College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP)
The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP®) helps students earn college credit and save time and money toward their degree. Taking CLEP exams let you test out of introductory courses and move to more advanced courses sooner. Richmond Community College is now a test center for CLEP examinations. Cost to sit for an exam is $25.
CLEP Facts
- No class requirements
- Testing available year-round
- Test out of intro college courses
- Accepted by approximately 3,000 colleges and universities
How to Earn Credit with CLEP
- Find out the college's CLEP credit policy.
- Decide which exam(s) to take.
- Register.
- Contact the RichmondCC Testing Center. Call (910) 410-1700 for an appointment at the Hamlet Campus.
- Practice for exams.
Cost
There is a fee for each exam, plus a $25 fee paid to the RichmondCC Testing Center.
RichmondCC's CLEP Credit Policy
| CLEP EXAM Name | REQUIRED SCORE FOR CREDIT | CREDIT HOURS GRANTED | RichmondCC EQUIVALENT COURSES |
| BUSINESS | |||
| Financial Accounting | 50 | 4 | ACC 120 |
| Information Systems | 50 | 3 | CIS 110 |
| Introductory Business Law | 50 | 3 | BUS 115 |
| Principles of Management | 50 | 3 | BUS 137 |
| Principles of Marketing | 50 | 3 | MKT 120 |
| COMPOSITION AND LITERACY | |||
| American Literature | 50 | 3 | ENG 231 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | 50 | 3 | ENG 131 |
| College Composition | 50 | 3 | ENG 111 |
| College Composition Modular | 50 | 3 | ENG 111 |
| English Literature | 50 | 3 | ENG 241 |
| Humanities | 50 | 3 | HUM 211 |
| HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | |||
| American Government | 50 | 3 | POL 120 |
| History of the US I: Early Colonization 1877 | 50 | 3 | HIS 131 |
| History of the US II: 1865 to the Present | 50 | 3 | HIS 132 |
| Human Growth & Development | 50 | 3 | PSY 241 |
| Introductory Psychology | 50 | 3 | PSY 150 |
| Introductory Sociology | 50 | 3 | SOC 210 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | 3 | ECO 252 |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | 3 | ECO 251 |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near to 1648 | 50 | 3 | HIS 121 |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present | 50 | 3 | HIS 122 |
| SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS | |||
| Biology | 50 | 8 | BIO 111 & BIO 112 |
| Calculus | 50 | 4 | MAT 271 |
| Chemistry | 50 | 8 | CHM 151 & CHM 152 |
| College Algebra | 50 | 4 | MAT 171 |
| College Mathematics | 50 | 3 | MAT 143 |
| Natural Science | 50 | 4 | BIO 110 |
| Precalculus | 50 | 3 | MAT 172 |
| WORLD LANGUAGES | |||
| French level I | 50 | 6 | FRE 111 & FRE 112 |
| French level II | 59 | 6 | FRE 211 & FRE 212 |
| German level I | 50 | 6 | GER 111 & GER 112 |
| German level II | 60 | 6 | GER 211 & GER 212 |
| Spanish level I | 50 | 6 | SPA 111 & SPA 112 |
| Spanish Level II | 63 | 6 | SPA 211 & SPA 212 |
| Spanish w/ Writing level I | 50 | 6 | SPA 111 & SPA 112 |
| Spanish w/ Writing level II | 65 | 12 | SPA 111, SPA 112, SPA 211, SPA 212 |