CLEP is a national program of credit-by-examination that offers students the opportunity to obtain college credit for prior academic achievement. Virginia Western accepts most of the CLEP offered exams, and uses the American Council on Education recommended minimum score of 50 for most tests when awarding CLEP credit. An official copy of the CLEP transcript must be submitted to the VWCC Records Office in order to obtain credit. Unofficial or student copies of transcripts will not be accepted for credit.
CLEP examinations are not offered through Virginia Western. CLEP tests may be taken locally at the Roanoke Higher Education Center. For testing information, please visit their website at http://www.education.edu/library/standard.html, or contact:
Roanoke Higher Education Center
108 N. Jefferson Street, Suite 216
Roanoke, VA 24016
Phone: 540-767-6010
If you did not indicate recipient institution at the time of the CLEP exam and you want to request your CLEP scores, you can do so by ordering an official transcript via the official CLEP web site. The transcript is a cumulative score report of all the CLEP exams the student has taken and the scores earned in the last 20 years. Simply download the Transcript Request Form and mail the completed form with the required payment to CLEP to the address on the form. You may also call (800) 257-9558 if ordering with a credit card. Please provide your name (at testing time), date of birth, social security number, exam title(s), test date, testing location/center, and where you want your scores to be sent.
| Subject Exam | VWCC Course | Credits Awarded |
| Composition and Literature | ||
| American Literature | ENG 241-242 | 6 |
| College Composition** | ENG 111-112 | 6 |
| English Literature | ENG 243-244 | 6 |
| Humanities | HUM 201-202 | 6 |
| Science and Mathematics | ||
| Biology | BIO 101-102 | 8 |
| Calculus | MTH 271-272 | 6 |
| Chemistry | CHM 111-112 | 8 |
| College Algebra | MTH 163 | 3 |
| College Mathematics | MTH 151 | 3 |
| Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry | MTH 166 | 5 |
| Foreign Languages | ||
| French, Level 1 | FRE 101-102 | 8 |
| French, Level 2 - Minimum score of 60 required |
FRE 101-102 FRE 201-202 |
14 |
| German, Level 1 | GER 101-102 | 8 |
| German, Level 2 - Minimum score of 60 required |
GER 101-102 GER 201-202 |
14 |
| Spanish, Level 1 | SPA 101-102 | 8 |
| Spanish, Level 2 - Minimum score of 66 required |
SPA 101-102 SPA 201-202 |
14 |
| History and Social Science | ||
| American Government | PLS 211 | 3 |
| History of the US I, Colonization to 1877 | HIS 121 | 3 |
| History of the US II, 1865 to Present | HIS 122 | 3 |
| Human Growth and Development | PSY 235 | 3 |
| Macroeconomics, Principles of | ECO 201 | 3 |
| Microeconomics, Principles of | ECO 202 | 3 |
| Psychology, Introduction to | PSY 200 | 3 |
| Sociology, Introduction to | SOC 200 | 3 |
| Western Civilization I, up to 1648 | HIS 101 | 3 |
| Western Civilization II, 1648 to Present | HIS 102 | 3 |
| Business | ||
| Business Law, Intro to | BUS 241 | 3 |
| Information Systems & Computer Applications | ITE 115 | 3 |
| Financial Accounting | ACC 211-212 | 8 |
| Management, Principles of | BUS 200 | 3 |
| Marketing, Principles of | MKT 100 | 3 |
** College Composition is the appropriate CLEP exam for AA, AS, and AAS degrees at Virginia Western. Virginia Western does not accept the College Composition - Modular or the older English Composition CLEP exam.
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