CUNY Baccalaureate allows students to earn a maximum of 30 non-classroom credits. CLEP (College-Level Examination Program) offers 90-minute computer-based exams in introductory college-level subjects. CLEP is the most commonly used exam; other credit-by-exam options can be found at the bottom of this page.

Three credits will be awarded per exam when the earned score is at least 50; 6 credits will be awarded for the College Composition exam.

Students are granted 6-12 credits for the language exams.  Six credits (one year) will be awarded per exam when the earned score is at least 50; **Higher scores are required to earn 12 credits (two years). *Six credits of foreign language can be used to fulfill the World Cultures category of Pathways twice, completing the standard requirement and the sixth required course of the Flexible Core.

Refer to the chart at the bottom for details on how CUNY BA applies these exams toward specific degree requirements. Please note that CUNY BA does not offer credits for the optional additional essay sections that are available for the exams in American Literature, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature, English Literature, and College Composition.

Students should be careful not to take exams in subjects for which they have already earned college credit.

CLEP exams are non-collegiate/non-CUNY credit and therefore are not counted toward residency. Consult your CUNY Baccalaureate academic advisor before registering for these exams to ensure that you have room for these credits in your program.

The CLEP code for CUNY BA is 7188. We are listed under the CUNY Graduate Center.

CLEP brochures are available in the CUNY Baccalaureate office. More information can be found at http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/clep/about.html.

CLEP exams accepted for credit by CUNY BA as of Spring 2013; revised for Pathways, Fall 2013