Academic Catalogs

CLEP

Students may earn credit for CLEP exams with a passing score of 50 or more. Coastline grants unit and Option 1 general education credit for most exams.

Transfer Students: The CSU requires a passing score of at least 50 on the CLEP exam. CSU campuses will grant unit credit toward admission, CSU GE Breadth, and American Institutions requirements. Some CSUs will grant credit toward the major, but this is determined by each individual campus. Check with your counselor for more information.

CLEP Exam Chart

CLEP Exam Coastline Passing Score Coastline AA GE Units (GE Area) Coastline Units Towards AA/AS CSU Passing Score Min. CSU Units Earned Toward Admission Units Towards CSU/GE Breadth American Institutions and/or GE Breadth Area
American Government 50 (3) Area D 3 50 3 3 D
American Literature 50 (3) Area C 3 50 3 3 C2
Analyzing, Interpreting Literature 50 (3) Area C 3 50 3 3 C2
Biology 50 BIOL C100 (3) Area B 3 50 3 3 B2
Calculus 50 MATH C180 (5) Area B 5 50 3 3 B4
Chemistry 50 CHEM C130 (4) Area B 4 50 3 3 B1
College Algebra 50 MATH C115 (4) Area A3 4 50 3 3 B4
College Composition 50 N/A 0 50 0 0 N/A
College Composition-Modular 50 N/A 0 50 0 0 N/A
College Mathematics 50 (3) Area A3 6 50 0 0 N/A
English Literature 50 (3) Area C 3 50 3 3 C2 (F'11)2
Financial Accounting 50 N/A 3 50 3 0 N/A
French Level I1 50 (6) Area C 6 50 6 0 N/A
French Level II1 59 (9) Area C 12 59 12 3 C2 (F'15)2
French Level II1 59 (9) Area C 9 59 9 3 C2
German Level I1 50 (6) Area C 6 50 6 0 C2
German Level II1 50 (9) Area C 12 60 12 3 C2 (F'15)2
German Level II1 50 (9) Area C 9 60 9 3 C2
History, US I 50 (3) Area D 3 50 3 3 D+US+I
History, US II 50 (3) Area D 3 50 3 3 D+US+I
Human Growth and Development 50 (3) Area D or E 3 50 3 3 E
Humanities 50 (3) Area C 3 50 3 3 C2
Information Systems 50 N/A 3 50 3 0 N/A
Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 N/A 3 50 3 0 N/A
Introduction Business Law 50 N/A 3 50 3 0 N/A
Introduction Psychology 50 PSYC C100 (3) Area D 3 50 3 3 D
Introduction Sociology 50 SOC C100 (3) Area D 3 50 3 3 D
Natural Sciences 50 (6) Area B 6 50 3 3 B1/B2
Pre-Calculus 50 MATH C170 (5) Area A3 5 50 3 3 B4
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 ECON C175 (3) Area D 3 50 3 3 D
Principles of Management 50 N/A 0 50 3 0 N/A
Principles of Marketing 50 N/A 0 50 3 0 N/A
Principles of Microeconomics 50 ECON C170 (3) Area D 3 50 3 3 D
Social Science & History 50 N/A 0 50 0 0 N/A
Spanish Level I1 50 (6) Area C 0 50 6 0 N/A
Spanish Level II1 50 (9) Area C 12 63 12 3 C2 (F'15)2
Spanish Level II1 50 (9) Area C 9 63 9 3 C2
Trigonometry 50 MATH C120 (3) Area A3 3 50 3 3 B4 (F'06)2
Western Civilization I 50 (3) Area D 3 50 3 3 C2/D
Western Civilization II 50 (3) Area D 3 50 3 3 D