CLEP Scores Accepted at Roosevelt University
Students of Roosevelt University can receive academic credit for certain subjects after successfully completing the CLEP examinations in the following areas:
| Examination Title |
Credits Awarded/Type of Credit |
Minimum Passing Score |
| SUBJECT EXAMINATIONS |
| American Government ** |
3/POS 101 |
50 |
| History of the U.S. I ** |
3/HIST 106 |
50 |
| History of the U.S. II ** |
3/HIST 107 |
50 |
| American Literature |
3/ENG 200-level - elective |
58 |
| Information Systems & Computer Applications |
3/CST 101 |
50 |
| English Literature |
3 or 6 /ENG 200-level - elective |
50/65 |
| General Biology |
3 or 6 /BIOL 100-level - elective |
50/60 |
| General Chemistry |
6/CHEM 100-level |
50 |
| Principles of Accounting |
6/ACCT 210 and ACCT 211 |
50 |
| Introductory Business Law |
3/BLAW 201 |
50 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics |
3/ECON 101 |
50 |
| Principles of Management |
3/MGMT- elective |
50 |
| Principles of Microeconomics |
3/ECON 102 |
50 |
| Introductory Sociology |
3/SOC 101 |
50 |
| Western Civilization I ** |
3/HIST 121 |
50 |
| Western Civilization II ** |
3/HIST 122 |
50 |
| Foreign Language |
3/6 hrs |
50/65 |
| Calculus |
4/MATH 231 |
50 |
| College Algebra |
3/MATH 121 |
50 |
| Pre-calculus |
3/MATH 122 |
50 |
| GENERAL EXAMINATIONS |
| Humanities |
Up to 6/General - elective |
50 |
| Natural Sciences |
Up to 6/General - elective |
50 |
| Social Sciences and History |
Up to 6/General - elective |
50 |
** Requires Roosevelt University 60 or 90-minute department essay.
SPECIAL POLICIES
- CLEP exam credit from a score sheet will be awarded only after the student completes 12 semester hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 at Roosevelt University.
- CLEP credit can be accepted if the credit appears on a transcript from another accredited institution; and is in a subject area normally accepted in transfer.
- English Composition CLEP credit is not accepted from the score sheet nor from another school’s transcript.
- Only the CLEP exams listed above are acceptable in transfer from a score report.
- A score of 50 is required.
- The grade earned is “P”.
- CLEP credit does not count in the 66 hours from a junior college; however, if the course is listed on a junior college transcript, the 66 hour rule applies.
- Credit will not be given if the student has attempted or previously completed the course, or in the case of MATH, if the student has already earned credit for a higher MATH course.
- ESSAYS are required for American Government and all HISTORY credit. The appropriate department must be contacted to arrange for the essay.