CLEP Equivalencies
***If a CLEP exam is not listed below, that means there is not a UWGB equivalent course and UWGB course credit will not be given for those exams (This includes Information Systems, Principles of Management, and Computer Applications and Management.)***
General Exams are marked as such; all others are Subject exams. If you are a UW-Green Bay student, please be aware of the Policies and Procedures guiding the awarding of CLEP credit at UW-Green Bay. Consult the UW-Green Bay Catalog to match course names to course numbers.
| CLEP Exam |
UWGB Course |
Credits |
| Humanities (General Exam) * |
HUM + FIN Elective |
3+3 |
| Natural Science (General Exam) * |
BIOL SCI + NAT SCI Elective |
3+3 |
| Social Science & History (General Exam) * |
SOC SCI Elective |
6 |
| American Government |
POLI SCI 101 |
3 |
| American Literature # |
ENGL 216 & 217 |
6 |
| Analyzing & Interpreting Literature # |
ENGL 104 |
3 |
| Biology |
BIOL 201 & 202 |
4 |
| Business Law, Introductory |
BUS ADM 305 |
3 |
| Calculus [1] |
MATH 202 |
4 |
| Chemistry |
CHEM 211/213 & CHEM 212/214 |
10 |
| College Algebra [1] |
MATH 101 |
2 |
| College Composition [6] |
WF 100 |
3 |
| College Mathematics [5] [1] |
MATH 101 |
2 |
| Educational Psychology, Intro to [3] |
EDUC elective (UL) |
3 |
| English Literature # |
ENGL 214 & 215 |
6 |
| Financial Accounting |
ACCTG 201 |
4 |
| French Language |
FREN 101 & 102 |
8 |
| German Language |
GERM 101 & 102 |
8 |
| History of the U.S. I |
HIST 205 |
3 |
| History of the U.S. II |
HIST 206 |
3 |
| Human Growth & Development [4] |
PSYCH 203 |
3 |
| Macroeconomics, Principles of |
ECON 202 |
3 |
| Marketing, Principles of |
MKTG 322 |
3 |
| Microeconomics, Principles of |
ECON 203 |
3 |
| Precalculus [1] |
MATH 104 |
4 |
| Psychology, Introductory |
PSYCH 102 |
3 |
| Sociology, Introductory |
SOCIOL 101 |
3 |
| Spanish Language |
SPAN 101 & 102 |
8 |
| Spanish with Writing |
SPAN 101 & 102 |
8 |
| Western Civilization I |
HIST 101 |
3 |
| Western Civilization II |
HIST 102 |
3 |
Notes:
* General Exams: UW-Green Bay students can receive credit for the Humanities exam, Natural Science exam and Social Science & History exam only if their UW-Green Bay transcript has fewer than 15 credits, including credits for courses in progress and transfer credits taken at a previous institution.
# Effective 4/23/2021, the optional essay is no longer required to be taken in addition to the multiple choice exam.
[1] No credit given if credit already received for a higher level course.
[2] Students must receive a score of 60 or above and successfully complete the essay to receive credit.
[3] Exam does not meet Education Certification requirements.
[4] B.S.N. students: Contact the Nursing Chairperson to determine how many credits will be awarded.
[5] Students must receive a score of 70 or above to receive credit.
[6] This exam is 120 minutes total. 50 min multiple choice + 70 min essays.
The following exams have been inactivated and replaced by CLEP. If you took the CLEP exam when it was active, you would be awarded the credit as follows:
| CLEP Exam |
UWGB Course |
Credits |
| English Composition w/ essay (General Exam) (inactive) |
WF 100 |
3 |
| Algebra-Trigonometry, College [1] (inactive) |
MATH 104 |
4 |
| Composition, Freshman College with essay [2] (inactive) |
WF 100 |
3 |
| Accounting, Principles of (inactive) |
ACCTG 201 |
4 |
Contact the College Board for more information
Last updated: February 7, 2023