What is CLEP?

Credit by Examination

ECC’s Credit by Examination Program enables students with appropriate knowledge and experience to secure college credit. Credit will be granted to students admitted to ECC who pass examinations approved by Enrollment Services and appropriate academic departments. In some instances, it may not be possible to offer credit by examination because no relevant test exists in certain disciplines. When granted, a grade of “CR” will be entered as transfer credit on each student’s transcript. Credit by examination may be granted for the Defense Activity for Non-traditional Educational Support (DANTES) and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Students interested in applying for credit by examination should contact either the Enrollment Services Express Center or the appropriate academic division.

Credit for what you know

CLEP provides a reliable and effective means for colleges and universities to grant credit, placement, and exemption by examination. Through CLEP exams, students at ECC can:

• Place out of a graduation requirement or an introductory course.
• Accumulate credits toward a degree by demonstrating knowledge gained independently, start studies at a higher level, and save valuable time and money.  
• Show competence in a subject to determine placement, particularly for foreign language courses.
• Save tuition dollars.  For $93* per exam, CLEP can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars. ECC credits are granted only if the student is enrolled at Essex County College in a degree or certificate program. CLEP credits are counted as transfer credits.  A maximum of 30 transfer & CLEP credits may be applied towards a degree, only if they are required for the student’s curriculum. Testing is done once a week. Score Reports: You will receive your score reports upon completion of the exam. Repeating Examinations: Examinations may not be repeated within six months of the testing date.

If you are interested in obtaining a Study Guide, please visit the College Board website at: www.collegeboard.com/clep.

Fees:

• Applicants must register online for the exam at https://clep.collegeboard.org/started and follow the steps. Once the student is registered, they will need to print their registration ticket and present the ticket to the test center on the day of the exam OR display it on a cell phone.
• A $30.00 non-refundable proctoring service fee is due at the time of scheduling an appointment. Students must register for an appointment at registerblast.com/essex/exam/list.
• Some of the Composition and Literature exams have optional essays, which some colleges and universities require and others do not. Contact the college or university you are planning to attend to ask about its essay requirements. In the case that the optional essay is needed, there is an additional non-refundable proctoring service fee of $30.00.

For more information, please contact the Testing Center at 973-877-3481.

Essex County College – CLEP Test Course Equivalent

Credit would be awarded to the student achieving a score of the mean level for a “C,” as stated by the College Level Examination Board. Credit is awarded for the following subjects (Download CLEP Course Equivalency List):

Composition and Literature
American Literature	No ECC equivalent
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature	No ECC equivalent
College Composition	College Composition I	3 crs	ENG 101
College Composition Modular/with essay	No ECC equivalent
English Literature	No ECC equivalent
Humanities	No ECC equivalent
Foreign Languages
French Language Level 1 & 2	Elementary French I & II	6 crs	FRN 101-102
German Language Level 1 & 2	No ECC equivalent
Spanish Language Level 1 & 2	Elementary Spanish I & II	6 crs	SPN 101-102
History & Social Sciences
American Government	American Government	3 crs	POL 104
American History I	American History I	3 crs	HST 111
American History II	American History II	3 crs	HST 112
Human Growth & Development	Child Psychology & Development	3 crs	PSY 219
Intro. to Educational Psychology	Educational Psychology	3 crs	PSY 220
Introductory Psychology	General Psychology I	3 crs	PSY 101
Introductory Sociology	Introduction to Sociology	3 crs	SOC 101
Principles of Macroeconomics	Principles of Economics I	3 crs	ECO 101
Principles of Microeconomics	Principles of Economics II	3 crs	ECO 102
Social Science/ History Introd.	Sociology & World Civilization I	6 crs	SOC 101/HST 101
Western Civilization I or II	No ECC equivalent
Science & Mathematics
Biology	General Biology I & II	8 crs	BIO 101-102
Calculus	Unified Calculus I or Calculus I	3 crs	MTH 114
		4 crs	MTH 121
Chemistry	General Chemistry I & II	8 crs	CHM 103-104
College Algebra	Pre Calculus I	4 crs	MTH 119
College Mathematics	Fundamental Concepts of Modern Mathematics I & II  or	7 crs	MTH 103-104
	Technical Math I  or	3 crs	MTH 109
	Introductory College Math	4 crs	MTH 100
Natural Sciences	No ECC equivalent
Precalculus	Precalculus I  or	4 crs	MTH 119
	College Algebra with Trigonometry	4 crs	MTH 113
Business
Financial Accounting	Financial Accounting	4 crs	ACC 101
Information Systems/Computer Applications	No ECC equivalent
Introductory Business Law	Business Law I	3 crs	BUS 251
Principles of Management	Business Org. & Management	3 crs	BUS 101
Principles of Marketing	Principles of Marketing	3 crs	BUS 211