College-Level Examination Program
Get Your Degree Faster
Receive college credit for what you already know through the College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP). The program allows you to test out of introductory courses and move to more advanced courses, saving you time and money on your OCC degree. You can take CLEP exams at official CLEP test centers or at home with remote proctoring and you’ll receive your scores immediately afterward.
Resources to Prepare You for Success
We offer a learning express library to help you prepare for CLEP exams. Watch our video tutorial on how to use the learning express library. Check with an OCC Librarian for additional resources.
OCC accepts CLEP exam scores and awards credit for many courses.
Please note that CLEP credit cannot be used toward Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) requirements and may need to be reevaluated by a transfer institution. Students are encouraged to check their transfer institution for their CLEP policy before taking any tests.
*Some OCC programs may require B level minimum scores. Check with a counselor regarding minimum scores for your program.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Transfer Equivalency List
| Exam Name | Minimum Score for Credit |
Minimum Score for Credit (B or Better)* |
OCC Equivalent Class(es) |
| Financial Accounting | 50 | 65 | ACC 1810 |
| Introductory Business Law | 50 | 57 | BUS 2030 |
| Principles of Management | 50 | 63 | BUS 2530 |
| Principles of Marketing | 50 | 65 | BUS 2640 |
| Exam Name | Minimum Score for Credit | Minimum Score for Credit (B or Better)* | OCC Equivalent Class(es) |
| American Literature | 50 | 53 | ENG 2510 & ENG 2520 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | 50 | 59 | ENG 1710 & ENG 1720 |
| College Composition | 50 | 59 | ENG 1510 |
| College Composition Modular | -- | -- | -- |
| English Literature | 50 | 63 | ENH Requirement (REQU) |
| Humanities | 50 | 55 | HUM 1510 & ENH Requirement (REQU) |
| Exam Name | Minimum Score for Credit | Minimum Score for Credit (B or Better)* | OCC Equivalent Class(es) |
| American Government | 50 | 64 | POL 1510 |
| History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 | 50 | 61 | HIS 2510 |
| History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present | 50 | 60 | HIS 2520 |
| Human Growth and Development | 50 | 58 | PSY 2740 |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology | -- | -- | -- |
| Introductory Psychology | 50 | 55 | PSY 2510 |
| Introductory Sociology | 50 | 56 | SOC 2510 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | 62 | ECO 2610 |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | 64 | ECO 2620 |
| Social Sciences and History | -- | -- | -- |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 | 50 | 55 | HIS 1510 |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present | 50 | 54 | HIS 1520 |
| Exam Name | Minimum Score for Credit | Minimum Score for Credit (B or Better)* | OCC Equivalent Class(es) |
| Biology | 50 | 56 | BIO 1530 |
| Calculus | 50 | 64 | MAT 1730 |
| Chemistry | 50 | 66 | CHE 1510 & CHE 1520 |
| College Algebra | 50 | 63 | MAT 1540 |
| College Mathematics | 50 | 63 | MAT Requirement (REQU) |
| Natural Sciences | 50 | 66 | BIO Requirement (REQU) & PSC 1560 |
| Precalculus | 50 | 61 | MAT 1630 |
| Exam Name | Minimum Score for Credit | Minimum Score for Credit (B or Better)* | OCC Equivalent Class(es) |
| French Language Level I | 50 | 64 | FRE 1510 & FRE 1530 |
| French Language Level II | 62 | 69 | FRE 1510 & 1530 & 2610 & 2620 |
| German Language Level I | 50 | 59 | GER 1510 & GER 1530 |
| German Language Level II | 63 | 67 | GER 1510 & 1530 & 2610 |
| Spanish Language Level I | 50 | 56 | SPA 1510 & SPA 1530 |
| Spanish Language Level II | 66 | 68 | SPA 1510 & 1530 & 2610 & 2630 |
| Spanish w/ Writing Level I | -- | -- | -- |
| Spanish w/ Writing Level II | -- | -- | -- |
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For assistance or to answer questions about the CLEP process, schedule a meeting with an OCC Counselor.