CLEP Examinations Equivalency Chart

Below is a listing of the College-Level Examination Placement (CLEP) examinations for which Ringling College awards credit. Ringling College will grant a maximum of three credits per exam as long as your score is 50 or better. (Students must score at or above the 50th percentile of the national norms.)

CLEP Test Minimum Score for Credit Ringling College General Education Course Equivalency
American Government 50 General Education Elective
American Literature 50 Literature and Media Studies
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 50 Literature and Media Studies
Biology 50 Scientific Practices
Business 50 General Education Elective
Calculus 50 Scientific Practices
Chemistry 50 Scientific Practices
College Algebra  50 Scientific Practices
College Composition 50 WRIT 151 & WRIT elective (6 cr) 
College Composition Modular (must include essay portion) 50 WRIT 151 & WRIT elective (6 cr) 
College Mathematics 50 Scientific Practices
English Literature 50 Literature and Media Studies
Financial Accounting 50 General Education Elective
French Language: Levels 1 and 2 50 General Education Elective
German Language: Levels 1 and 2 50 General Education Elective
History of the United States I 50 General Education Elective
History of the United States II 50 General Education Elective
Human Growth and Development 50 Social and Behavioral Sciences
Humanities 50 Arts and Humanities
Information Systems 50 Open Elective
Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 Social and Behavioral Sciences
Introductory Business Law 50 Open Elective 
Introductory Psychology 50 Social and Behavioral Sciences
Introductory Sociology 50 Social and Behavioral Sciences
Natural Sciences 50 Scientific Practices
Precalculus 50 Scientific Practices
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 General Education Elective
Principles of Management 50 General Education Elective
Principles of Marketing 50 Open Elective 
Principles of Microeconomics 50 General Education Elective
Social Sciences and History 50 Social and Behavioral Sciences
Spanish Language: Levels 1 and 2 50 General Education Elective
Spanish with Writing: Levels 1 and 2 50 General Education Elective
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 General Education Elective
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present 50 General Education Elective
World Languages 50 General Education Elective

Ringling College of Art and Design is not a CLEP Testing Site. State College of Florida (SCF) in Bradenton is the nearest open CLEP Testing Site.

For more information about CLEP exams, in general, including sample test exams, visit their website: http://clep.collegeboard.org/