College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) Equivalency
Credit for College Board subject examinations of the College-Level Examination Program may be granted for a score above the 67th percentile. Subject examinations are considered equivalent to specific courses at Iowa State University. For specific equivalencies, see the CLEP chart.
| CLEP Exam |
Min. Test Score - updated annually in May |
ISU Courses |
Sem. Crs. Awarded |
| Financial Accounting * |
65 |
Acct 284 |
3 |
| American Government |
63 |
Pol Sci 215 |
3 |
| Biology ** |
57 |
Biol 101 |
3 |
| Calculus |
61 |
Math 165 |
4 |
| Humanities * |
56 |
Arts |
2 |
|
Humanities |
4 |
| Macroeconomics |
62 |
Econ 102 |
3 |
| Microeconomics |
64 |
Econ 101 |
3 |
| Natural Science * |
62 |
Biological Science |
3 |
|
Physical Science |
3 |
| Introductory Psychology |
59 |
Psych 101 |
3 |
| Social Sciences and History * |
62 |
Social Science |
4 |
|
History |
2 |
| Introductory Sociology |
59 |
Soc 134 |
3 |
| French Language |
50 |
French 101, 102 |
8 |
|
56 |
French 101, 102, 201 |
12 |
|
59 |
French 101, 102, 201, 202 |
16 |
| Spanish Language |
50 |
Spanish 101, 102 |
8 |
|
56 |
Spanish 101, 102, 201 |
12 |
|
63 |
Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202 |
16 |
| * Excludes engineering majors |
| ** Excludes biology and engineering majors |