College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Credit is awarded for qualifying scores from the College Level Examination Program. Up to 66 credit hours (maximum) of exam credits/2 year college credits may be earned. For information about the CLEP exam program go to http://clep.collegeboard.org.

  • The total cost of one CLEP exam is approximately $123.00 ($93.00 exam fee + test center or remote fee).
  • Find a CLEP Test Center (search locations). The test center fee is approximately $30.00.
  • Complete a CLEP exam remotely via Proctortrack. The remote proctoring fee is approximately $30.00.
  • Send official score reports to Russell Sage College (code 2764).

The following table specifies approved exams, minimum score required, and transfer credit available. (These CLEP exams are not approved for transfer credits: College Composition, College Composition Modular, Humanities, Social Sciences & History, and Natural Sciences).

Exam Score Sage Equivalent Cr.
American Literature 50 ENG ELCT 3
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 50 ENG 154 3
English Literature 50 ENG ELCT 3
Algebra 50 MAT 112 3
Algebra/Trigonometry 50 MAT 113 3
Biology 50 BIO 101 & BIO 102 8
Chemistry 50 CHM 111 & CHM 112 8
Calculus with Elementary Functions 50 MAT 201 4
College Mathematics 50 MAT 110 3
Trigonometry 50 MAT ELCT 3
French, Level 1 & 2 50 FRE 101, FRE 102 6
French, Level 1 & 2 59 FRE 101, FRE 102, FRE 201 9
German, Level 1 & 2 50 GER 101, GER 102 6
German, Level 1 & 2 60 GER 101, GER 102, GER 201 9
Spanish, Level 1 & 2 50 SPA 101, SPA 102 6
Spanish, Level 1 & 2 63 SPA 101, SPA 102, SPA 201 9
American Government 50 POL 101 3
Educational Psychology 50 EDU 206 3
Intro to History of the US I 50 HST 105 3
Intro to History of the US II 50 HST 106 3
Human Growth and Development 50 PSY 202 3
Macroeconomics, Principles of 50 ECO 201 3
Microeconomics, Principles of 50 ECO 202 3
Psychology, Introductory 50 PSY 101 3
Sociology, Introductory 50 SOC 101 3
West Civ I: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 HST 109 3
West Civ II: 1648 to the Present 50 HST 110 3
Financial Accounting 50 ACC 201 3
Business Law, Introductory 50 BUS 212 3
Management, Principles of 50 BUS 205 3
Marketing, Principles of 50 BUS 204 3
Information Sys & Comp Applic 50 CSI 215 3