Courses Earned through CLEP Credit
Requesting College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Credit
Credit is awarded for College Level Examination Program (CLEP) scores. Students should have their CLEP test scores sent to the Cincinnati State Office of Admission for processing. Credit is shown on the student's record as CL.
The table below indicates the course awarded for each CLEP exam, based on the score earned.
| Test Name | Score on Test | Course Awarded | Credit Hours Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Accounting | 65 and above | ACC 101: Financial Accounting | 3 |
| Information Systems | 50 and above | General Elective | 3 |
| Introductory Business Law | 60 and above | LAW 101: Business Law | 3 |
| Principles of Management | 50 and above | General Elective | 3 |
| Principles of Marketing | 65 and above | MKT 101: Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| American Literature | 53 and above | Transfer Module Arts/Humanities Credit | 3 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | 59 and above | LIT 200: Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| College Composition | 50 and above | No course awarded, but student is eligible to enroll in ENG 101 | 0 |
| College Composition Modular | 50 and above | No course awarded, but student is eligible to enroll in ENG 101 | 0 |
| English Literature | 62 and above | Transfer Module Arts/Humanities Credit | 6 |
| Humanities | 55 and above | Transfer Module Arts/Humanities Credit | 3 |
| French Language | 55-64 | FRN 101: Elementary French 1 & FRN 102: Elementary French 2 | 4 + 4 |
| French Language | 65 and above | FRN 101: Elementary French 1 & FRN 102: Elementary French 2 & FRN 201: Intermediate French 1 & FRN 202: Intermediate French 2 | 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 |
| German Language | 59-66 | General Elective | 8 |
| German Language | 67 and above | General Elective | 12 |
| Spanish Language | 56-62 | SPN 101: Elementary Spanish 1 & SPN 102: Elementary Spanish 2 | 4 + 4 |
| Spanish Language | 63-67 | SPN 101: Elementary Spanish 1 & SPN 102: Elementary Spanish 2 & SPN 201: Intermediate Spanish 1 | 4 + 4 + 4 |
| Spanish Language | 68 and above | SPN 101: Elementary Spanish 1 & SPN 102: Elementary Spanish 2 & SPN 201: Intermediate Spanish 1 & SPN 202: Intermediate Spanish 2 | 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 |
| American Government | 56-62 | Transfer Module Social Science Credit | 3 |
| American Government | 63 and above | POL 101: Introduction to American Government | 3 |
| History of the United States 1 | 56 and above | HST 111: American History: Early Settlers to 1877 | 3 |
| History of the United States 2 | 57 and above | HST 112: American History: 1877 to Present | 3 |
| Human Growth and Development | 58 and above | PSY 225: Lifespan Development | 3 |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology | 62 and above | Transfer Module Social Science Credit | 3 |
| Introductory Psychology | 59 and above | PSY 110: Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Introductory Sociology | 56 and above | SOC 105: Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 57 and above | ECO 105: Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 56 and above | ECO 110: Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Social Sciences and History | 62 and above | Transfer Module Social Science Credit | 3 |
| Western Civilization 1 | 55 and above | HST 161: Western Civilization 1: Ancient Near East to 1648 | 3 |
| Western Civilization 2 | 54 and above | HST 162: Western Civilization 2: 1648 to Present | 3 |
| Biology | 50 and above | Transfer Module Natural Science without Lab Credit | 3 |
| Chemistry | 50-64 | Transfer Module Natural Science without Lab Credit | 3 |
| Chemistry | 65 and above | CHE 121: General Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| College Algebra | 63 and above | MAT 151: College Algebra | 4 |
| College Mathematics | 57 and above | Transfer Module Math Credit | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | No Acceptable Score | No Credit Awarded | 0 |
| Precalculus | 61 and above | MAT 153: Precalculus | 6 |
| Calculus | 64 and above | MAT 251: Calculus 1 | 5 |