CLEP Credits and other Credits-by-Exam
CUNY Baccalaureate allows students to earn a maximum of 30 non-classroom credits which includes credit-by-examination.
There are a number of opportunities for students to receive credit by examination, including the New York University Language Proficiency Exam (offered in over 40 languages), CLEP (College-Level Examination Program, administered by The College Board), the DANTES program (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support), Excelsior College Examinations.
CLEP is the most common credit-by-exam program. Three credits will be awarded per exam when the earned score is at least 50, the equivalent of a C grade; 6 credits will be awarded for the College Composition exam. For each of the world languages, there’s only one exam covering both Level 1 and 2 content. Six credits will be awarded for Level 1 (a score of 50) and a total of nine credits will be awarded for both Levels 1 and 2 (a score of 59 on French Language, 60 on German Language, and 63 on Spanish Language). Students who have already earned credit in a foreign language are not eligible to receive exam credit for that language.
On the day of the exam, students should select ‘CUNY Graduate Center’ as their institution to have their score report sent to CUNY BA. Any requests for score reports after that should use the code 7188 for CUNY BA.
Exams in Liberal Arts subjects can be applied toward the CUNY BA Liberal Arts and Sciences requirement. The below chart shows which Pathways General Education requirements relevant exams can be applied to.
Students should consult their academic advisor prior to taking any examination for credit to confirm what degree requirements that particular exam may fulfill.
| Exam | Minimum Score | Credits | Pathways Requirement Designation |
| Composition and Literature (all Liberal Arts) | |||
| American Literature (no credit for optional essay) |
50 | 3 | U.S. Experience |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (no credit for optional essay) | 50 | 3 | Creative Expression |
| English Literature (no credit for optional essay) | 50 | 3 | World Cultures |
| College Composition | 50 | 6 | English Comp 1+2 |
| Humanities | 50 | 3 | Creative Expression |
| Foreign Languages (all Liberal Arts) | |||
| French (Level 1, first two semesters) | 50 | 6 | World Cultures |
| French (Level 2, first four semesters) | 59 | 9 | World Cultures |
| German (Level 1, first two semesters) | 50 | 6 | World Cultures |
| German (Level 2, first four semesters) | 60 | 9 | World Cultures |
| Spanish (Level 1, first two semesters) | 50 | 6 | World Cultures |
| Spanish (Level 2, first four semesters) | 63 | 9 | World Cultures |
| History and Social Sciences (all Liberal Arts) | |||
| American Government | 50 | 3 | U.S. Experience |
| Human Growth and Development | 50 | 3 | Individual and Society |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology | 50 | 3 | Individual and Society |
| Introductory Psychology | 50 | 3 | Individual and Society / Scientific World |
| Introductory Sociology | 50 | 3 | Individual and Society |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | 3 | Individual and Society |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | 3 | Individual and Society |
| History U.S. I: Early Colonization to 1877 | 50 | 3 | U.S. Experience |
| History U.S. II: 1865 to the Present | 50 | 3 | U.S. Experience |
| Western Civiliz. I: Anc. Near East-1648 | 50 | 3 | World Cultures |
| Western Civiliz. II: 1648 – Present | 50 | 3 | World Cultures |
| Social Science and History | 50 | 6 | Individual and Society |
| Science and Mathematics (all Liberal Arts) | |||
| Biology | 50 | 6 | Life & Physical Science / Scientific World |
| Chemistry | 50 | 6 | Life & Physical Science / Scientific World |
| College Algebra | 50 | 3 | Math & Quantitative Reasoning |
| College Mathematics | 50 | 6 | Math & Quantitative Reasoning |
| Pre-Calculus | 50 | 3 | Math & QR / Scientific World |
| Calculus | 50 | 4 | Math & QR / Scientific World |
| Natural Science | 50 | 6 | Life & Physical Science / Scientific World |
| Financial Accounting | 50 | 3 | Elective |
| Introductory Business Law | 50 | 3 | Elective |
| Info Systems/Computer Applications | 50 | 3 | Elective |
| Principles of Management | 50 | 3 | Elective |
| Principles of Marketing | 50 | 3 | Elective |
Other credit-by-exam options are:
New York University Foreign Language Proficiency Testing
Exams are available in over 40 languages for a maximum of either 12 credits or 16 credits. For Pathways, these exams can be applied to the World Cultures requirement.
School of Continuing Education Foreign Language Department
10 Astor Place, Room 505
New York, NY 10003 (212) 998-7030 (phone) (212) 995-4139 (fax)
SCPSinfo@nyu.edu
http://www.scps.nyu.edu/academics/departments/foreign-languages/testing.html
If you wish to have any of the following exams applied toward general education requirements, please consult your CUNY BA academic advisor prior to taking the exam.
DANTES Exams
http://www.getcollegecredit.com/
Excelsior College Exams
http://www.excelsior.edu/exams
ALEKS
Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces is a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system. Students can receive college credit for American Council on Education (ACE) credit-recommended ALEKS courses. To receive credit, a student must assess at 70% or greater on the course material for an ACE credit-recommended ALEKS course and be registered with the ACE Credit Online Transcript System. Once ALEKS and ACE have confirmed the student’s completed work in ALEKS, an ACE transcript is provided. The ACE transcript can then be used to request up to three semester hours of college credit per course at educational institutions that grant credit for ACE credit-recommended courses.