2022-2023 Cal Poly Humboldt Catalog 
    
    Apr 26, 2024  
2022-2023 Cal Poly Humboldt Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CLEP Examinations


Credits awarded for completion of external examination are based on when the exam was taken and the score earned. No more than 30 semester units of such credit may apply to a baccalaureate degree (Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) credits are excluded from this limit).

CLEP Examinations (Completed Fall 2010 to present)

CLEP Examination (minimum score of 50 unless noted) Total Units* GE Distribution Course Articulation
American Government 6 D (3 units)  
American Literature 6 C2 (3 units) ENGL 232  
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature 6 C2 (3 units) ENGL 105  
Biology 6 B2 & B3 (4 units) BIOL 105  
Calculus  6 B4 (4 units) MATH 109  
Chemistry  3 B1 (3 units)  
College Algebra 3 B4 (3 units) MATH 101  
College Composition (plus pass on essay) 3 No GE Credit  
College Composition Modular (plus pass on essay) 3 No GE Credit  
College Mathematics 6 B4 (3 units) MATH 103  
English Literature 6 No GE Credit ENGL 230  & ENGL 231  
Financial Accounting 3 No GE Credit  
French Level I & II (score 50-58) [1] 6 C2 (3 units) FREN 105  & FREN 106  
French Level I & II (Score ≥ 59) [1] 9 C2 & DCG-N FREN 107  & FREN 207  
German Level I & II (score 50-58) [1] 6 C2 (3 units) GERM 105  & GERM 106  
German Level I & II (score ≥ 60) [1] 9 C2 (4 units) & DCG-N (4 units) GERM 107  & GERM 207  
History of U.S. I 6 D & US History (3 units) HIST 110  
History of U.S. II 6 D & US History (3 units) HIST 111  
Human Growth & Development 6 E (3 units)  
Humanities 3 C2 (3 units)  
Information Systems 6 No GE Credit  
Introduction to Educational Psychology 6 No GE Credit  
Introductory Business Law [2] 6 No GE Credit BA 210  
Introductory Psychology 6 D (3 units) PSYC 104  
Introductory Sociology 6 D (3 units) SOC 104  
Natural Sciences 6 B2 & B3 (3 units) BIOL 104  
Pre-Calculus 6 B4 (4 units) MATH 101T  or MATH 102  
Principles of Macroeconomics [3] 6 D (3 units)  
Principles of Management 6 No GE Credit BA 370  
Principles of Marketing 6 No GE Credit BA 340  
Principles of Microeconomics [3] 6 D (3 units)  
Social Science/History 6 D (3 units)  
Spanish Level I & II (Score 50-62) [1] 6 C2 (3 units) SPAN 105  & SPAN 106  
Spanish Level I & II (Score ≥ 63) [1] 9 C2 & DCG-N (4 units) SPAN 107  & SPAN 207  
Spanish with Writing Level I & II (Score 50-62) 6 No GE Credit  
Spanish with Writing Level I & II (Score ≥ 63) 9 C2 (3 units)  
Western Civilization I 6 D (3 units) or C2 (3 units) HIST 104  
Western Civilization II 6 D (3 units) HIST 105  

*Total credit in semester units.

[1] Credit and articulations for these exams are determined by score. A maximum of 9 units may be applied to the baccalaureate degree.

[2] Redistribution of units effective Fall 2013 (increase units for BA 210 from 3 to 4).

[3] If both Principles of Macroeconomics and Principles of Microeconomics are passed, 12 units will be applied to the baccalaureate degree and will be distributed as: 3 units GE D, 4 units ECON 210 and 5 units elective

Codes

A1 = Lower Division GE Area A: Oral Communication
A2 = Lower Division GE Area A: Written Communication
A3 = Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking
B1 = Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science
B2 = Lower Division GE Area B: Life Science
B3 = Science Lab Requirement
B4 = Lower Division GE Area B: Mathematics
C1 = Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
C2 = Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
D = Lower Division GE Area D: Social Science
E = Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning and Self-Development