Kent State University CLEP Credit Guide
 

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Business Courses

CLEP Exam Title

Min. Score Req.

Course Equivalent (Transcript posting includes Department, Course Number, Credit Hours)

Credit Hours

Financial Accounting

65 and Above

ACCT 23020 Introduction to Financial Accounting

3

*Information Systems

50 and Above

CIS 1X000 Information Systems Elective Credit

3

*Introductory Business Law

57 and Above

FIN 26074 Legal Environment of Business

3

Principles of Management

50 and Above

MGMT 1X000 Principles of Management Elective Credit

3

Principles of Marketing

65 and Above

MKTG 25010 Principles of Marketing

3

Composition & Literature Courses

CLEP Exam Title

Min. Score Req.

Course Equivalent (Transcript posting includes Department, Course Number, Credit Hours)

Credit Hours

American Literature

53 and Above

ENG 1X000 American Literature Elective Credit, KHUM **
(fulfills Kent Core Humanities requirement)

3

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

59 and Above

ENG 22073 Major Modern Writers: British and United States, KHUM
(fulfills Kent Core Humanities requirement)

3

College Composition
(includes modular exam)

50 and Above

Passing score will allow for waiver of Prerequisites for ENG 11011
No college credits given for this exam

0

*English Literature

63 and Above

ENG 1X000 English Literature Elective Credit, KHUM **
(fulfills Kent Core Humanities requirement)

3

Humanities

55 and Above

TRAN 1X000 Humanities Elective Credit, KHUM **
(fulfills Kent Core Humanities requirement)

3

History & Social Sciences Courses

CLEP Exam Title

Min. Score Req.

Course Equivalent (Transcript posting includes Department, Course Number, Credit Hours)

Credit Hours

American Government

56-62

POL 1X000 Political Science Elective Credit, KSS **
(fulfills Kent Core Social Sciences requirement)

3

63 and Above

POL 10100 American Politics, KSS
(fulfills Kent Core Social Sciences requirement)

3

*History of the United States I

61 and Above

HIST 12070 Early America: From Pre-Colonization to Civil War 
and Reconstruction, KHUM
(fulfills Kent Core Humanities requirement)

3

History of the United States II

57 and Above

HIST 12071 Modern America:  From Industrialization to Globalization, KHUM
(fulfills Kent Core Humanities requirement)

3

Human Growth and Development

58 and Above

PSYC 1X000 Social Sciences Elective Credit, KSS **

3

Introduction to Educational Psychology

62 and Above

EPSY 1X000 Intro to Educ. Psychology Elective Credit, KSS **
(fulfills Kent Core Social Sciences requirement)

3

Introductory Psychology

55 and
Above

PSYC 11762 General Psychology, KSS
(fulfills Kent Core Social Sciences requirement)

3

Introductory Sociology

56 and Above

SOC 12050 Introduction to Sociology, KSS
(fulfills Kent Core Social Sciences requirement)

3

Principles of Macroeconomics

56 and Above

ECON 22061 Principles of Macroeconomics, KSS
(fulfills Kent Core Social Sciences requirement)

3

Principles of Microeconomics

57 and Above

ECON 22060 Principles of Microeconomics, KSS
(fulfills Kent Core Social Sciences requirement)

3

Social Sciences and History

63 and Above

TRAN 1X000 Social Sciences and History Elective Credit, KSS **
(fulfills Kent Core Social Sciences requirement)

3

Western Civilization I

55 and Above

HIST 1X000 Western Civilization I Elective Credit, KHUM **
(fulfills Kent Core Humanities requirement)

3

Western Civilization II

54 and Above

HIST 1X000 Western Civilization II Elective Credit, KHUM **
(fulfills Kent Core Humanities requirement)

3

Science & Mathematics Courses

CLEP Exam Title

Min. Score Req.

Course Equivalent (Transcript posting includes Department, Course Number, Credit Hours)

Credit Hours

Biology

50 and Above

BSCI 1X000 Biology Elective Credit, KBS **
(fulfills Kent Core Basic Sciences requirement)

3

Calculus

64 and Above

MATH 12002 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I, KMCR
(fulfills Kent Core Math and Critical Reasoning requirement)

5

*Chemistry

50 - 65

CHEM 10050 Chemistry Elective Credit, KBS **
(fulfills Kent Core Basic Sciences requirement)

3

66 and Above

CHEM 10060 General Chemistry I, KBS
(fulfills Kent Core Basic Sciences requirement)

4

College Algebra

63 and Above

MATH 11010 Algebra for Calculus, KMCR
(fulfills Kent Core Math and Critical Reasoning requirement)

3

*College Mathematics

63 and Above

MATH 1X000 College Mathematics Elective Credit, KMCR **
(fulfills Kent Core Math and Critical Reasoning requirement)

3

Precalculus

61 and Above

MATH 11010 Algebra for Calculus Algebra (3) & Math 11022 Trigonometry (3), KMCR
(fulfills Kent Core Math and Critical Reasoning requirement)

6

World Languages Courses

CLEP Exam Title

Min. Score Req.

Course Equivalent (Transcript posting includes Department, Course Number, Credit Hours)

Credit Hours

French Language
(One exam for up to 14 credit hours)

55-64

FR 13201 Elementary French I, FR 13202 Elementary French II

8

65 and Above

FR 13201 Elementary French I, FR 13202 Elementary French II

FR 23201 Intermediate French I, FR 23202 Intermediate French II

14

German Language
(One exam for up to 11 credit hours)

59 - 66

GER 11201 Elementary German I, GER 11202 Elementary German II

8

67 and Above

GER 11201 Elementary German I, GER 11202 Elementary German II,
GER 21201 Intermediate German I

11

Spanish Language
(One exam for up to 14 credit hours)

56-62

SPAN 18201 Elementary Spanish I, SPAN 18202 Elementary Spanish II

8

63-67

SPAN 18201 Elementary Spanish I
SPAN 18202 Elementary Spanish II, SPAN 28201 Intermediate Spanish I

11

68 and Above

SPAN 18201 Elementary Spanish I, SPAN 18202 Elementary Spanish II  
SPAN 28201 Intermediate Spanish I, SPAN 28202 Intermediate Spanish II

14

Spanish Language with Writing
(One exam for up to 14 hours)

50-57 SPAN 18201 Elementary Spanish I, SPAN 18202 Elementary Spanish II

8

58-64 SPAN 18201 Elementary Spanish I, SPAN 18202 Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 28201 Intermediate Spanish I

11

65 and Above

SPAN 18201 Elementary Spanish I, SPAN 18202 Elementary Spanish II  
SPAN 28201 Intermediate Spanish I, SPAN 28202 Intermediate Spanish II

14

* Revised to statewide CLEP credit standards effective July 2020. Contact Testing Services, https://www.kent.edu/advising-testing/testing, for more information. For information on the statewide policy regarding the awarding of CLEP credit: https://www.ohiohighered.org/transfer/clep

** OTM credit is not tied to a particular course; the credit is applied toward completion of the OTM requirement. For more information on the Ohio Transfer Module (OTM): https://www.ohiohighered.org/transfer/transfermodule.