College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

All colleges at UCCS accept College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam credits per the the table below. Applicability may vary by college. Please contact an advisor in the Student Success Center for score interpretation and degree applicability.

College Level Exam Program (CLEP) exam equivalency decisions are made based on when the exam was taken, not when the student matriculates to UCCS.

CLEP EXAM TITLE CLEP SCORE UCCS EQUIVALENT SEMESTER HOURS
American History I 55 HIST 1510 3
American History II 55 HIST 1530 3
General Biology 54 BIOL 1210 4
Calculus 54 MATH 1350, MATH 1999TC*   6
Chemistry 54 CHEM 1030 5
Composition Modular Exam w/ Essay    50 w/ pass on essay   ENGL 1310 3
French 55 FR 1010, FR 1020 8
German 55 GER 1010, GER 1020 8
Macroeconomics 55 ECON 2020 3
Microeconomics 55 ECON 1010 3
Psychology 54 PSY 1000 3
Sociology 55 SOC 1110 3
Spanish 56 SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020 8
Western Civilization I 55 HIST 1010 3
Western Civilization II 55 HIST 1030 3

Note: Courses ending in "999TC" indicate that departmental credit is given, but that there is no direct equivalent course at UCCS.