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CLEP Information
- Earn Credit at Saint Paul College for What You Already Know
- Fulfill a graduation requirement
- Advance to higher-level classes
- Reduce tuition costs
What is CLEP?
The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a series of examinations in 34 introductory college subjects. These exams allow individuals to earn college credit for what they already know, regardless of how that knowledge was acquired through advanced course work, independent study, work experience, professional development or extracurricular activities. Saint Paul College awards credit for successful scores on CLEP exams.
CLEP exams are approximately 90 minutes long and are administered on computer. Students receive instant score reports following completion of the exam, with the exception of English Composition with Essay.
I Want to Take a CLEP Exam. How Do I Register?
Saint Paul College administers CLEP exams on Friday from 9:30am until 2:30pm or by appointment in Room 324 during the 2008-2009 school year. Testing times are subject to change without notice.
Appointments for CLEP exams must be made with the Saint Paul College CLEP Contact, Cindi Braun, by phone 651.846.1553 or by email cindi.braun@saintpaul.edu. No pre-registration paperwork is required! The test administrator will register students the day they come in for testing. Students are required to bring two forms ID. The primary ID must be government issued, with a photo and signature. If proper identification is not presented, students will not be able to test.
Cost
Each CLEP exam costs $65. In addition Saint Paul College charges a $15 non-refundable administration fee (check, cash, and credit-card except American Express accepted) for each CLEP exam payable at the Tuition Office. Please make checks payable to Saint Paul College. A paid receipt of the administration fee must be shown before test registration.
Saint Paul College requests that all CLEP exams be paid for online with a credit card. The College Board charges a $65 fee for each CLEP exam administered. No more than two CLEP exams may be scheduled per day. Other appointments may be scheduled to accommodate the testing services needed. Prices are subject to change without notice.
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Below is a listing of the examinations for which Saint Paul College Community & Technical College awards credit, the credit-granting score required the amount of credit granted, and the equivalent course.
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Required Score beginning July 2001 |
Required
Score |
Course
|
Credits |
|
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Composition & Literature |
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American Literature |
50 |
46 |
ENGL 2721 and 2722 (goals 6, 7) |
6 |
|
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature |
50 |
47 |
ENGL (goal 6) |
6 |
|
Freshman College Composition with essay (preferred) |
50 |
44 |
ENGL 1711 and 1712 (goal 1) |
6 |
|
English Literature |
50 |
46 |
ENGL (goal 6) |
6 |
|
Humanities |
50 |
420-500 |
Goal 6 |
6 |
|
Science and Mathematics |
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|
Biology |
50 |
46 |
BIOL 1740 (goal 3) |
6 |
|
Calculus |
50 |
41 |
MATH 2751 (goal 4) |
3 |
|
Chemistry |
50 |
47 |
CHEM 1711 + 1712 (goal 3) |
6 |
|
College Algebra |
50 |
46 |
MATH 1730 (goal 4) |
3 |
|
College Algebra-Trigonometry |
50 |
45 |
MATH 1760 (goal 4) |
3 |
|
College Mathematics |
50 |
420-500 |
MATH 1710 (goal 4) |
6 |
|
Natural Sciences |
50 |
420-500 |
Goal 3 |
6 |
|
Trigonometry |
50 |
50 |
MATH 1760 (goal 4) |
3 |
|
Foreign Languages |
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|
French-College Level 1 |
50 |
42 |
Electives |
6 |
|
French-College Level 2 |
62 |
45 |
Goal 8 |
12 |
|
German-College Level 1 |
50 |
36 |
Electives |
6 |
|
German-College Level 2 |
63 |
42 |
Goal 8 |
12 |
|
Spanish-College Level 1 |
50 |
45 |
Electives |
6 |
|
Spanish-College Level 2 |
66 |
50 |
Goal 8 |
12 |
|
History and Social Sciences |
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|
American Government |
50 |
47 |
POLS elective |
3 |
|
Educational Psychology, Intro to |
50 |
47 |
PSYC elective |
3 |
|
History of the U.S.I: Early Colonization to 1877 |
50 |
47 |
HIST 1741 |
3 |
|
History of the U.S. II: 1865 to the Present |
50 |
46 |
HIST 1742 |
3 |
|
Human Growth and Development |
50 |
45 |
PSYC 1720 |
3 |
|
Macroeconomics, Principles of |
50 |
44 |
ECON 1720 |
3 |
|
Microeconomics, Principles of |
50 |
41 |
ECON 1730 |
3 |
|
Psychology, Introductory |
50 |
47 |
PSYC 1710 |
3 |
|
Social Sciences and History |
50 |
420-500 |
Goals 5, 8 |
6 |
|
Sociology, Introductory |
50 |
47 |
SOCI 1710 |
3 |
|
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 |
50 |
46 |
Goals 5, 8 |
3 |
|
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present |
50 |
47 |
Goals 5, 8 |
3 |
|
Business |
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|
Accounting, Principles of |
50 |
45 |
ACCT 1411 + 1412 |
6 |
|
Business Law, Introductory |
50 |
51 |
Elective |
3 |
|
Information Systems and Computer Applications |
50 |
52 |
Elective |
3 |
|
Management, Principles of |
50 |
46 |
BUSN 2450 |
3 |
|
Marketing, Principles of |
50 |
50 |
BUSN 1440 |
3 |


