College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

For these examinations, which are administered by the College Entrance Examination Board, Illinois Institute of Technology will award credit under the following conditions:

  • The CLEP examination and the score achieved meet the standards of the university department that offers courses in the area of the examination.
  • The CLEP examination is not allowed for courses in which the student has previously enrolled and must be completed before a student’s final 45 credit hours of enrollment at the university.
  • Students must observe all rules of the College Level Examination Program regarding the taking of CLEP examinations.

Note: Previous acceptance of the examination by another institution does not imply acceptance by Illinois Institute of Technology. If you are a current IIT student and plan to take a CLEP exam, you must first receive approval from UGAA.

Exam Title Minimum Score Credit Hours Equivalent Course
Composition and Literature      
American Literature 54 6 HUM 200, HUM 190
Analyzing and Interpretting Literature 55 6 HUM 200, HUM 190
English Literature 54 6 HUM 200, HUM 190
Freshman Composition 54 6 COM 101, ELEC 100
Foreign Languages      
College French I 54 6 HUM 190, HUM 191
College French II 66 12 HUM 190, HUM 191,

 

ELEC 100, ELEC 101
College German I 54 6 HUM 190, HUM 191
College German II 66 12 HUM 190, HUM 191, 

 

ELEC 100, ELEC 101
College Spanish I 54 6 HUM 190, HUM 191
College Spanish II 66 12 HUM 190, HUM 191,  

 

ELEC 100, ELEC 101
Social Sciences and History      
American Government 54 3 PS 200
Educational Psychology 54 3 PSYC 190
History of United States I 54 3 HUM 200
History of United States II 54 3 HUM 200
Human Growth and Development 54 3 PSYC 190
Macroeconomics 54 3 ECON 152
Microeconomics 54 3 ECON 151
Psychology 54 3 PSYC 221
Sociology 54 3 SOC 200
Western Civilization I 54 3 HUM 200
Western Civilization II 54 3 HUM 200
Science and Mathematics      
Algebra -- No credit  
Algebra and Trigonometry 60 3 MATH 190 (Math elect for College of Human Sciences)
Biology 55 6 BIOL 105, BIOL 190
Calculus 60 3 MATH 122
Chemistry 55 6 CHEM 122, CHEM 126
Trigonometry 60 3 MATH 119
Business      
Accounting 55 6 BUS 211, BUS 212
Business Law 55 3 BUS 341
Information Systems and Computer Applications 55 3 BUS 102
Principles of Management 55 3 BUS 301
Principles of Marketing 55 3 BUS 371

Updated November 2020