CLEP Equivalents
The College Level Exam Program (CLEP) offers a variety of exams you may take to earn college credit and advance your standing!
CLEP makes recommendations for credit based upon the score(s) you earn on the exams. Our academic departments then determine the usefulness of the exam content as it relates to courses offered here at Iona.
If you are currently enrolled at Iona, you must first obtain permission to take a CLEP exam, as exams may duplicate existing work and not all students are eligible for credit by exam. Please speak with one of our advisers before investing in this exam option, and to see what other exam programs there may be that could further your goal for advanced standing by exam.
Exam & Course Equivalents
The chart below notes the CLEP exam by name, the Iona course equivalent, and how that course will be used in your academic plans at Iona.
Your exam score from CLEP will note the recommended credit award, which you may then discuss with one of the advisers in the Center for Advising and Academic Services.
| CLEP Exam Name | Iona Equivalent(s) | Credits | Use At Iona |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Government | POL 201 | 3 | Core Social Science |
| American Literature | ENG (Lit) Core | 3 | Core Humanities |
| Analyzing & Interpreting Lit. | ENG (Lit) Core | 3 | Core Humanities |
| Biology | BIO Elective | 6 | BIO Elective Not Useful for College Core. Not useful for Science Majors. |
| Calculus | MTH 231 | 4 | Core Math |
| Chemistry | CHM Elective | 6 | CHM Elective Not Useful for College Core. Not useful for Science Majors. |
| College Algebra | MTH 115 | 3 | Math Elective, non-major, non-core |
| College Composition | ENG 110/ENG 120 | 3/3 | Elective and Core Composition |
| College Composition Modular | ENG 120 | 3 | Core Composition. No additional cr. for essay |
| College Mathematics | MTH Core/MTH Elective | 3/3 | Core Math and MTH non-major Elective |
| English Literature | ENG (Lit) Core | 3 | Core Humanities |
| Financial Accounting | BUS 201 | 3 | Business Core or Non-liberal Arts Elective |
| French Language (Level 1) | FRE Core/FRE Elective | 3/3 | Core Foreign Language and FRE Elective |
| French Language (Level 2) | FRE Core/FRE Electives | 3/3/3 | Core Foreign Language and FRE Electives |
| German Language (Level 1) | GER Core/GER Elective | 3/3 | Core Foreign Language and GER Elective |
| German Language (Level 2) | GER Core/GER Electives | 3/3/3 | Core Foreign Language and GER Electives |
| Hist of US I Col-1877 | HST 207 | 3 | History Elective |
| Hist of US II 1865-Present | HST 208 | 3 | History Elective |
| Human Growth & Development | PSY Elective | 3 | Psychology non-major Elective |
| Humanities | Liberal Arts Elective | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective |
| Information Systems | CS 140 | 3 | Core Computer Science |
| Intro to Educational Psych | PSY 210 | 3 | Psychology non-major Elective |
| Introductory Business Law | BUS 130 | 3 | Business Core or Non-liberal Arts Elective |
| Introductory Psychology | PSY 202 | 3 | Core Social Science |
| Introductory Sociology | SOC 101 | 3 | Core Social Science |
| Natural Sciences | PHY Core/PHY Elective | 3/3 | Core Science and PHY Elective for non-Science Majors. Not applicable for Science Majors |
| Precalculus | MTH 135 | 3 | Math Elective |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ECO 202 | 3 | Core Social Science |
| Principles of Microeconomics | ECO 201 | 3 | Core Social Science |
| Principles of Management | BUS 220 | 3 | Business Core or Non-liberal Arts Elective |
| Principles of Marketing | BUS 240 | 3 | Business Core or Non-liberal Arts Elective |
| Social Sciences and History | HST Core/LA Elective | 3/3 | Core Humanities and Liberal Arts Elective |
| Spanish Language (Level 1) | SPA Core/SPA Elective | 3/3 | Core Foreign Language and SPA Elective |
| Spanish Language (Level 2) | SPA Core/SPA Electives | 3/3/3 | Core Foreign Language and SPA Electives |
| West. Civ I: Anc NE-1648 | HST 101 | 3 | Core Humanities |
| West. Civ II: 1648-Present | HST 101 | 3 | Core Humanities |