College Level Examination Program

The College Board’s College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) allows students from a wide range of backgrounds to demonstrate their mastery of introductory college-level material and earn college credit. Students who have taken a CLEP and earned a score of 50 or higher will receive transfer credit. Official transcripts are required for transfer credit evaluation.

To find a test center, register for the CLEP exam, or get your scores go to College Board CLEP.

The equivalencies below are subject to revision.

Business

Name of Exam FIT Course Equivalent FIT General Education Designation
Principles of Marketing None --Not Applicable--

Composition and Literature

Name of Exam FIT Course Equivalent FIT General Education Designation
American Literature EN232 G7 | HUMN  
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature EN030 G7 | HUMN
College Composition EN121 (G1 | COMW),
EN020 (Elective) 
G1 | COMW
Liberal Arts elective
English Literature EN030 G7 | HUMN
Humanities HU010 G7 | HUMN

History and Social Sciences

Name of Exam FIT Course Equivalent FIT General Education Designation
American Government SS251  G10 | USCV
History of the United States I HI020 G10 | USCV
History of the United States II HI202   G10 | USCV
Human Growth and Development SS232 G4  | SOCS
Introduction to Educational Psychology  SS030 G4  | SOCS  
Introductory Psychology     SS131    G4 | SOCS 
Introductory Sociology   SS171  G4 | DVRS, SOCS 
Principles of Macroeconomics SS141  G4 | SOCS 
Principles of Microeconomics SS242  G4 | SOCS 
Social Sciences and History  SS010, 
HI050
G4 | SOCS,
G7 | HUMN
Western Civilization I HI030   G5 | GLBL
Western Civilization II HI040     G5 | GLBL

Mathematics

Name of Exam FIT Course Equivalent FIT General Education Designation
Calculus MA331  G2 | MATH
College Algebra MA010 G2 | MATH
College Mathematics MA161, MA020  G2 | MATH
Pre-Calculus   MA231 G2 | MATH

Science

Name of Exam FIT Course Equivalent FIT General Education Designation
Biology SC121, SC020  G3 | NSCI
Chemistry     SC143, SC040   G3 | NSCI
Natural Sciences  SC010, SC020 G3 | NSCI

World Languages

Name of Exam FIT Course Equivalent FIT General Education Designation
French Language, Level 1 FR111, FR112 * G8 | WLNG
French Language, Level 2 FR213, FR214 * G8 | WLNG
German Language, Level 1 FL010, FL020 *  G8 | WLNG
German Language, Level 2 FL030, FL040 * G8 | WLNG
Spanish Language, Level 1 SP111, SP112 * G8 | WLNG
Spanish Language, Level 2 SP213, SP214 * G8 | WLNG
Spanish with Writing, Level 1 SP010, SP020* G8 | WLNG
Spanish with Writing, Level 2 SP030, SP040 * G8 | WLNG

* For each of the world languages, there is only one exam covering both Level 1 and 2 content. FIT will award a maximum of six (6) credits for mastery of Level 1 content (a score of 50) or a maximum of six (6) credits for mastery of both Levels 1 and 2 (a score of 59 on French, 60 on German, 63 on Spanish Language, and 65 on Spanish with Writing).