United States · ExamWhich CLEP exam subjects cover history and social sciences?
| Exam | ACE score | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| American Government | 50 | 3 |
| History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 | 50 | 3 |
| History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present | 50 | 3 |
| Human Growth and Development | 50 | 3 |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology | 50 | 3 |
| Introductory Psychology | 50 | 3 |
| Introductory Sociology | 50 | 3 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | 3 |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | 3 |
| Social Sciences and History | 50 | 6 |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 | 50 | 3 |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present | 50 | 3 |
Composition and literature: 6 exams
| Exam | ACE score | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| American Literature | 50 | 3 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | 50 | 3 |
| College Composition | 50 | 6 |
| College Composition Modular | 50 | 3 |
| English Literature | 50 | 6 |
| Humanities | 50 | 3 |
Science and math: 7 exams
| Exam | ACE score | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | 50 | 6 |
| Calculus | 50 | 4 |
| Chemistry | 50 | 6 |
| College Algebra | 50 | 3 |
| College Mathematics | 50 | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | 50 | 6 |
| Precalculus | 50 | 3 |
Business and world languages: 9 exams
| Exam | ACE score | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Accounting | 50 | 3 |
| Information Systems | 50 | 3 |
| Introductory Business Law | 50 | 3 |
| Principles of Management | 50 | 3 |
| Principles of Marketing | 50 | 3 |
| French Language: Levels 1 and 2 | 50 / 59 | 6 / 9 |
| German Language: Levels 1 and 2 | 50 / 60 | 6 / 9 |
| Spanish Language: Levels 1 and 2 | 50 / 63 | 6 / 9 |
| Spanish with Writing: Levels 1 and 2 | 50 / 65 | 6 / 12 |
Each CLEP language exam covers first- and second-year college material in one test. The higher score earns the Level 2 credit.
Subjects CLEP doesn’t test
There’s no CLEP exam in statistics, physics, anatomy and physiology, art or public speaking. Parts of some of them turn up inside broader exams, and the subject pages say where.
Sources: College Board and 1 more. Checked October 2026.
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