CLEP

The University of New Mexico Testing Center offers the Institutional College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Computer Based Tests (CBT). UNM grants credit to newly admitted and regularly enrolled students who achieve passing scores on the CLEP exams listed below, as approved by the appropriate UNM academic departments. The total number of CLEP hours granted toward a student’s degree is at the discretion of the pertinent degree-granting college. Therefore, students should contact their college advisors for specific information. No credit is granted for Subject Exams not listed below. Students should be aware that CLEP Examinations are intended for people with clear strengths in an area. IMPORTANT: There is a 3-month waiting period before repeating a test.

IMPORTANT:There is a 3-month waiting period before repeating a test.


CLEP Subject and General Examinations

Students wishing to take one or more CLEP examinations may contact the UNM Testing Center: https://test.unm.edu/tests/clep.html.

In some cases, the University of New Mexico requires original transcripts of test results sent from CLEP, Box 1821, Princeton, NJ 08543. Non-specific credit for these examinations appearing on transcripts from other colleges will not suffice.

CLEP General Examinations

The University grants credit for qualifying scores on the CLEP General Exams provided the student takes the exam before earning 26 semester hours of acceptable college credit. General credit hours are allowed as follows:

 


SUBJECT EXAMMIN SCORECRED HRS EARNEDUNM EQUIVALENT
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES I: EARLY COLONIZATION TO 1877553HIST 161/1110
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT553HIST 162/1120
BIOLOGY503BIOL110/1110
CHEMISTRY638CHEM121/1215, CHEM123L/1215L, CHEM122/1225, & CHEM 124L/1225L
OLD: ELEMENTARY COMPUTER PROGRAMMINGN/ANO CREDITNO EQUIV
OLD: COMPUTERS & DATA PROCESSINGN/ANO CREDITNO EQUIV
INFO SYST & COMPUTER APPLICATIONSN/ANO CREDITNO EQUIV
MICROECONOMICS543ECON106/2120
MACROECONOMICS543ECON105/2110
FRESHMAN ENGLISHN/ANO CREDITNO EQUIV
COLLEGE COMPOSITION506ENGL 110 & ENGL 1T**
FRESHMAN COLLEGE COMPOSITIONN/ANO CREDITNO EQUIV
ENGLISH LITERATUREN/ANO CREDITNO EQUIV
AMERICAN LITERATUREN/ANO CREDITNO EQUIV
ANALYZING & INTERPRETING LITERATURE503ENGL 150/ENGL1410
WESTERN CIV I553HIST101/1150
WESTERN CIV II553HIST102/1160
FRENCH LANGUAGE (AKA: COLLEGE FRENCH LEVEL I & II)526FREN 101/1110 & FREN 102/1120
FRENCH LANGUAGE (AKA: COLLEGE FRENCH LEVEL I & II)483FREN101/1110
GERMAN LANGUAGE (AKA: COLLEGE GERMAN LEVELS I & II)636GRMN 101/1110 & GRMN 102/1120
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT653POLS200/1120
COLLEGE ALGEBRA593MATH 121/1220
COLLEGE ALGEBRA & TRIGONOMETRYN/ANO CREDITNO EQUIV
TRIGONOMETRY653MATH123/1230
CALCULUS WITH ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS704MATH 162/1512
SOCIOLOGY593SOC 101/SOCI1110
HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT633PSY 220/2120
SPANISH LANGUAGE (AKA: COLLEGE SPANISH LEVELS I & II)5712SPAN 101/1110, SPAN 102/1120, SPAN 201/2110, & SPAN 202/2120
SPANISH LANGUAGE (AKA: COLLEGE SPANISH LEVELS I & II)506SPAN101/1110 & SPAN102/1120
SPANISH LANGUAGE (AKA: COLLEGE SPANISH LEVELS I & II)453SPAN101/1110
OLD: INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGYN/ANO CREDITNO EQUIV
PSYCHOLOGY563PSY 105/PSYC1110
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING543MGMT202
INTRODUCTORY BUSINESS LAWN/ANO CREDITNO EQUIV
MANAGEMENT543MGMT113
MARKETING503MGMT222

GENERAL SUBJECT EXAMS

COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR506ENGL1T**
ENGLISH COMPOSITION506ENGL110/1110 & ENGL1T**
HISTORY506HIST1T**
HUMANITIES506HUMN1T**
MATH **equivalency for exams taken 202110 forward**576MATH1130 (3 credits) & MATH1300 (3 credits)
NATURAL SCIENCES506NTSC1T**
SOCIAL SCIENCE & HISTORY506HIST161 & SOC1T**