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CLEP Score Interpretation
The score interpretation data on this page is intended for use by UIC faculty and staff, strictly for informational purposes in connection with setting score requirements and interpreting CLEP scores. UIC's Colleges and academic departments are not obliged to follow the ACE minimum score recommendations listed here -- policies on granting proficiency credit, and the standards for doing so are established by the individual Colleges and departments, at their sole discretion. Nothing on this page should be interpreted to mean that any UIC College or academic department does, will, or should grant credit for a given CLEP exam, or accept a given score for such credit.
The UIC Office of Testing Services takes no position on the granting of CLEP credit, and makes no recommendations as to score requirements. The exams listed on this page are simply the CLEP exams currently administered by the UIC Office of Testing Services, and several of them are not currently accepted for credit by any UIC College or academic department.
For more detailed information on test content, go to the CLEP exam descriptions web page.
UIC faculty who wish more detailed data on percentile equivalents for CLEP scale scores on specific exams, can obtain this information by sending an e-mail to clarfitz@uic.edu.
| Exam Title | ACE Recommended Cut Score * |
Hours |
Paper & Pencil Equvalent Score (pre-2001) |
American Government |
50 |
3 |
47 |
American Literature |
50 |
6 |
46 |
Analyzing & Intepreting Literature |
50 |
6 |
47 |
Biology |
50 |
6 |
46 |
Calculus |
50 |
6 |
41 |
Chemistry |
50 |
6 |
47 |
College Algebra |
50 |
3 |
46 |
College Algebra - Trigonometry |
50 |
3 |
45 |
College Mathematics |
50 |
6 |
420-500 |
| English Composition | 50 |
6 |
420-500 |
| English Literature | 50 |
6 |
46 |
| Freshman College Composition | 50 |
6 |
44 |
| Human Growth & Development | 50 |
3 |
45 |
| Humanities | 50 |
6 |
420-500 |
| Information Systems & Computer Applications | 50 |
3 |
52 |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology | 50 |
3 |
47 |
| Introductory Business Law | 50 |
3 |
51 |
Introductory Psychology |
50 |
3 |
47 |
Introductory Sociology |
50 |
3 |
47 |
Natural Sciences |
50 |
6 |
420-500 |
Principles of Accounting |
50 |
6 |
45 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
50 |
3 |
44 |
Principles of Management |
50 |
3 |
46 |
Principles of Marketing |
50 |
3 |
50 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
50 |
3 |
41 |
Social Sciences & History |
50 |
6 |
420-500 |
U.S. History 1 - Colonization to 1877 |
50 |
3 |
47 |
U.S History 2 - 1877 to Present |
50 |
3 |
46 |
Trigonometry |
50 |
3 |
50 |
Western Civilization 1 - Ancient Near East to 1648 |
50 |
3 |
46 |
Western Civilization 2 - 1648 to Present |
50 |
3 |
47 |
* The American Council on Education recommends
that the minimum score for awarding credit be the mean test score
of students who earn a grade of C in
the applicable course.
The data in the table above has been abstracted
from the CLEP publication What Your CLEP Score Means (copyright 2001 by College Entrance Examination Board),
and is current to the best of our knowledge.
Comments and inquiries about the Office
of Testing Services can be directed to
Latoshia Thomas, Assistant Director, Office of Testing Services.
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This page last updated on July 12, 2010.