This exam offers a convenient, affordable way to accelerate your education and save on tuition by bypassing courses you already know.
The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) allows students to earn college credit by demonstrating their mastery of college-level material through standardized exams.
The cost of the CLEP exam is $95, paid via an online account . Effective July 1, 2025, the new CLEP exam fee will be $97. Test takers who purchase their registration tickets on or after this date will be charged the new fee. Registration tickets purchased prior to this date will still be valid until their stated expiration dates.
An additional $30 fee is paid directly to ATU. The exam fee paid with debit/credit cards are paid directly through Testing Services in Doc Bryan, Suite 211. Cash payments will be accepted through the Office of Student Accounts in Brown Hall, Suite 241. Personal checks are not accepted.
The CLEP exam is administered in Doc Bryan, Suite 211.
CLEP at Home Option:
To sign up for your CLEP exam with remote proctoring click .
Study guides and a sample practice test are available at .
| Test Date | Start Time | Location |
| 07/24/2025 | 2:30 P.M. | DB 211 |
| 08/21/2025 | 2:30 P.M. | DB 211 |
| 10/23/2025 | 2:30 P.M. | DB 211 |
| 11/20/2025 | 2:30 P.M. | DB 211 |
Courses for which CLEP credit may be awarded, along with the qualifying scores, may be viewed at . No more than a total of 30 semester hours of correspondence, extension, military service, or credit by examination work may be applied as credit towards a degree.
|
CLEP Examination |
Qualifying Score |
Credit Awarded |
|
American Government |
50 |
POLS 2003 |
|
American Literature |
50 |
ENGL 2013 |
|
Biology |
50 |
BIOL 1014 or BIOL 1114 |
|
Calculus |
50 |
MATH 2914 |
|
Chemistry |
50 |
CHEM 2124 |
|
Chemistry |
55 |
CHEM 2124 & CHEM 2134 |
|
College Algebra |
50 |
MATH 1113 |
|
College Mathematics |
50 |
MATH 1003 |
|
College Composition |
50 |
ENGL 1013 |
|
College Composition |
59 |
ENGL 1013 & ENGL 1023 |
|
College Composition Modular |
50 |
ENGL 1013 |
|
College Composition Modular |
59 |
ENGL 1013 & ENGL 1023 |
|
English Literature |
50 |
ENGL 3413 |
|
English Literature |
55 |
ENGL 3413 & ENGL 3423 |
|
French Language |
42 |
FR 1013 |
|
French Language |
50 |
FR 1013 & FR 1023 |
|
German Language |
43 |
GER 1013 |
|
German Language |
55 |
GER 1013 & GER 1023 |
|
History of the US I |
50 |
HIST 2003 |
|
History of the US II |
50 |
HIST 2013 |
|
Humanities |
50 |
(2) HUM 2003 |
|
Info Systems & Computer App |
52 |
COMS 1003 |
|
Natural Sciences |
56 |
BIOL 1014, PHSC 1013 & PHSC 1021 |
|
Precalculus |
50 |
MATH 1914 |
|
Principles of Macroeconomics |
50 |
ECON 2003 |
|
Psychology Intro |
50 |
PSY 2003 |
|
Social Sciences & History |
50 |
HIST 1503 |
|
Social Sciences & History |
56 |
HIST 1503 & HIST 1513 |
|
Sociology Intro |
50 |
SOC 1003 |
|
Spanish Language |
45 |
SPAN 1013 |
|
Spanish Language |
55 |
SPAN 1013 & 1023 |
*College Composition has an essay portion. College Compositon Modular does not have an essay portion.
Institutional Credit
Computer Science
Students with previous computer experience may petition the Department of computer
and Information Science for credit for COMS 1003 Introduction to Computer Based Systems.
Petitioners will be given written and/oral examinations by a computer science faculty
member. http://cs.atu.edu/coms1003/index.html
Engineering
Students who complete the appropriate Project Lead the Way (PLTW) course(s) with an
average of "B" or better and score 70% or higher score on the corresponding PLTW college
credit exam(s) may receive institutional credit for MCEG 1002, Engineering Graphics,
and/or MCEG/ELEG 1012, Introduction to Engineering.