CLEP College Level Examination Program

LSCC participates in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) conducted by the CEEB. This program is designed to enable those who have attained a college level of education through nontraditional methods such as correspondence study, independent study, and on-the-job experience to earn college credit by examination.

Currently enrolled LSCC students and applicants for admission are eligible to apply for participation in CLEP.

Students may earn a maximum of 39 semester hours of credit through CLEP. LSCC will award credit to those who achieve a score of 50 or higher, on the subject matter examinations listed below with no letter grades or quality points assigned.

Students will not be permitted to take an examination for credit in a course in which they have already received credit. Students will not be permitted to earn three hours through CLEP for courses in blocks of six semester hours. Students will not be permitted to take CLEP exams for courses in which they are currently enrolled, and will not be permitted to use CLEP for repeated courses. Though no GPA (grade point average) will be attached to CLEP credit on a college transcript, any passing CLEP score (3,4,5) will be considered equivalent to a 3.0 GPA for purposes of determining CLAST (College Level Academic Skills Test) exemption. See page 34 for course equivalencies.

(CLEP) Foreign Language Exams

A score of 50 on any of the language exams earns a minimum of one semester (3 credits) of Elementary Language I or equivalent level. A score at or above the second CLEP threshold level (currently 62 for French, 63 for German, or 66 for Spanish) earns a minimum of two semesters (6 credits) of Elementary Language I and II or equivalent level. These scores are based on College Board/ACE recommendations; if the recommendations change, the recommendations in effect when the student takes the exam should be used. No literature credit will be awarded for CLEP foreign language exams. See page 35 for course equivalencies.

LSCC CONTACT:
Iona Bowers, Testing Specialist
Student Development, Leesburg Campus
352-435-5009