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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 Va – American Institutions or Vb – Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
American Literature 50 N/A I – Humanities 3
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 50 N/A I – Humanities 3
Biology 50 N/A IV – Natural Sciences 3
Calculus 50 MATH 400 IIb – Language and Rationality 5
Chemistry 50 N/A IV – Natural Sciences 3
College Algebra 50 MATH 120 IIb – Language and Rationality 5
College Algebra – Trigonometry  50 N/A IIb – Language and Rationality 3
French Level II 59 N/A I – Humanities 3
German Level II 60 N/A I – Humanities 3
History, United States I 50 N/A Va – American Institutions or Vb – Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
History, United States II 50 N/A Va – American Institutions or Vb – Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
Human Growth and Development  50 N/A Vb – Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
Humanities 50 N/A I – Humanities 3
Introductory Psychology 50 PSYC 300 Vb – Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
Introductory Sociology 50 N/A Vb – Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
Natural Sciences 50 N/A IV – Natural Sciences 3
Pre-Calculus 50 N/A IIb – Language and Rationality 3
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 N/A Vb – Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
Principles of Microeconomics 50 N/A Vb – Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
Spanish Level II 63 N/A I – Humanities 3
Spanish and Writing Level II 63 N/A I – Humanities 3
Western Civilization I 50 N/A I – Humanities or Vb – Social/Behavioral Sciences 3
Western Civilization II 50 N/A Vb – Social/Behavioral Sciences 3

Exceptions

American River College does not offer credit for the following CLEP exams, and these exams do not satisfy associate degree general education requirements:

  • College Composition
  • College Composition – Modular
  • College Mathematics
  • English Composition (with essay)
  • English Composition (without essay)
  • Financial Accounting
  • French Level I
  • Freshman College Composition
  • German Level I
  • Information Systems and Computer Applications
  • Introduction to Educational Psychology
  • Introduction to Business Law
  • Principles of Accounting
  • Principles of Management
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Social Sciences and History
  • Spanish Level I
  • Spanish with Writing I

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.