USF 1999-2000 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 56

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

USF allows students to receive up to 45 semester hours of credit towards the baccalaureate degree upon successful completion of General and Subject College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and DANTES examinations. Performance levels necessary to achieve credit have been established at a common level for all universities and community colleges in the State system. Credit earned through one examination program may not be duplicated by another examination or course. The following limitations should be recognized:

1. Although the General Examinations are not equated to specific courses, there are two cases in which the content is sufficiently similar to be considered as duplicate credit. Thus credit may not be received for both in the following:

   Test	Courses
   English Composition with Essay	ENC1101 & ENC 1102
   Mathematics	MAC 2102 & MGF 2202

2. Credit earned for the Freshman English courses through the CLEP program does not count toward the twelve hour writing requirement for SBE Rule 6A-10.030 (“Gordon Rule”);

3. CLEP General/Subject Examinations in mathematics, calculus, college algebra, trigonometry satisfy the mathematics requirement for SBE 6A-10.030;

4. CLEP credit will not satisfy USF’s residency requirement;

5. Credit for the General Natural Science examination will be granted for non-majors only; and

6. Each College at USF has the prerogative to exclude CLEP from the required 40 hours of upper level credit.

Certain General and Subject CLEP Examinations noted in the table below may apply to the General Education Liberal Arts Requirements. Some programs do not award credit toward the degree for certain CLEP examinations, and certain graduate or professional schools such as law, medicine and engineering may not grant equal recognition to students with extensive examination credits. An academic advisor should be consulted to ascertain the applicability of a specific CLEP examination toward a student’s degree requirements and the advisability of taking the examinations in a student’s specific situation.

Descriptions of the examination content and other information are available from Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey or in the Office of Evaluation & Testing (SVC 2054).

The CLEP General and Subject Examinations are administered on the Tampa Campus during the months of January, April, June, August and October. Testing schedules and application forms are available in the Office of Evaluation & Testing.

CLEP Subject Area Examinations

Examination	USF Course(s)	Cr. Hrs.	Qual. Score
History
American Govt.	POS 2041	3	50
U.S. Hist. I**	AMH 2010	3	49
U.S. Hist II**	AMH 2020	3	49
West. Civ. I**	EUH 2030	3	50
West. Civ. II**	EUH 2031	3	48
English
Am. Lit.	AML 3031, 3032	6	50
Anal. & Interp.	LIT 2000, 2010	6
Eng. Lit.	ENL 3273	3	49
Frmn. Coll. Comp.**	ENC 1101, 1102	6	50
Business
Info. Sys./Comp. Apps.	CGS 2100	3	49
Princ. Acctg.	ACG 2021, 2071	6	50
Intro. Bus. Law	BUL 3320	3	51
Princ. Man.	MAN 3025	3	49
Princ. Macroec.	ECO 2013	3	50
Princ. Microec.	ECO 2023	3	50
Princ. Mkt.	MAR 3023	3	50
Natural Sciences
Gen. Biol.	BSC 2010, 2011	6	49
Gen. Chem.	CHM 2045, 2046	6	50
Math
Calc./Elem. Fn.**	MAC 2233	4
Coll. Alg.**	MAC 2102	3	48
Coll. Alg./Trig.**	MAC 2132	3	50
Trigonometry**	MAC 2114	2	54
Social Sciences
Intro. Edu. Psych.	Elective	3	50
Intro. Psych.**	PSY 2012	3	49
Hum. Gr. & Dev.**	DEP 3103	3	51
Intro. Soc.**	SYG 2000	3	50

NOTE: Credit is awarded for scores above the fiftieth percentile. For information regarding discontinued exams not listed, contact Evaluation & Testing at 974-5298.

*Essays may be required for the subject examinations. Please consult with Evaluation & Testing at SVC 2054, 974-2742.

**Applicable toward the Liberal Arts Requirement.

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Karen M. Hall - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 1999