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College-Level Examination Program Scores

American River College grants credit for College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations. CLEP scores may be used to meet American River College AA/AS general education requirements and California State University (CSU) general education requirements; they do not fulfill graduation competencies, requirements for any major at American River College, or enrollment limitations (such as prerequisite requirements) for any course at American River College.

A student may receive credit for CLEP exams they have successfully passed once the following requirements are met:

Official copies of test scores are on file with Admissions and Records
Student has completed twelve (12) units of credit and has a minimum 2.0 grade point average (GPA)

Visit College Board's College Level Examination Program website to learn more.

CLEP scores are not accepted for transfer to the University of California. Students should be aware that other colleges and universities have the right to accept, modify, or reject the use of CLEP scores towards their graduation requirements. Check with your counselor to determine whether these test results will be accepted at the transfer institution of your choice.

American River College General Education CLEP Credit
The use of CLEP exam scores for American River College course credit and general education is determined by American River College policy.
CLEP Exam	CLEP Score	ARC Course Credit	ARC GE Area	Units Earned at ARC
American Government	50	N/A	V(a)	3
American Literature	50	N/A	I	3
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature	50	N/A	I	3
Biology	50	N/A	IV	3
Calculus	50	MATH 400	II(b)	3
Chemistry	50	N/A	IV	3
College Algebra	50	MATH 120	II(b)	3
College Algebra – Trigonometry	50	N/A	II(b)	3
English Literature	50	N/A	I	3
French	59	N/A	I	3
German	60	N/A	I	3
History, US I	50	N/A	V(a)	3
History, US II	50	N/A	V(a)	3
Human Growth and Development	50	N/A	III(b)	3
Humanities	50	N/A	I	3
Introduction to Psychology	50	PSYC 300	V(b)	3
Introduction to Sociology	50	N/A	V(b)	3
Natural Sciences	50	N/A	IV	3
Pre-Calculus	50	MATH 370	II(b)	3
Principles of Macroeconomics	50	N/A	V(b)	3
Principles of Microeconomics	50	N/A	V(b)	3
Spanish	63	N/A	I	3
Trigonometry	50	N/A	II(b)	3
Western Civilization I	50	N/A	I or V(b)	3
Western Civilization II	50	N/A	V(b)	3

CSU CLEP Credit

Visit CSU's CLEP webpage to find information on how credit is granted for admission and general education. Please note that each campus in the CSU system individually determines how it will apply external examination credit in the major. For more information about CLEP credit, consult a counselor.

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