College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
CLEP exams cannot be applied toward Cal-GETC, AA GE, or AS GE requirements and only count as elective units. Note that elective credit granted at San José City College may differ from credit and units awarded by a transfer institution.
However, the CSU Systemwide Credit for External Examinations can be used to award transfer credit for admission or to fulfill CSU GE Requirements. Students who have earned CLEP credit should meet with a counselor to discuss how that credit may be applied at a transfer institution.
| CLEP Exam | Passing Score | Minimum Semester Credit Earned |
|---|---|---|
| CLEP American Government | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP American Literature | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Biology | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Calculus | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Chemistry | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP College Algebra | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP College Algebra - Trigonometry | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP College Mathematics | 50 | 0 |
| CLEP English Composition (no essay) | 50 | 0 |
| CLEP English Composition with essay | 50 | 0 |
| CLEP Financial Accounting | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP French Level I 1 | 50 | 6 |
| CLEP French Level II 1 | 59 | 9 |
| CLEP Freshman College Composition | 50 | 0 |
| CLEP German Level I 1 | 50 | 6 |
| CLEP German Level II 1 | 60 | 9 |
| CLEP History, United States I | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP History, United States II | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Human Growth and Development | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Humanities | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Introductory Business Law | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Introductory Psychology | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Introductory Sociology | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Natural Sciences | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Pre-Calculus | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Principles of Accounting | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Principles of Management | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Principles of Marketing | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Social Sciences and History | 50 | 0 |
| CLEP Spanish Level I 1 | 50 | 6 |
| CLEP Spanish Level II 1 | 63 | 9 |
| CLEP Western Civilization I | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP Western Civilization II | 50 | 3 |
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If a student passes more than one CLEP test in the same language other than English (e.g., two exams in French), then only one examination may be applied to the Associate Degree.