The Augustana University General Education Plan requires students to develop competencies in several skill areas that the faculty feel are crucial to students' success in life. If, however, students have already acquired a high level of competence in one or more of these skill areas, they may want to demonstrate your ability through one of the valuable test-out opportunities listed below.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Students can either take the exam at an approved testing site or at home with remote proctoring via CLEP (Augustana University is no longer a testing site). Students achieving the minimum passing score or higher will have the equivalent course noted on their transcript with credit granted toward graduation requirements. Augustana accepts only specific CLEP subject exams using the American College Testing C-level recommended scores for most exams. When appropriate, students will also be excused from the corresponding course in the general education requirements.
- The CLEP testing fee is $95 plus administrative fees and must be paid at the time of registration.
- For the most up to date CLEP registration procedures, please visit clep.collegeboard.org/register/exam.
- The Student Success Center strongly recommends students to speak with their academic advisor before scheduling any exams.
For detailed information see Information for Test Takers College-Level Examination Program.
| Subject Examinations & Augustana University Course Equivalent | |||
| CLEP Examination | Credits | Augustana Course Equivalent | Minimum Score |
| College Composition | 3 | ENGL 1060 (notated as "W" component for the Core requirements) | 54 |
| French I and II | 6 | FREN 1101-1102 | 50 |
| French III and IV | 14 | FREN 2103-2104 | 59 |
| Spanish I and II | 6 | SPAN 1101-1102 | 50 |
| Spanish III and IV | 14 | SPAN 2103-2104 | 63 |
| American Government | 3 | GOVT 1100 | 50 |
| History of United States I | 3 | HIST 1300 | 50 |
| History of United States II | 3 | HIST 1301 | 50 |
| Introductory Psychology | 3 | PSYC 1005 | 50 |
| Human Growth & Development | 3 | PSYC 1120 | 50 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | ECON 1100 | 50 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | ECON 1120 | 50 |
| Introductory Sociology | 3 | SOCI 1000 | 50 |
| Precalculus | 4 | MATH 1500 | 50 |
| Calculus | 4 | MATH 1501 | 50 |
| Principles of Management | 3 | MGMT 2210 | 63 |
| Financial Accounting | 3 | ACCT 2610 | 65 |
| Introductory Business Law | 3 | BUSI 3040 | 57 |
| Principles of Marketing | 3 | MKRT 2110 | 65 |
*A student majoring in business may apply only one CLEP examination as a substitute for a required BSAD course (i.e., BSAD 310, BSAD 320, BSAD 340 or ACCT 210). Business students will not be allowed to substitute the CLEP exam for a course that they previously failed at Augustana. Students will still need to earn at least 24 BSAD classroom credits to satisfy the major requirements. They will need to take an elective BSAD course to make up for the three credits earned from CLEP.
Any student hoping to apply more than nine credit hours of CLEP to a single major must consult with the department chair. Students who are considering graduate or professional school after earning their undergraduate degree should also contact these respective programs to identify if CLEP satisfies any of their prerequisite requirements.
CLEP options are available throughout the academic year. If you have questions about arranging a CLEP Exam, contact the Student Success Center.