College Level Examination Program

The College Board’s College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) allows students from a wide range of backgrounds to demonstrate their mastery of introductory college-level material and earn college credit. Students who have taken a CLEP and earned a score of 50 or higher will receive transfer credit. Official transcripts are required for transfer credit evaluation.

To find a test center, register for the CLEP exam, or get your scores go to College Board CLEP.

The equivalencies below are subject to revision.

Business

Name of Exam FIT Course Equivalent FIT General Education Designation
Principles of Marketing None --Not Applicable--

Composition and Literature

Name of Exam FIT Course Equivalent FIT General Education Designation
American Literature      EN232         G7 Humanities      
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature    EN030    G7 Humanities
College Composition           EN121, EN020   G1 Basic Communication
English Literature     EN030 G7 Humanities 
Humanities HU010 G7 Humanities

 

History and Social Sciences

Name of Exam FIT Course Equivalent FIT General Education Designation
American Government    SS251  G10 American History 
History of the United States I HI020 G10 American History 
History of the United States II HI202   G10 American History  
Human Growth and Development SS232 G4 Social Sciences
Introduction to Educational Psychology  SS030 G4 Social Sciences   
Introductory Psychology     SS131    G4 Social Sciences 
Introductory Sociology   SS171   G4 Social Sciences 
Principles of Macroeconomics   SS141  G4 Social Sciences 
Principles of Microeconomics SS242  G4 Social Sciences 
Social Sciences and History  SS010, HI000 G4 Social Sciences 
Western Civilization I HI030   G5 Western Civilization
Western Civilization II HI040     G5 Western Civilization

Mathematics

Name of Exam FIT Course Equivalent FIT General Education Designation
Calculus           MA331  G2 Math
College Algebra MA010 G2 Math 
College Mathematics MA161, MA020  G2 Math
Pre-Calculus   MA231 G2 Math

Science

Name of Exam FIT Course Equivalent FIT General Education Designation
Biology SC121, SC020  G3 Natural Sciences      
Chemistry     SC143, SC040   G3 Natural Sciences
Natural Sciences  SC010, SC020 G3 Natural Sciences 

World Languages

Name of Exam FIT Course Equivalent FIT General Education Designation
French Language, Level 1 FR111, FR112 * G8 Foreign Language
French Language, Level 2 FR213, FR214 * G8 Foreign Language
German Language, Level 1 FL010, FL020 *  G8 Foreign Language
German Language, Level 2 FL030, FL040 * G8 Foreign Language
Spanish Language, Level 1 SP111, SP112 * G8 Foreign Language
Spanish Language, Level 2 SP213, SP214 * G8 Foreign Language
Spanish with Writing, Level 1 SP010, SP020* G8 Foreign Language
Spanish with Writing, Level 2 SP030, SP040 * G8 Foreign Language

* For each of the world languages, there is only one exam covering both Level 1 and 2 content. FIT will award a maximum of six (6) credits for mastery of Level 1 content (a score of 50) or a maximum of six (6) credits for mastery of both Levels 1 and 2 (a score of 59 on French, 60 on German, 63 on Spanish Language, and 65 on Spanish with Writing).