CLEP Examination Policy
Please note that you may apply a
maximum of 32 credits earned through credit-by-exam toward your bachelor's degree at UW-Stevens Point.
CLEP General Examinations
UW-Stevens Point awards credit for acceptable scores (50 or better or 50th percentile or higher) on the following three CLEP General Examinations:
- Humanities (6 credits awarded: 3 for Humanities Area 1 General Degree Requirement and 3 for Humanities Area 2 General Degree Requirement)
- Natural Sciences (6 credits awarded: will be applied toward the Natural Science General Degree Requirement)
- Social Sciences and History (6 credits awarded: 3 for Social Science Category 1 General Degree Requirement and 3 for History General Degree Requirement)
Credit and advanced placement are NOT awarded for the General Examinations in English and Mathematics.
CLEP Subject Examinations
UW-Stevens Point awards credit for acceptable scores (50 or better or 50th percentile or higher) on the CLEP Subject Examinations listed below. If a CLEP Subject Examination is not listed, credit is not awarded for that exam at UWSP.
| American Government |
Political Science 101 |
Social Science Category 1 |
3 |
|---|
| Analyzing & Interpreting Literature |
English 200 |
Humanities Area 2
|
3 |
|---|
| Biology |
Biology 101 |
Natural Science |
5 |
|---|
History of the United States I
|
History 176 |
History |
3 |
|---|
| History of the United States II |
History 177
|
History |
3 |
|---|
| Human Growth & Development |
Psychology 260 |
Social Science Category 1 |
3 |
|---|
| Introductory Business Law |
Business 340 |
|
3 |
|---|
| Introdcutory Psychology |
Psychology 110 |
Social Science Category 1 |
3 |
|---|
| Introductory Sociology |
Sociology 101 |
Social Science Category 1 & Minority Studies
|
3 |
|---|
Principles of Accounting
|
Accounting 210 |
|
3 |
|---|
| Principles of Macroeconomics |
Economics 110
|
Social Science Category 1
|
3 |
|---|
| Principles of Management |
Business 320 |
|
3 |
|---|
| Principles of Marketing |
Business 330 |
|
3 |
|---|
Principles of Microeconomics
|
Economics 111 |
Social Science Category |
3 |
|---|
| Western Civilization 1 |
History 256 |
History |
3 |
|---|
| Western Civilization 2 |
History 257 |
History |
3 |
|---|
For more information on UW-Stevens Point's CLEP Examination Policy, please contact:
Cheryl Kawleski
Admissions Office
UW-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715)346-2441