Offered by the College Entrance Examination Board, OU is a CLEP testing center. OU awards credit for certain CLEP subject examinations. The University does not award credit for what were formerly the CLEP general examinations (English Composition, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and History).
The following are the approved CLEP examinations with the minimum scores required for credit, the equivalent OU course(s), and number of semester hours awarded.
On April 1, 2026 we began awarding elective credit as recommended by ACE (American Council on Education) for CLEP tests that have not been approved for a direct equivalency by an OU department.
CLEP SUBJECT EXAM | EQUIVALENT OU COURSE | MIN. SCORE | SEMESTER CREDIT HRS. |
|---|---|---|---|
American Government | P SC 1113 | 50 | 3 |
American Literature | ENGL 2773, 2883 | 50 | 6 |
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | ENGL 2413 | 50 | 3 |
Biology | BIOL 1124, BIOL 1999 (2)* | 50 | 6 |
Calculus | MATH 1823 | 50 | 3 |
Calculus | MATH 1914 | 64 | 4 |
College Algebra | MATH 1999* | 50 | 3 |
College Algebra | MATH 1503 | 55 | 3 |
College Mathematics | MATH 1999 | 50 | 3 |
College Mathematics | MATH 1473 | 55 | 3 |
College Composition | ENGL 1999* | 50 | 6 |
College Composition Modular | ENGL 1999* | 50 | 3 |
English Literature | ENGL 2543, 2653 | 50 | 6 |
Financial Accounting | B AD 1999* | 50 | 3 |
Financial Accounting | ACCT 2113 | 65 | 3 |
French | FR 1115, 1225 | 50 | 10 |
French | FR 1115, 1225, 2113, 2223 | 59 | 16 |
General Chemistry | CHEM 1315, 1415 | 50 | 10 |
German | GERM 1115, 1225 | 50 | 10 |
German | GERM 1115, 1225, 2113, 2223 | 63 | 16 |
Human Growth & Development | PSY 2603 | 50 | 3 |
History of the United States I | HIST 1999* | 50 | 3 |
History of the United States II | HIST 1999* | 50 | 3 |
Humanities | DRAM 2713 | 50 | 3 |
Information Systems | TRF 1999* | 50 | 3 |
Introduction to Educational Psychology | PSY 1999* | 50 | 3 |
Introductory Business Law | B AD 1999* | 50 | 3 |
Introductory Psychology | PSY 1113 | 50 | 3 |
Introductory Sociology | SOC 1113 | 50 | 3 |
Natural Sciences | TRF 1999* | 50 | 6 |
Pre-Calculus | MATH 1999* | 50 | 3 |
Pre-Calculus | MATH 1523 | 55 | 3 |
Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 1113 | 50 | 3 |
Principles of Management | MGT 2013# | 50 | 3 |
Principles of Marketing | MKT 2013# | 50 | 3 |
Principles of Microeconomics | ECON 1123 | 50 | 3 |
Social Sciences and History | HIST 1999* | 50 | 6 |
Spanish Language | SPAN 1115, 1225 | 50 | 10 |
Spanish Language | SPAN 1115, 1225, 2113 | 63 | 13 |
Spanish with Writing | SPAN 1999* | 50 | 6 |
Spanish with Writing | SPAN 1999* | 65 | 12 |
Western Civilization I | HIST 1999* | 50 | 3 |
# Will not substitute for or fulfill the Management 3013 or Marketing 3013 major requirements in the Price College of Business.
† No Credit is awarded for the Principles of Accounting CLEP examination that was offered prior to June 30, 2007.
* 1999 & 3999 are elective credit course numbers. The number in ( ) following that number is the amount of elective credit hours awarded.
Correspondence about the administration of CLEP tests at OU should be addressed to the OUTesting Center, 300 Kellogg Dr., Norman, OK 73072, or by phone at (405) 325-1921.
Questions about the CLEP program in general should be addressed to CLEP Services, P.O. Box 6600, Princeton, NJ 08541, or by phone at (212) 237-1331 or (800) 257-9558 (toll free). Visit clep.collegeboard.org.
