Admission Home > College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Credit by exam

College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

The College-Level Examination Program for the College Board of Educational Testing Services provides examinations to measure achievement in specific college-level courses. TCU is a national test center administering exams on the second and third Mondays of every month. For more information or to register to take a CLEP test, contact the TCU Counseling and Testing Center, 817.257.7863.

• Currently enrolled TCU students should obtain prior approval from their academic dean before taking CLEP examinations.
• CLEP results from another national test center may be sent to TCU. Our code number is 6820.
• The current cost of each examination at TCU is $65 ($50 payable to CLEP and $15 payable to TCU). If a score of 55 or higher is earned on the multiple choice section of the Freshman College Composition exam, the essay portion of the exam will be read by TCU's Composition Committee. With the approval of the committee, credit will be granted.
• TCU grants credit for the examinations listed in the chart on the back of this handout.

CLEP Subject	Score	TCU Equivalent	Credit
American Government	55	General Core**	3 sem. hrs.
Biology
Biology	55	10003	3 sem. hrs. ‡
Biology	65	10504	4 sem. hrs. ‡
Chemistry
Chemistry	55	10163	3 sem. hrs.
Chemistry	65	10113, 10125	8 sem. hrs.
Economics
Principles of Macroeconomics	55	10233	3 sem. hrs.
Principles of Microeconomics	55	10223	3 sem. hrs.
English (with essay)
English Composition or Freshman College Composition	55	10803	3 sem. hrs.
History/Civilization
History of the United States I	55	10603	3 sem. hrs.
History of the United States II	55	10613	3 sem. hrs.
Western Civilization I	55	10203	3 sem. hrs.
Western Civilization II	55	10223	3 sem. hrs.
Humanities	55	Elective**	6 sem. hrs.
Introductory Psychology	65	10213	3 sem. hrs.
Introductory Sociology	55	General Core**	3 sem. hrs.
Mathematics
College Algebra	55	General Core**	3 sem. hrs.
College Mathematics	55	Elective**	3 sem. hrs.
Trigonometry	55	10052	2 sem. hrs.
Calculus	55	10524	4 sem. hrs.
Calculus	65	10524, 20524	8 sem. hrs.
Modern Languages
French or German Language	50	10153, 10163	6 sem. hrs.
French Language	62	10153, 10163, 20053, 20063	12 sem. hrs.
German Language	63	10153, 10163, 10173, 20063	12 sem. hrs.
Spanish Language	50	10103, 10203	6 sem. hrs.
Spanish Language	66	10103, 10203, 20103, 20203	12 sem. hrs.
Natural Sciences	55	Elective**	6 sem. hrs.
Social Sciences and History	55	Elective**	6 sem. hrs.
** General Core or Elective equivalents listed do not directly correspond to specific course numbers at TCU, but are still accepted for credit.
‡ Biology and pre-health students should contact the Biology Department regarding guidelines regarding Biology 10504/10514 for majors.