College Level Exam Program (CLEP)

You may also earn credit by successfully completing CLEP general and subject exams. (CLEP scores are reported directly to you and to Northern Arizona University’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions, if you request.) CLEP scores are not transferred to Northern Arizona University from another school’s transcript. Your CLEP score must be sent directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, where it is entered on your Northern Arizona University transcript. Please be aware the CLEP credits awarded by Northern Arizona University do not count toward Northern Arizona University’s 30-unit residency requirement.

CLEP General Exams

You can earn liberal studies credit from CLEP general exams. To determine how much credit you can earn, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions considers the courses in which you are currently enrolled and those in which you have previously earned credit. You must consult with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to determine how much credit you can potentially earn from each CLEP general exam and how it will count toward satisfying Northern Arizona University’s liberal studies requirements. For more information about liberal studies credit, see Liberal Studies Course List.

You can meet the English foundation requirement in liberal studies by successfully completing the CLEP exam in English Composition with Essay. To obtain credit for ENG 105, you must achieve a score in the 91st percentile or above.

You can obtain credit in the other liberal studies areas by scoring at the 50th percentile or higher on the CLEP general exams in natural sciences, social science, history, and humanities, as shown in the table that follows. (Northern Arizona University requires college algebra; therefore, the general exam in mathematics is not appropriate.)

CLEP Subject Exams

Just as Northern Arizona University evaluates CLEP general exams for liberal studies credit, we evaluate CLEP subject exams for specific course equivalency credit in consultation with your department or college. For more information about liberal studies credit, see the Liberal Studies Course List.

If you have taken a CLEP subject exam and scored at the 50th percentile or higher, we apply the earned credit to the appropriate course as determined by your advisor and the chair of the department in which you are seeking credit. Please note that for language exams, credit is not awarded for 101-202 in the primary language of the high school you attended.