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® ExaminationCredit Granting ScoreCredit GrantedEquivalent Course(s)
COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE   
FOREIGN LANGUAGE   
HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES   
Introductory Business Law503 hoursBUS 263
Principles of Management503 hoursBUS 275
American Literature506 hoursENG 251, 252
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature503 hoursENG 102
English Literature506 hoursENG 261, 262
College Composition503 hoursENG 101
Humanities503 hoursHUM 101
Spanish Language, Level 1506 hoursSPA 101, 102
American Government503 hoursPOL 211
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1887503 hoursHIS 201
History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present503 hoursHIS 202
CLEP® ExaminationCredit Granting ScoreCredit GrantedEquivalent Course(s)
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE   
Human Growth and Development503 hoursPSY 210
Introductory Psychology503 hoursPSY 200
Introductory Sociology503 hoursSOC 200
Principles of Macroeconomics503 hoursECO 231
Principles of Microeconomics503 hoursECO 232
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648503 hoursHIS 101
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present503 hoursHIS 102
Biology508 hoursBIO 103, 104
Calculus504 hoursMTH 125
College Algebra503 hoursMTH 100
College Mathematics503 hoursMTH 116
Natural Sciences504 hoursBIO 101
Precalculus503 hoursMTH 115

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.