Western Illinois University Counseling Center
College Level Examination Program
CLEP – Subject Examinations
Western Illinois University’s policy regarding CLEP credit states that a maximum
of one-fourth of the credit (30 semester hours) required for graduation may be
earned through external testing (CEEB, CLEP, DANTES, etc.) and/or military
credit.
Credit is awarded for the CLEP Subject Examination. If college credit has been
earned at an equal level to, or exceeding that, of a particular examination prior to
taking the test, no credit will be awarded for that test.
The student who has received credit hours for CLEP Examinations at another
institution prior to transferring to WIU will receive the credit as entered on the
official transcript of the previous institution in accordance with WIU’s policy on
CLEP credit.
The student who wishes to have scores reviewed must request that the official
scored be sent directly to: Western Illinois University, Admissions Management
Center, 109 Sherman Hall, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455 from the
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ 08540. For more information, or to
schedule an examination, contact Western Illinois University Counseling Center at
309-298-2453.
Scored at the 50th percentile or higher on CLEP examinations are accepted for
credit at WIU as follows:
Examination
Score
Equivalencies
Sem.
Hours
Gen. Ed.
American Government
50-54
POLS Elec
3
Soc Sci
55+
50+
50+
POLS 122
ENG 238
ENG ELEC
3
3
6
Soc Sci
NO GEN ED
50-59
60+
BIOL 100
BOT 200 & ZOOL
200
MATH 133 (Adv PL
Math 134)
4
8
Sci/Math
Sci/Math
L1 900L
4
Sci/Math
M1-900-1
American Literature
Anal. & Inter.
Literature
Biology
Calculus
50+
IAI
S5 900
Chemistry
College Algebra
College Composition
50+
History, U.S. I
History, U.S. II
Human Growth & Dev
Humanities
Intro to Educ. Psych.
Information
Systems/Computers
Macroeconomics,
Prncpls
Management, Prncpls
Marketing, Intro
Microeconomics,
Prncpls
Natural Sciences
Pre-Calculus
50+
50+
50+
50+
50+
50+
CHEM 201
NO CREDIT
ENG ELEC (Contact
Eng Dept for possible
ENG 180 credit)
ENG ELEC (Contact
Eng Dept for possible
ENG 180 credit)
NO CREDIT
ENG 228
ACCT 201
FR 121 & FR 122
FR 121, 122, 223, &
224
GER 121 & GER 122
GER 121, 122, 223,
& 224
HIST 105
HIST 106
PSY 221
HUM ELEC
EDUC ELEC
CS ELEC
College Comp.
Modular
50+
50+
ECON 231
3
50+
GEN ELEC
NO CREDIT
ECON 232
3
3
Soc Sci
3
NO GEN ED
Psychology, Intro
Sociology
Social Sci & History
Spanish Language
50+
50+
50+
50-62
GEN ELEC
NO CREDIT (for
placement purposes
only)
PSY 100
SOC 100
SOC SCI ELEC
SPAN 121 & SPAN
122
SPAN 121, 122, 223,
& 224
HIST 115
HIST 116
3
3
6
6
Soc Sci
Soc Sci
Soc Sci
Hum
S6 900
S7 900
12
Hum
H1 900
3
3
Hum
Hum
H2 901
H2 902
College Mathematics
English Literature
Financial Accounting
French Language
German Language
50+
50+
50+
50-58
59+
50-59
60+
50+
50+
63+
Western Civilization I
Western Civilization II
50+
50+
4
0
3
Sci/Math
3
0
3
3
6
12
Hum
Hum
H1 900
6
12
Hum
Hum
H1 900
3
3
3
3
3
3
Hum
Hum
Soc Sci
NO GEN ED
H2 904
H2 905
S6 903
Soc Sci
S3 901
S3 902