CLEP tests with a minimum score of 50 can be used toward associate degree general education and elective requirements as well as CSU admission requirements.

CLEP Exam

CLEP Exam	MiraCosta GE Area/Semester Units	MiraCosta Associate Degree Semester Units	CSU Minimum Admission Semester Units
American Government	Area 4/3 units	3 units	3 units
American Literature	Area 3/3 units	3 units	3 units
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature	Area 3/3 units	3 units	3 units
Biology	Area 5/3 units	3 units	3 units
Calculus	Area 2/3 units	3 units	3 units
Chemistry	Area 5/3 units	3 units	3 units
College Algebra	Area 2/3 units	3 units	3 units
College Algebra-Trigonometry	Area 2/3 units	3 units	3 units
College Composition Modular	N/A	N/A	N/A
College Mathematics	N/A	N/A	N/A
English Composition (no essay)	N/A	N/A	N/A
English Composition with Essay	N/A	N/A	N/A
English Literature (exam taken prior to fall 2011)	Area 3/3 units	3 units	3 units
Financial Accounting	N/A	3 units	3 units
French Level I (score of 50) +	N/A	6 units	6 units
French Level II (score of 59; exam taken prior to fall 2015) +	Area 3/3 units	12 units	12 units
French Level II (score of 59)	Area 3/3 units	9 units	9 units
Freshman College Composition	N/A	N/A	N/A
German Level I (score of 50) +	N/A	6 units	6 units
German Level II (score of 60; exam taken prior to fall 2015) +	Area 3/3 units	12 units	12 units
German Level II (score of 60)	Area 3/3 units	9 units	9 units
History, U.S. I ++	Area 4/3 units	3 units	3 units
History, U.S. II ++	Area 4/3 unit	3 units	3 units
Human Growth and Development	N/A	3 units	3 units
Humanities	Area 3/3 units	3 units	3 units
Information Systems and Computer Applications	N/A	3 units	3 units
Introduction to Educational Psychology	N/A	3 units	3 units
Introductory Business Law	N/A	3 units	3 units
Introductory Psychology	Area 4/3 units	3 units	3 units
Introductory Sociology	Area 4/3 units	3 units	3 units
Natural Sciences	Area 5/3 units	3 units	3 units
Pre-Calculus	Area 2/3 units	3 units	3 units
Principles of Accounting	N/A	3 units	3 units
Principles of Macroeconomics	Area 4/3 units	3 units	3 units
Principles of Management	N/A	3 units	3 units
Principles of Marketing	N/A	3 units	3 units
Principles of Microeconomics	Area 4/3 units	3 units	3 units
Social Sciences and History	N/A	N/A	N/A
Spanish Level I (score of 50) +	N/A	6 units	6 units
Spanish Level II (score of 63; exam taken prior to fall 2015) +	Area 3/3 units	12 units	12 units
Spanish Level II (score of 63)	Area 3/3 units	9 units	9 units
Spanish with Writing Level I (score of 50) +	N/A	6 units	6 units
Spanish with Writing Level II (score of 63) +	Area 3/3 units	9 units	9 units
Trigonometry* (exam taken prior to fall 2006)	Area 2/3 units	3 units	3 units
Western Civilization I	Area 3 or 4/3 units	3 units	3 units
Western Civilization II	Area 4/3 units	3 units	3 units

MiraCosta CLEP Policies: 

+ If a student passes more than one CLEP exam in the same language other than English (French, German, and Spanish), only one examination may be applied to the associate degree. For each of these tests, a passing score of 50 earns 6 units of elective credit; higher scores earn more units.

CSU CLEP Policies: The CSU Minimum Admission Semester Units column reflects the minimum number of units all CSU campuses will accept toward CSU admission. The CSU has grandfathered in this policy to guide CLEP submissions for any year the CLEP exam was taken.

+ If a student passes more than one CLEP exam in the same language other than English (French, German, and Spanish), only one examination may be applied to the bachelor’s degree. For each of these tests, a passing score of 50 earns 6 units of admissions credit.

++ This examination only partially fulfills the CSU American Institutions graduation requirement but can be used toward the requirement.

UC CLEP Policies: The University of California currently does not accept CLEP examinations.