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CREDIT BY EXAMINATION - COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP)

UNC Pembroke participates in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and accepts CLEP examinations that measure mastery of college-level, introductory course content in a variety of subject areas. Students meeting the credit-granting score on CLEP Examinations may earn up to 30 semester hours of college level credit.

New students who find it inconvenient to test at the UNCP campus may take exams at any CLEP testing sight and have their scores sent to the UNCP Admissions Office prior to enrollment at UNCP. Students interested in information regarding CLEP testing centers should contact the College Board by:

Phone: (609) 771-7865
Mail: CLEP, P.O. Box 6600, Princeton, NJ 08541-6600
Email: clep@info.collegeboard.org
Web: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html

Incoming freshmen may also obtain this information from their high school counselors.

Transfer students may earn credit through prior CLEP exams provided the following criteria are met::
1) scores must meet UNCP's credit-granting standards,
2) scores must be sent to the UNCP Admissions Office,
3) exams must be among those listed below. CLEP credit will not be granted for previously failed courses.

CLEP Examinations may be taken prior to or during the student's enrollment with the following exception: no CLEP examination credit will be accepted during the final 25 percent of a student's course work. Successful completion of each examination earns three to twelve semester hours of credit and may exempt the student from certain General Education (as defined below) or major requirements. In some cases, only general elective credit will be awarded.

CLEP Examination	Minimum Score Needed	Semester Hours Granted	UNCP Course Equivalent	General Education Credit

Algebra, College	50	3	MAT 1070	Yes
American Government	50	3	PSPA 1010	Yes
American Literature	50	3	ENG 2240	Yes
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature	50	3	ENG 2030	Yes
Biology	50	3	BIO 1000	Yes
Business Law, Introductory	50	3	BLAW 2150	No
Calculus	50	4	MAT 2210	Yes
Chemistry	50	6	CHM 1300/1310	Yes
English Composition with Essay	50	3	ENG 1050	Yes
English Literature	50	3	ENG 2470	Yes
Financial Accounting	50	3	ACC 2270	No
French	50	6	FRH 1310/1320	Yes
French	62	12	FRH 1310/1320/2310/2320	Yes
German	50	6	GER 1310/1320	Yes
German	63	12	GER 1310/1320/2310/2320	Yes
History of the U.S. I: Early Colonizations to 1877	50	3	HST 1010	Yes
History of the U.S. II: 1865 to Present	50	3	HST 1020	Yes
Human Growth & Development	50	3	PSY 2050	No
Humanities	50	6	ART 2050 & MUS 1020	Yes
Information Systems & Computer Applications	50	3	DSC 1090	No
Macroeconomics, Principles of	50	3	ECN 2030	Yes
Management, Principles of	50	3	MGT 3060	No
Marketing, Principles of	50	3	MKT 3120	No
Mathematics, College	50	3	MAT 1050	Yes
Microeconomics, Principles of	50	3	ECN 2020	Yes
Natural Sciences	50	6	BIO 1000 & PHS 1100	Yes
Precalculus	50	4	MAT 1090	Yes
Psychology, Introductory	50	3	PSY 1010	Yes
Sociology, Introductory	50	3	SOC 1010	Yes
Spanish	50	6	SPN 1310/1320	Yes
Spanish	63	12	SPN 1310/1320/2310/2320	Yes
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648	50	3	Elective	No
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present	50	3	Elective	No

College Level Examination Program (CLEP) - The College Level Examination Program tests are offered every Wednesday by the Counseling and Testing Center.


Testing Location:	243 Chavis University Center 910-521-6202; Fax: 910-521-6786

Time of Test:	Wednesdays at 1:30pm and 3:30pm No one is permitted to enter the testing area after the beginning of the exam. Please allow two hours to complete testing.

Fee:	$90.00; fee is non-refundable. The fee is payable in two parts: Make a $65.00 check or money order payable to CLEP Make a $25.00 check or money order payable to UNCP An additional fee of $25.00 will be charged for returned checks. VISA and MasterCard payments are accepted during phone registration. If you need to reschedule your test date, you must call at least 24 hours before the test date or forfeit your registration fee.

Payment:	The $25.00 fee must be made at time of registration. You must register at least one day in advance, however, since testing spaces often fill before the deadline, it is best to register as soon as you are sure of your preferred test date. The $65.00 fee is paid at the beginning of the test.

ID Required:	To be admitted for testing, each examinee must present two forms of identification: one must be a government-issued PHOTO ID or a school photo ID with signature and the second can be another form of identification, such as a social security card or birth certificate.

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Counseling and Testing Center
PO Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372-1510
Phone: 910.521.6202
Fax: 910.521.6786
Email: counselors@uncp.edu