South Plains College Testing Center

CLEP TEST

General Information: CLEP Exams will be offered several times a month.

Purpose: The South Plains College credit-by-examination extends the opportunity to earn course credit by achieving successful scores on specified examinations. Students who have acquired an unusual amount of information through independent study, reading, and experience can accelerate their progress toward a degree with up to 14 hours of course credit earned by examination.

When:

CLEP exams are offered on a pre-arranged basis.  Students will need to pre-register for the CLEP exam through the office of Special Services and Testing, located in the Student Services Building on the Levelland Campus.

 Where:

CLEP exams are administered in the Student Services Building in the Testing Center. Students should arrive at least 30 minutes prior to their testing time with PROPER IDENTIFICATION.  PLEASE REVIEW CLEP POLICIES. 

Each examinee will receive an unofficial score printout upon completion of each exam.  However, official score reports are generally received several days following the test date. 

The fee is $70.00 payable to CLEP and $15.00 payable to SPC for each examination.  

Each exam has a 90 minute time limit. CLEP tests may be repeated ONLY ONCE in a six month period.  Course for which the student has registered for or which have been taken in previous semesters may not be eligible for CLEP credit.  If you have questions regarding this policy, please call us at (806) 894-9611, ext. 2367 or 2577

Changes in test dates may be done over the phone.  Changes will be approved ONLY by Juli Wood, Testing Coordinator.  It is the examinee's responsibility to be sure the correct person has been contacted to make such changes. 

No changes will be approved after the roster has been closed.

CLEP DATES & Registration Form 

Payment by check must include your Driver’s License Number

printed on the top of your check. 

 

Checks without a Driver’s License Number will be returned

and the individual will not be signed up for a testing spot.

 

PROPER IDENIFICATION IS ADDRESSED ON OUR TESTING WEBSITE MAINPAGE:  http://www2.southplainscollege.edu/displayPage/1027

 Please refer to the chart below for passing CLEP scores and College Credit:

 

CLEP Scores Required for SPC Credit
BIOLOGY                                                                                                                  
General Biology (BIOL 1411 & 1413) - passing score (52)
BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION
Principles of Accounting (ACCT 2301 & 2302) - passing score (50)
Introductory Business Law (BUSG 2305) - passing score (51)
CHEMISTRY
Chemistry (CHEM 1406 & 1408) - passing score (52)
Chemistry (CHEM 1411 & 1412)  - passing score (65)
ENGLISH
Freshman College Composition (ENLG1301) - passing score (50)
Freshman College Composition (ENGL 1301 & 1302) - passing score (57)
English Composition (ENGL 1301 & 1302) - passing score (50)
English Literature (ENGL 2332 & 2333) - passing score (50)
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (ENGL 2332 & 2333) - passing score (51)
HISTORY
History of the U.S. I (HIST 1301) - passing score (52)
History of the U.S. II (HIST 1302) - passing score (52)
MATH
College Algebra (MATH 1314) - passing score (52)
Calculus with Elmentary Functions (MATH 2413 & 2414) - passing score (50)
POLITICAL SCIENCE
American Government (GOVT 2301)- passing score (50)
PSYCHOLOGY
Introductory Psychology (PSYC 2301) - passing score (51)
Human Growth and Development (PSYC 2314) - passing score (53)
SOCIOLOGY
Introductory Sociology (SOCI 1301) - passing score (50)
SPANISH                              NEW!
 Beginning Spanish 1 (SPAN 1511) - passing score (50)
 Beginning Spanish 1 & 2 (SPAN 1511, 1512) - passing score (56)

 Beginning Spanish 1 & 2, Intermediate Spanish (SPAN 1511, 1512, 2311) - passing score (63)
 Beginning Spanish 1 & 2, Intermediate Spanish 1 & 2 (SPAN 1511, 1512, 2311, 2312) - passing score (68)

If you plan to transfer, please be sure and check the University website for their CLEP information and acceptable scores:

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