Gardner-Webb accepts credit earned through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) prior to enrollment and through the end of the first semester of enrollment. No credit is accepted for tests taken later than the end of the first semester of enrollment. CLEP tests must be taken before a student enrolls in a comparable course.
Gardner-Webb grants credit to students submitting test scores from the College-Level Examination Program on the following basis:
1) Credit will be received on the same basis as transferred credit from accredited institutions of higher learning.
2) Credit will not be granted in an area for which the examinee has college credit. No course can be dropped to take a CLEP test, and no subject attempted in class may be repeated by CLEP.
3) Credit will be received as pass/fail; that is, no hours attempted or quality points will be computed in the examinee's grade point average.
4) Unsatisfactory scores will not become a part of the student's record.
5) A CLEP test on any subject may be submitted only one time.
6) Concerning the General Examination for freshman applicants:
a) The student must submit a score at or above the minimum score set by the American Council on Education listed for each examination.
b) The number of semester hours granted will be that number normally granted for the area covered by the test with the following restrictions:
1) A maximum of six semester hours credit may be granted for each test.
2) A maximum of three semester hours credit may be granted on the basis of a sub-score provided the area is appropriate.
c) Credit thus granted may be applied to the student's course of study only as basic courses or free electives.
7) Concerning the Subject Examinations:
a) The student must submit a score at or above the minimum score set by the American Council on Education listed for each examination.
b) The number of semester hours granted will be determined by the scope of the material measured as indicated by the American Council on Education.
c) Credit thus granted may be applied to the student's course of study without restriction.
Course equivalencies for CLEP tests are listed below.
*The English General Exam is offered in two versions. Gardner-Webb only accepts the College Composition examination, not the College Composition Modular exam.
CLEP Subject Examination Credit
CLEP Subject Exam Title
Gardner-Webb Credit
Day / GOAL [Total Hrs]
Principles of Accounting
ACCT 213 & 214 [6 hrs]
American Government
POLS 202 / PSC 302 & 3 hours electives [6 hrs]
American History I
HIST 244 [3 hrs] - NOT a core history course
American History II
HIST 245 / his 319 [3 hrs]
American Literature
ENGL 231 or 232 / ENG 331 or 332 [3 hrs]
General Biology
BIOL 111 & 3 hours electives [7 hrs]
Introductory Business Law
BADM 300 / BAD 300 [3 hrs]
Calculus with Elementary Functions
MATH 151 & MATH 152 [8 hrs]
General Chemistry
CHEM 111 [4 hrs]
College Algebra / Trigonometry
MATH 150 [4 hrs]
College French - Level 1
FREN 101 & 102 [6 hrs]
College French - Level 2
FREN 101, 102, 201, & 202 [12 hrs]
College Spanish - Level 1
SPAN 101 & 102 [6 hrs]
College Spanish - Level 2
SPAN 101, 102, 201, & 202 [12 hrs]
Educational Psychology
PSYC 303 [3 hrs]
English Literature
ENGL 211 or 212 / ENG 311 or 312 [3 hrs]
College Composition
ENGL 101 & 102 [6 hrs] (Must score 50 or above)
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 203 [3 hrs]
Principles of Management
MGMT 316 [3 hrs]
Principles of Marketing
MRKT 300 / BAD 318 [3 hrs]
Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 204 [3 hrs]
Introductory Psychology
PSYC 201 [3 hrs]
Psychology of Human Growth
PSYC 206 [3 hrs]
Introductory Sociology
SOCI 201 [3 hrs]
Trigonometry
3 hours electives
Western Civilization I
HIST 101 / HIS 301 [3 hrs]
Western Civilization II
HIST 102 / HIS 302 [3 hrs]
**Please note, CLEP courses accepted by Gardner-Webb are subject to change. Campus regulations constitute final authority.
