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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

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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