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Looking for ways to earn college credit in a particular area without spending a semester in the classroom? If you have the knowledge, UNO offers you several options to earn the credit without taking the course. How? Read on for the details.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a national, standardized testing program. CLEP measures knowledge you have attained outside a formal educational setting and offers you the chance to obtain college credit by examination. If you took honors courses in high school, studied independently through non-credit courses, or gained experience through on-the-job training, you may be able to earn equivalent credit for some basic UNO requirements by passing one or more CLEP tests.
There are two types of CLEP Exams-General and Subject. UNO accepts only the Subject exams. Each 90-minute, multiple-choice Subject exam is comparable to a final exam in the course; some exams include a separate 90-minute essay as well. Of the 30 Subject exams offered, UNO considers 21 for credit. A list of acceptable exams, minimum passing scores, and UNO equivalent courses follows. Additional tests may be added at a later date, so check with the Office of Admissions if your test is not listed.
CLEP Subject Examination
Subject |
Min Score |
UNO Equivalency |
Credit |
American Government |
50 |
POLI 2151 |
3 |
American Literature |
60 |
ENGL 2041 |
3 |
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature |
60 |
ENGL 2238 or 2208 or 2228 |
3 |
Biology |
50 |
BIOS 1073, 1083 |
6 |
Calculus |
60 |
MATH 2111 |
3 |
Calculus |
50 |
MATH 2107 |
3 |
Chemistry |
50 |
CHEM 1017 |
3 |
College Algebra |
50 |
MATH 1115 |
3 |
College Mathematics |
50 |
MATH 1031, 1032 |
6 |
English Composition with Essay |
58 |
ENGL 1157, 1158 *1 |
6 |
English Composition without Essay |
N/A |
No Credit Allowed |
N/A |
English Literature |
N/A |
No Credit Allowed |
N/A |
Financial Accounting |
N/A |
No Credit Allowed |
N/A |
French Language Level 1 & 2 |
50 |
FREN 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002 |
12 |
Freshman College Composition |
50 |
ENGL 1157, 11581 |
6 |
German Language Level 1 & 2 |
50 |
GER 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002 |
12 |
History of the US I: Early Colonization to 1877 |
50 *2 |
HIST 2501 |
3 |
History of the US II: 1865 to Present |
502 |
HIST 2502 |
3 |
Human Growth and Development |
N/A |
No Credit Allowed |
N/A |
Humanities |
N/A |
No Credit Allowed |
N/A |
Information Systems and Computer Applications |
50 |
BA 2780 |
3 |
Introduction to Educational Psychology |
N/A |
No Credit Allowed |
N/A |
Introductory Business Law |
50 |
BA 3010 |
3 |
Introductory Psychology |
50 |
PSYC 1000 |
3 |
Introductory Sociology |
50 |
SOC 1051 |
3 |
Pre-Calculus |
50 |
MATH 1125 |
3 |
Principles of Accounting *3 |
N/A |
No Credit Allowed |
N/A |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
50 |
ECON 1204 |
|
Principles of Management |
50 |
MANG 3401 |
3 |
Principles of Marketing |
50 |
MKT 3501 |
3 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
50 |
ECON 1203 |
3 |
Natural Sciences |
N/A |
No Credit Allowed |
N/A |
Social Sciences and History |
N/A |
No Credit Allowed |
N/A |
Spanish Language Level 1 & 2 |
50 |
SPAN 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002 |
12 |
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 |
N/A |
No Credit Allowed |
N/A |
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present |
N/A |
No Credit Allowed |
N/A |
* Computerized Subject Exams as of July 2001.
** Eight semester hours of credit may be awarded if student has completed a laboratory course elsewhere.
*** Students must pass Proficiency Exam in order to receive Engl 1158 credit.
If you pass the exam and you have not duplicated the credit elsewhere, the equivalent UNO course number and credit will be entered on your UNO record; if you do not pass, you will not be penalized and no entry will be made on your record. Since grades will not be recorded, CLEP will not raise or lower your grade point average.
CLEP exams are given at UNO. Each exam costs $75, $55 payable to CLEP and $20 payable to UNO Testing Services. You may contact UNO Testing Services at (504) 280-TEST (8378) for full details. You can pick up a CLEP application at UNO's Office of Admissions, room 103 in the Administration Building. A CLEP Handbook, which provides sample questions and complete descriptions of all exams, is available in your local bookstore or can be ordered by calling 1-800-323-7155.
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