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For further information,
contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions
(um-admit@uga.umd.edu),
Mitchell Building, University of Maryland, College Park, Md. 20742, (301)
314-8385, or contact the appropriate department directly.
NOTE: Academic requirements for individual programs are determined by the
year in which a student begins his or her studies. The requirements
listed in this catalog may differ from those in place when you began your
program. Consult a faculty advisor in your department to determine which
requirements apply to you.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
| Exam Title | Score | Related
Course | Cr | Maj | Core | Notes |
| General Exams |
| Natural Science | 50 | LL
Elective | 3 | No | No | |
| Humanities |
50 | LL Elective |
3 | No | No | |
Social Science & History |
50 | LL Elective |
3 | No | No | |
| Subject Exams |
Biology Gen. Biology | 49 | LL
Elective | 3 | No | No |
Students who receive CLEP credit in Biology and wish to take
additional BIOL credit should enroll in BIOL 105 |
Chemistry Gen. Chemistry |
50 |
LL Elective |
3 |
No |
No |
Students who receive CLEP credit in Chemistry and wish to take
additional CHEM credit should enroll in CHEM 131 and 132. |
Economics Prin. Macro. Prin. Micro. |
57 54 |
ECON 201 ECON 200 |
3 3 |
Yes Yes |
Yes Yes |
ECON credits fulfill one of two CORE-Social/Behavioral Science
requirements. Contact department for placement, 405-3266. |
Government American Govt. |
52 |
GVPT 170 |
3 |
Yes |
Yes |
GVPT 170 fulfills one of two CORE-Social/Behavioral Science
requirements. Students should contact the department for gateway
applicability, 405-4136 |
Mathematics Calculus/Elem. Functions |
67 58 50 |
MATH 140 MATH 220 LL Elective |
4 3 3 |
Yes No No |
Yes Yes * |
MATH 140 or 220 fulfills CORE-Math & Formal Reasoning non-
lab requirement; also fulfills CORE-Fundamental Studies Math
requirement.
*Only fulfills CORE-Fundamental Studies Math requirement. |
Sociology Intro. Sociology |
50 |
LL Elective |
3 |
No |
No |
Sociology majors who receive credit for this exam will be
exempt from SOCY 100. Other students who wish to fulfill
CORE requirement are encouraged to enroll in SOCY 105. |
Please Note: LL refers to courses at the lower (100 and 200) level. Any
test not listed will not be accepted for credit at UMCP.
Students may not receive credit for both CLEP courses and for equivalent
UMCP courses or transfer courses (including Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate).
CLEP credit will be deleted in such cases. Applicable scores for a particular
exam are those in effect when a student takes the exam. Contact your College
Dean if you have questions.
Certain CLEP tests may be revised during 2006-07. At the time this catalog was printed,
information on the new verstions of those tests was not available.
Changes are possible in UMCP credit acceptance for revised CLEP exams.
Contact the Testing Office for up-to-date information, 314-7688.
Computer-based CLEP testing was implemented during 2003 for selected
tests at selected test venues. Scoring procedures are changing.
The scores above apply to NON-computer based testing. Departments will
evaluate the new tests and scoring procedures as they become available.
Some exams will be considered for credit on a case-by-case basis until
review is complete. Contact an advisor or the Transfer Credit Center
(tccinfo@umd.edu) for further information. Students who have matriculated
at UMCP are encouraged to speak to their advisor about departmental or
Advanced Placement Exams in addition to CLEP. All matriculated students
must have permission of their college advisor to take CLEP tests. Students
interested in taking MATH CLEP are encouraged to speak to the math advisor
on campus, 405-4362.
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