CLEP and DANTES Credit
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
This test is available only to Rochester College students - both traditional and CEL.
Rochester College offers credit for successful completion of the exams listed below. Students must
attain the CLEP standard passing score to receive credit. In addition to the standard testing fee, the
College charges a fee for posting qualifying scores. Students may not seek CLEP credit for courses
which they failed in regular attendance or by examination. CLEP tests must be taken during the first two
semesters a student is enrolled at Rochester College; in addition, a student may not receive credit for a
test taken during his or her final semester. Students may take CLEP exams at other testing centers.
DANTES Subject Standardized Testing Program (DSST)
Rochester College does not offer DANTES examinations; however, students may receive credit
for successful completion of selected DSST exams taken elsewhere. Students must attain the
DSST standard passing score to receive credit. In addition to the standard testing service fee, the
college charges a fee for posting qualifying scores. Students may not seek DSST credit for
courses already failed in regular attendance or by examination. DANTES tests must be taken
during the first two semesters a student is enrolled at Rochester College; in addition, a student
may not receive credit for a test taken during his or her final semester.
Rochester College offers CLEP examinations by individual appointment. To schedule an exam, contact
Essie Bryan at 248-218-2176 or ebryan@rc.edu , or contact Tamera Balk at 248-218-2137 or
tbalk@rc.edu .
Additional information regarding individual tests can be found at www.getcollegecredit.com for
DANTES and at http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html for CLEP.
CLEP Subject Examinations
Credit Granted
Principles of Accounting
Biology
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Business Law
Chemistry
Information Systems and Computer Applications
College Composition
College Composition Modular
English Literature
American Literature
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
Western Civilization I
Western Civilization II
History of the United States I
History of the United States II
College Algebra
PreCalculus
Calculus
Principles of Management
Principles of Marketing
American Government
Introductory Psychology
Human Growth and Development
ACC2113, 2123
BIO1014 (fulfills science req.)
BUS2403
BUS2413
BUS3303
CHE1514, 1524 (fulfills science req.)
CIS1102
ENG1113 & 1123 (has a 30 day grading period)
ENG 1113
ENG3213 (fulfills lit. req.)
ENG3313 (fulfills lit. req.)
ENG 2413 lit req.
HIS1313 (fulfills social science req.)
HIS1323 (fulfills social science req.)
HIS2513 (fulfills social science req.)
HIS2523 (fulfills social science req.)
MAT1203 (fulfills math requirement)
MAT1335
MAT2515
MGT2603
MKT2503
POS2013 (fulfills social science req.)
PSY2013 (fulfills social science req.)
PSY2223
Revised 7/1/2010
Introduction to Educational Psychology
Introductory Sociology
College-Level Spanish Language
College-Level German Language
College-Level French Language
PSY elective
SOC2013 (fulfills social science req.)
4 or 8 hours of foreign language
4 or 8 hours of foreign language
4 or 8 hrs foreign language
CLEP General Examinations
Credit Granted
Humanities
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences and History
3 hours of Humanities Appreciation
3 hours of Non-Lab Science
3 hours of Social Science
Dantes Subject Examinations
Credit Granted
Principles of Financial Accounting
Art of the Western World
Principles of Finance
Business Law II
Introduction to Business
Personal Finance
Business Mathematics
Money and Banking
Introduction to Computing
Principles of Public Speaking
Foundations of Education
Technical Writing
Human/Cultural Geography
Introduction to World Religions
The Civil War and Reconstruction
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
Contemporary Western Europe: 1946-1990
Introduction to the Modern Middle East
History of the Vietnam War
Fundamentals of College Algebra
Principles of Statistics
Principles of Supervision
Organizational Behavior
Human Resources Management
Management Information Systems
Ethics in America
Principles of Physical Science I
Astronomy
Environment and Humanity
Physical Geology
Criminal Justice
Here’s to Your Health
Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Fundamentals of Counseling
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
General Anthropology
Introduction to Law Enforcement
ACC elective
ART2003 (fulfills appreciation req.)
BUS3203
BUS3313
BUS elective
BUS elective
BUS elective
UD BUS elective
CIS1102
COM1013* (fulfills speech req)
EDU elective
LD (ENG3533)
GEO1013 (fulfills social science req.)
LD (GEO3113)
HIS4513 (fulfills social science req.)
HIS4523 (fulfills social science req.)
HIS elective (fulfills social science req.)
HIS elective (fulfills social science req.)
HIS elective (fulfills social science req.)
MAT1103
MAT2413
MGT2603
LD (MGT3603)
LD (MGT3613)
MGT3703
PHI elective
PHS2013 (fulfills science req.)
LD (PHS3004) (fulfills science req.)
PHS elective (fulfills science req.)
PHS elective (fulfills science req.)
POS2043
PSY2113
PSY2223
LD (PSY3403)
PSY3413
SOC elective (fulfills social science req.)
SOC elective
* In addition to passing the multiple-choice test, an examinee must also receive a passing grade
on a speech.
LD – examinee receives lower division credit for the exam.
UD – examinee receives upper division credit for the exam.
Revised 7/1/2010