College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Equivalencies

Georgetown College reserves the right to change the above equivalencies as necessary. 

Georgetown College does not award credit for exams not listed above. 

Last updated April 2018.


Georgetown College typically awards credit for CLEP exams passed with a score of fifty (50) or higher. Official score reports must be sent to GC for credit to be awarded. See the College Catalog for course descriptions.

CLEP Exam Score GC Credit GC Credit Hrs 
BUSINESS
Information Systems and Computer Apps 50 BUA 125 
Introductory Business Law 65 BUA 330 
Principles of Management 65 BUA 348 
Principles of Marketing 65 BUA 326 
COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE 
American Literature 60 ENG Elective1 
College Composition Modular w/ Essay 50 ENG 111 
College Composition Modular w/o Essay 50 ENG 111 
English Literature 60 ENG 211 
HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 
American Government 50 POS 1001 
History of the United States I 50 HIS 223 
History of the United States II 50 HIS 225 
Introductory Sociology 50 SOC 111 
Western Civilization I 50 HIS 111 
Western Civilization II 50 HIS 113 
MATHEMATICS 
Calculus with Elementary Functions 50 MAT 109 
College Algebra 50 MAT 107 
Pre-calculus 50 MAT 123 
SCIENCE 
Biology 50 BIO 100 
Chemistry 50 CHE 102 
Introduction to Psychology 50 PSY 111 
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 ECO 221 
Principles of Microeconomics 50 ECO 223 
WORLD LANGUAGES 
French I 50 FRE 101, FRE 102 
French II 60 FRE 201 
German I 50 GER 101, GER 102 
German II 60 GER 201 
Spanish I 50 SPA 101, SPA 102 
Spanish II 60 SPA 201 

1 Satisfies the Western/World Literature AOI requirement. 

Elsewhere in Admissions & Aid

Add Your Heading Text Here

Add Your Heading Text Here

Add Your Heading Text Here

Add Your Heading Text Here

TAKE THE NEXT STEP

Your future is here—get started fulfilling it!

GEORGETOWN STORIES

During our Opening Convocation, held on August 25, 2026, Dr. Tim Griffith was honored with the John Walker Manning Award. This annual award recognizes faculty...

Georgetown College is proud to announce our first new graduate program outside of teacher education since the 1950s. The Counselor Education program at Georgetown College...

FOUNDED IN 1829, GEORGETOWN COLLEGE ENTERS ITS 197TH YEAR, CELEBRATING 294 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE DEGREE RECIPIENTS. By Bethany H. Langdon ‘93, Senior Vice President for...

JOANNA LANE ‘02 ​ By Brandy (Ritter) Osborne ‘99, Training Analyst, JP Morgan Chase Joanna Lane ‘02 came to Georgetown College from Circleville, OH, in...