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    Credit by Exam - CLEP Credit

    CLEP examinations cover material that is taught in introductory-level courses at many colleges and universities.

    The chart below specifies which UF course credit students will earn depending on their score on each exam and whether the credit earned will count for general education and the writing* and math** requirements.

    CLEP Exam Title Scale Score is 50 for Passing General Education Credit
    Score UF Equivalency
    (all credits 3 hours unless noted below)
    Algebra, College** 50 MAC 1105 M
    American Government 50 POS 2041 S
    American Literature 50 AML 0301***
    Analyzing and Interpreting Literature   None
    Biology, General 50 BSC 2009 B
    Business Law, Introduction to 50 BUL 0301***
    Calculus with Elementary Functions** 50 MAC 2233 M
    Chemistry, General 50 CHM 1030 P
    ​College Composition* ​50 ​ENC 1101 and 1102
    (6 credits)    		 C​
    Educational Psychology, Introduction to 50 EDP 0301***
    English Literature 50 ENL 0301***
    Financial Accounting​ 50​ ACG 2001​ ​
    French Language 50 FRE 1180
    ​ 59​ FRE 1180 and 1131 (8 credits)​ ​
    Freshman Composition   None
    German Language 50 GER 1120
    (4 credits)
    ​ 60​ GER 1120 and 1101 (7 credits)​ ​
    History of the US 1: Early Colonizations
    to 1877    		 50 AMH 2010 H
    History of the US 2: 1865 to Present 50 AMH 2020 H
    Human Growth and Development 50 DEP 0301***
    Humanities 50 HUM 0301***
    Information Systems and Computer Applications 50 CGS 0301***
    Macroeconomics, Principles of 50 ECO 2013
    (4 credits)    		 S
    Management, Principles of 50 MAN 0301***
    Marketing, Principles of 50 MAR 0301***
    Mathematics, College** 50 MGF 1106 M
    Microeconomics, Principles of 50 ECO 2023
    (4 credits)    		 S
    Natural Science   None
    PreCalculus** 50 MAC 1140 M
    Psychology, Introductory 50 PSY 2012 S
    Social Science and History   None
    Sociology, Introductory 50 SYG 2000 S
    Spanish Language 50 SPN 1130
    ​ 63​ SPN 1134
    (6 credits)​    		 ​
    Western Civilization 1: Ancient Near East
    to 1648    		 50 EUH 2000 H and N
    Western Civilization 2: 1648 to Present 50 EUH 2001 H and N

    * Writing requirement (6000 words)
    ** Mathematics requirement
    *** The 0301 course number has no UF course equivalent. The credit applies to the minimum hours for the degree but does not provide general education credit or count toward the major.

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