The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) offers a flexible, cost-effective way to accelerate your journey to graduation. Whether you want to test out of introductory courses to advance more quickly or earn free elective credits to finish your degree faster, CLEP exams are a great option. They are especially beneficial for adult learners with prior knowledge and experience in certain subjects. CLEP exams helps you to accelerate your timeline to graduation and save money in the process!
What is CLEP?
The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) provides a convenient way to earn college credits by demonstrating your knowledge of college-level material through standardized exams. With 34 exams spanning subjects such as business, history, languages, science and math, CLEP allows you to bypass courses in areas where you already excel, so you can focus on completing your degree faster. See the chart below to learn more about CLEP exam equivalencies at Montclair.
| TITLE | REQUIRED SCORE | COURSE EQUIVALENT | CREDITS |
| American Government | 50 | POLS 101 – American Government & Politics | 3 |
| American Literature | 50 | ENGL 228 – American Literature I: Beginnings to 1890 | 3 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | 50 | WRIT 106 – College Writing II | 3 |
| Biology | 50 | BIOL GENED – fulfills Scientific Reasoning SEEDS Exploration Requirement | 6 |
| Calculus | 50 | MATH 122 – Calculus | 4 |
| Chemistry | 50 | CHEM GENED – fulfills Scientific Reasoning SEEDS Exploration requirement | 6 |
| College Algebra | 50 | MATH 100 – Math for Business & Social Sciences | 3 |
| College Composition | 50 | WRIT 105 – College Writing I | 3 |
| College Composition Modular | 50 | WRIT 105 – College Writing I | 3 |
| College Mathematics | 50 | MATH GENED – fulfills Quantitative Reasoning SEEDS requirement | 3 |
| English Literature | 50 | ENGL TRN – ENGL Transfer Credit (Counts towards the Literature requirement within the English major) | 6 |
| Financial Accounting | 50 | ACCT 204 – Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| French Language: Levels 1 and 2 | 50 | FREN 101 – Beginning French I & FREN 112 – Beginning French 2 | 6 |
| French Language: Levels 1 and 2 | 59 | FREN 101 – Beginning French I, FREN 112 – Beginning French 2, & FREN 121 Intermediate French | 9 |
| German Language: Levels 1 and 2 | 50 | GERM 101 – Beginning German I & GERM 102 – Beginning German II | 6 |
| German Language: Levels 1 and 2 | 60 | GERM 101 – Beginning German I, GERM 102 – Beginning German II, GERM 121 – Intermediate German I | 9 |
| History of the United States 1: Early Colonization to 1877 | 50 | HIST 117 – History of US to 1876 | 3 |
| History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present | 50 | HIST 118 – History of US since 1876 | 3 |
| Human Growth and Development | 50 | PSYC TRN – Psychology Transfer Credit. (Counts towards Advanced Elective I requirement within the PSYC major or towards the PSYC minor) | 3 |
| Humanities | 50 | HUMN GENED – Fulfills Literary & Artistic Analysis SEEDS requirement | 3 |
| Information Systems | 50 | INFO 290 – Technology in Business | 3 |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology | 50 | EDFD 200 – Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 |
| Introductory Business Law | 50 | BSLW 235 – Legal, Ethical, Global Environment of Business | 3 |
| Introductory Psychology | 50 | PSYC 101 – Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Introductory Sociology | 50 | SOCI 100 – Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | 50 | EAES GENED – fulfills Scientific Reasoning SEEDS Exploration requirement | 6 |
| Precalculus | 50 | MATH 111 – Applied Precalculus | 4 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | ECON 101 – Applied Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Principles of Management | 50 | MGMT 231 – Management Processes | 3 |
| Principles of Marketing | 50 | MKTG 240 – Introduction to Marketing | 3 |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | ECON 102 – Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| Social Sciences and History | 50 | SOCI 100 – Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Spanish Language: Levels 1 and 2 | 50 | SPAN 101 – Spanish I & SPAN 102 – Spanish II | 6 |
| Spanish Language: Levels 1 and 2 | 63 | SPAN 101 – Spanish I, SPAN 102 – Spanish II, SPAN 103 – Spanish III | 9 |
| Spanish with Writing: Levels 1 and 2 | 50 | SPAN 102 – Spanish II & SPAN 103 – Spanish III | 6 |
| Spanish with Writing: Levels 1 and 2 | 65 | SPAN 101 – Spanish I, SPAN 102 – Spanish II, SPAN 103 – Spanish III, SPAN 104 – Spanish IV | 12 |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 | 50 | HIST 103 – Foundations of Western Civilization | 3 |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present | 50 | HIST 105 – Emergence of European Civilization 1500-1914 | 3 |
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