rigorous review by a panel of college faculty who teach the equivalent course, and approved by the faculty test development committee that oversees each CLEP exam. Learn more about CLEP standard setting.
In addition to determining the recommended credit-granting score of 50, these college faculty members also recommend a scaled score that is equivalent to a grade of B. While ACE has not endorsed this B score, it is useful to those schools that print grade equivalents for CLEP exams on student transcripts, or those specialized programs that require a minimum grade of B on all transferred credit.
| Exam Title | B-Level Recommendations | C-Level Recommendations |
|---|---|---|
| Business | ||
| Financial Accounting | 65 | 50 |
| Introductory Business Law | 60 | 50 |
| Information Systems and Computer Applications | 59 | 50 |
| Principles of Accounting1 | 53 | 50 |
| Principles of Marketing | 65 | 50 |
| Principles of Management | 63 | 50 |
| Composition and Literature | ||
| Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | 60 | 50 |
| American Literature | 58 | 50 |
| College Composition² | 59 | 50 |
| College Composition Modular² | 60 | 50 |
| English Composition with Essay3 | 63 | 50 |
| English Composition without Essay3 | 59 | 50 |
| English Literature | 62 | 50 |
| Freshman College Composition3 | 59 | 50 |
| Humanities | 56 | 50 |
| Foreign Languages | ||
| French Language, Level 1 | 64 | 50 |
| French Language, Level 2 | 69 | 59 |
| German Language, Level 1 | 59 | 50 |
| German Language, Level 2 | 67 | 60 |
| Spanish Language, Level 1 | 56 | 50 |
| Spanish Language, Level 2 | 68 | 63 |
| History and Social Sciences | ||
| American Government | 63 | 50 |
| History of the United States I | 56 | 50 |
| History of the United States II | 57 | 50 |
| Human Growth and Development | 63 | 50 |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology | 62 | 50 |
| Introductory Psychology | 59 | 50 |
| Introductory Sociology | 59 | 50 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 62 | 50 |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 64 | 50 |
| Social Sciences and History | 62 | 50 |
| Western Civilization I | 57 | 50 |
| Western Civilization II | 56 | 50 |
| Science and Mathematics | ||
| Biology | 57 | 50 |
| Calculus | 64 | 50 |
| Chemistry | 65 | 50 |
| College Algebra | 63 | 50 |
| College Mathematics | 62 | 50 |
| Natural Sciences | 62 | 50 |
| Precalculus | 61 | 50 |
1Principles of Accounting is no longer available to students.
²College Composition and College Composition Modular will be available to students on July 1, 2010.
³English Composition, English Composition with Essay, and Freshman College Composition will no longer be available to students after June 30, 2010.