College-Level Examination Program (CLEP®) Policy

Wallace Community College welcomes students from a wide variety of backgrounds and learning experiences. Many students come to the College with a firm grounding in many of the disciplines taught. The College recognizes students’ prior learning by accepting a full range of College-Level Examination Program (CLEP®) exams, which measure mastery of college-level, introductory course content in a wide range of disciplines. Students who obtain the credit-granting score required can earn the credits and course exemptions listed below. The College may grant up to 25% of the total credit required for program completion.

 

CLEP® Examination Credit Granting Score Credit Granted Equivalent Course(s)
Introductory Business Law 50 3 hours BUS 263
Principles of Management 50 3 hours BUS 275
COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE
American Literature 50 6 hours ENG 251, 252
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 50 3 hours ENG 102
English Literature 50 6 hours ENG 261, 262
College Composition 50 3 hours ENG 101
Humanities 50 3 hours HUM 101
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Spanish Language, Level 1 50 6 hours SPA 101, 102
HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
American Government 50 3 hours POL 211
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1887 50 3 hours HIS 201
History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present 50 3 hours HIS 202
CLEP® Examination Credit Granting Score Credit Granted Equivalent Course(s)
Human Growth and Development 50 3 hours PSY 210
Introductory Psychology 50 3 hours PSY 200
Introductory Sociology 50 3 hours SOC 200
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 3 hours ECO 231
Principles of Microeconomics 50 3 hours ECO 232
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 3 hours HIS 101
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present 50 3 hours HIS 102
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
Biology 50 8 hours BIO 103, 104
Calculus 50 4 hours MTH 125
College Algebra 50 3 hours MTH 100
College Mathematics 50 3 hours MTH 116
Natural Sciences 50 4 hours BIO 101
Precalculus 50 3 hours MTH 113

CLEP® examinations are administered each month through Testing Services on the Wallace Campus in Dothan. Test dates and applications are available in Testing Services, Grimsley Hall, Room 125, or call 334-556-2296.

Wallace Community College accepts CLEP® credit awarded by other institutions only if College requirements regarding scores and other restrictions are met. The College cannot guarantee that other institutions of higher education will accept CLEP® credit awarded by Wallace Community College. Students should consult their institution’s policy prior to taking a CLEP® examination.