College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) Exams Accepted for Credit

Hudson Valley Community College grants credit for CLEP Exams based on minimum scores as noted below.

List of College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) Exams Accepted for Credit
CLEP Exam Min. Score Course(s) Credit
American Government 50 POLS 105 3
American Literature 50 ENGL 204 & 206 6
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
Qualifications:
Liberal Arts and Sciences Humanities course
SUNY General Education Humanities course
50 ENGL 900 3
Biology
Qualifications:
Liberal Arts and Sciences Science course
SUNY General Education Natural Science course
50 BIOL 900 3
Calculus 50 MATH 180 4
Chemistry
Qualifications:
Liberal Arts and Sciences Science course
SUNY General Education Natural Science course
50 CHEM 900 3
College Algebra 50 MATH 110 3
College Composition 50 ENGL 101 3
60 ENG 101 & ENGL 102 6
College Composition Modular N/A Not accepted N/A
College Mathematics 50 MATH 130 3
English Literature 50 ENGL 200 & 202 6
Financial Accounting 50 ACTG 110 4
French Language: Level 1 and 2 50 FREN 100 & 101 6
59 FREN 100, 101, 200 & 201 12
German Language: Level 1 and 2 50 GERM 100 & 101 6
60 GERM 100, 101, 200 & 201 12
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 50 HIST 110 3
History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present 50 HIST 111 3
Human Growth and Development 50 PSYC 205 3
Humanities 50 Any two of:
ARTS 100, 101, MUSC 100, 101, ENGL 212 or THEA 100
6
Information Systems 50 CISS 900 3
Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 PSYC 250 3
Introductory Business Law 50 BADM 110 3
Introductory Psychology 50 PSYC 100 3
Introductory Sociology 50 SOCL 100 3
Natural Sciences
Qualifications:
Liberal Arts and Sciences Science course
SUNY General Education Natural Science course
50 Any one of:
BIOL 900, CHEM 900 or PHYS 900
3
Precalculus 50 MATH 170 4
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 ECON 100 3
Principles of Management 50 BADM 207 3
Principles of Marketing 50 MKTG 120 3
Principles of Microeconomics 50 ECON 101 3
Social Sciences and History 50 Any two of:
POLS 105, HIST 135, SOCL 100 or 110
6
Spanish Language 50 SPAN 100 & 101 6
63 SPAN 100, 101, 200 & 201 12
Spanish with Writing
Qualifications:
Liberal Arts and Sciences Humanities course
SUNY General Education Foreign Language course
50 SPAN 900 & 901 6
65 SPAN 900, 901, 902 & 903 12
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 HIST 100 3
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present 50 HIST 101 3

Last updated March 3, 2020

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