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
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 EXAM | MIN SCORE | CRED HRS EARNED | UNM EQUIVALENT |
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES I: EARLY COLONIZATION TO 1877 | 55 | 3 | HIST 161/1110 |
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT | 55 | 3 | HIST 162/1120 |
BIOLOGY | 50 | 3 | BIOL110/1110 |
CHEMISTRY | 63 | 8 | CHEM121/1215, CHEM123L/1215L, CHEM122/1225, & CHEM 124L/1225L |
OLD: ELEMENTARY COMPUTER PROGRAMMING | N/A | NO CREDIT | NO EQUIV |
OLD: COMPUTERS & DATA PROCESSING | N/A | NO CREDIT | NO EQUIV |
INFO SYST & COMPUTER APPLICATIONS | N/A | NO CREDIT | NO EQUIV |
MICROECONOMICS | 54 | 3 | ECON106/2120 |
MACROECONOMICS | 54 | 3 | ECON105/2110 |
FRESHMAN ENGLISH | N/A | NO CREDIT | NO EQUIV |
COLLEGE COMPOSITION | 50 | 6 | ENGL 110 & ENGL 1T** |
FRESHMAN COLLEGE COMPOSITION | N/A | NO CREDIT | NO EQUIV |
ENGLISH LITERATURE | N/A | NO CREDIT | NO EQUIV |
AMERICAN LITERATURE | N/A | NO CREDIT | NO EQUIV |
ANALYZING & INTERPRETING LITERATURE | 50 | 3 | ENGL 150/ENGL1410 |
WESTERN CIV I | 55 | 3 | HIST101/1150 |
WESTERN CIV II | 55 | 3 | HIST102/1160 |
FRENCH LANGUAGE (AKA: COLLEGE FRENCH LEVEL I & II) | 52 | 6 | FREN 101/1110 & FREN 102/1120 |
FRENCH LANGUAGE (AKA: COLLEGE FRENCH LEVEL I & II) | 48 | 3 | FREN101/1110 |
GERMAN LANGUAGE (AKA: COLLEGE GERMAN LEVELS I & II) | 63 | 6 | GRMN 101/1110 & GRMN 102/1120 |
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | 65 | 3 | POLS200/1120 |
COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 59 | 3 | MATH 121/1220 |
COLLEGE ALGEBRA & TRIGONOMETRY | N/A | NO CREDIT | NO EQUIV |
TRIGONOMETRY | 65 | 3 | MATH123/1230 |
CALCULUS WITH ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS | 70 | 4 | MATH 162/1512 |
SOCIOLOGY | 59 | 3 | SOC 101/SOCI1110 |
HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT | 63 | 3 | PSY 220/2120 |
SPANISH LANGUAGE (AKA: COLLEGE SPANISH LEVELS I & II) | 57 | 12 | SPAN 101/1110, SPAN 102/1120, SPAN 201/2110, & SPAN 202/2120 |
SPANISH LANGUAGE (AKA: COLLEGE SPANISH LEVELS I & II) | 50 | 6 | SPAN101/1110 & SPAN102/1120 |
SPANISH LANGUAGE (AKA: COLLEGE SPANISH LEVELS I & II) | 45 | 3 | SPAN101/1110 |
OLD: INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | N/A | NO CREDIT | NO EQUIV |
PSYCHOLOGY | 56 | 3 | PSY 105/PSYC1110 |
PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING | 54 | 3 | MGMT202 |
INTRODUCTORY BUSINESS LAW | N/A | NO CREDIT | NO EQUIV |
MANAGEMENT | 54 | 3 | MGMT113 |
MARKETING | 50 | 3 | MGMT222 |
GENERAL SUBJECT EXAMS | |||
COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR | 50 | 6 | ENGL1T** |
ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 50 | 6 | ENGL110/1110 & ENGL1T** |
HISTORY | 50 | 6 | HIST1T** |
HUMANITIES | 50 | 6 | HUMN1T** |
MATH **equivalency for exams taken 202110 forward** | 57 | 6 | MATH1130 (3 credits) & MATH1300 (3 credits) |
NATURAL SCIENCES | 50 | 6 | NTSC1T** |
SOCIAL SCIENCE & HISTORY | 50 | 6 | HIST161 & SOC1T** |