College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

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 $89 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. 

CLEP Subject Examinations and Augustana Course Equivalent
CLEP Examination    CR Augustana Course Equivalent Minimum Score
College Composition 3 ENGL 110 (notated as "W" component for the Core requirements) 54
French I and II  6 FREN 110-111 50
French III and IV  14 FREN 210-211 59
German I and II 6 GERM 110-111 50
German III and IV 14 GERM 210-211 60
Spanish I and II 6 SPAN 110-111 50
Spanish III and IV 14 SPAN 210-211 63
American Government 3 GOVT 200 50
History of United States I 3 HIST 120 50
History of United States II 3 HIST 121 50
Introductory Psychology  3 PSYC 115 50
Human Growth & Development  3 PSYC 210 50
Microeconomics  3 ECON 120 50
Macroeconomics  3 ECON 121 50
Introductory Sociology  3 SOCI 110 50
Precalculus  4 MATH 150 50
Calculus  4 MATH 151 50
General Biology  3 BIOL 197 (Non-Lab) 50
General Chemistry  3 CHEM 197 (Non-Lab) 50
Principles of Management  3 BSAD 320* 63
Financial Accounting  3 ACCT 210* 65
Introductory Business Law  3 BSAD 340* 57
Principles of Marketing  3 BSAD 310* 65
Information Systems  3 BSAD 205 50

*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.