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CLEP Standards at Mercy College

To be awarded college credit for successful completion of a CLEP exam, a student must obtain a specific score based on the College Board Exam criteria (Advanced Placement and CLEP). These exams may be attempted if a student has not already audited or failed the course at any college or university. Exams taken through the College Board (Advanced Placement and CLEP) are reflected on the student’s Mercy College transcript but are not included in calculating the student’s cumulative grade point average.

CLEP Examination CLEP Score Mercy College Equivalent Semester Credits Earned
American Government 50 Social and Behavioral Sciences GE 3
American Literature 50 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 3
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 50 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 3
Biology 50 BIO 101 6
Calculus 50 MTH 150 4
Chemistry 50 CHM 100 6
College Algebra 50 MTH 130 3
College Composition 50 ENG 102 6
College Composition Modular 50 ENG 101 3
College Mathematics 50 MTH 104 6
English Literature 50 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 3
Financial Accounting 50 N/A 3
French Language Level 1 Proficiency 50 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 6
German Language Level 1 Proficiency 50 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 6
History of The United States I 50 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 3
History of The United States II 50 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 3
Human Growth and Development 50 PSY 201 3
Humanities 50 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 6
Information Systems 50 HCA 105 3
Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 Social and Behavioral Sciences GE 3
Introductory Business Law 50 N/A 3
Introductory Psychology 50 PSY 101 3
Introductory Sociology 50 Social and Behavioral Sciences GE 3
Natural Sciences 50 Natural Sciences, Technology, and Innovation GE 6
Precalculus 50 MTH 145  5
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 Social and Behavioral Sciences GE 3
Principles of Management 50 N/A 3
Principles of Marketing 50 N/A 3
Principles of Microeconomics 50 Social and Behavioral Sciences GE 3
Social Sciences and History 50 Social and Behavioral Sciences GE 6
Spanish Language Level 1 Proficiency 50 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 6
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 3
Western Civilization Ii: 1648 to the Present 50 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 3
French Language Level 2 Proficiency 59 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 9
German Language Level 2 Proficiency 60 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 9
Spanish Language Level 2 Proficiency 63 Arts, Humanities, Culture and Diversity GE 6

*CLEP exams are subject to revision on a yearly basis. Mercy College of Ohio reserves the right to change, at any time, the criteria for awarding CLEP credit in any or all subject areas.