The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) provides students the option of earning college credit without enrolling in college courses. USF is an institutional testing center which means we provide CLEP testing only for our students and former students.
A student may earn up to 32 semester hours of credit toward a degree at the University of Sioux Falls through CLEP or other equivalency examination. CLEP credit will be allowed only for the special subject examinations and only for scores equivalent to the grade of 'C' or better. No grades will be indicated for CLEP credit on the transcript other than Pass.
CLEP Testing is administered through the Academic Success Center. Individuals must set up an appointment--typically on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons--to take a computer-based CLEP exam. Call Dr. Greg Dyer, Director at (605) 271-3100 or e-mail
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. (Please be sure to include the words "CLEP Testing" in the subject line of your email.)
The cost to take a CLEP exam is $72 to be paid by credit card at the time of testing. USF students will pay a $15 transcription fee for each credit hour, plus a $15 transcription fee once the credit is granted.
The specific CLEP subject examinations allowed and the corresponding University of Sioux Falls course credit that can be earned are as follows:
| HUMANITIES |
CREDITS |
Freshman College Composition w/essay
LAR 111: Western Heritages I
(English 101 Substitutes for Liberal Arts 111)
NOTE: This CLEP exam includes both an objective section and a written essay evaluated by USF professors according to expectations for college-level writing in LAR 111. It is not uncommon for students to perform adequately on the objective section and be denied credit based on the evaluation of the essay.
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3 |
American Literature
ENG 222: American Literature Survey I
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3 |
English Literature
ENG 221: British Literature Survey I
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3 |
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
ENG 200: Introduction to Literature
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3 |
College French (Levels 1 & 2) (1 Exam)
Elementary French
(French 101 & 102) |
8 |
Intermediate French
(French 201 & 202) |
6 |
College German (Levels 1 & 2) (1 Exam)
Elementary German
(German 101 & 102) |
8 |
Intermediate German
(German 201 & 202) |
6 |
College Spanish (Levels 1 & 2) (1 Exam)
SPA 101 & 102: Elementary Spanish I & II
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8 |
SPA 201 & 202: Intermediate Spanish I & II
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6 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES |
CREDITS |
American Government
PSC 211: American Federal Government
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3 |
History of the US I
HIS 201: US History to 1877
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3 |
History of the US II
HIS 202: US History since 1877
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3 |
Introductory Psychology
PSY 201: General Psychology
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3 |
Human Growth and Development
PSY 211: Human Development
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3 |
Introductory Sociology
SOC 201: Fundamentals of Sociology
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3 |
| NATURAL SCIENCE |
CREDITS |
General Biology
BIO 100: Concepts of Biology
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4 |
General Chemistry
CHE 111: General Chemistry I
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5 |
College Algebra
MAT 113: Algebra
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2 |
Pre-Calculus
MAT 112: College Algebra and Trigonometry
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4 |
Calculus
MAT 204: Calculus I
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4 |
| BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
CREDITS |
Financial Accounting
ACC 225: Principles of Financial Accounting
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3 |
Introductory Business Law
BUS 320: Business Law
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3 |
Principles of Management
BUS 306: Management of Organizations
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3 |
Principles of Marketing
BUS 307: Principles of Marketing
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3 |
Principles of Microeconomics
ECO 212: Principles of Microeconomics
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3 |
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 213: Principles of Macroeconomics
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3 |
For More Information About CLEP, Visit the College Board CLEP Site at:
www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html
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