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Advanced Placement and College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Credit

Shippensburg University grants advanced placement (AP) and college level examination program (CLEP) credit for general and subject area examinations based on the guidelines as established by The College Board. The College Board administers examinations for these courses nationally each year. For more information on the courses and examinations, see your high school counselor.

Advanced Placement (AP) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP) coursework prepare students for the academic demands of college.

Students planning to attend Shippensburg University who submit official AP or CLEP score reports receive significant benefits:

  • Provides you instant college-level academic credit and eliminates required courses you already mastered in high school.
  • Allows you to accelerate your undergraduate degree program, saving time and money.

Click here to register for CLEP tests online. 

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Information

Find out how many credits you can earn at Shippensburg University through Advanced Placement (AP) using the following chart.

Advanced Placement Exam AP Grade Required Credits Equivalent Course
African American Studies 3, 4 or 5 3 ETH 101
Art History 3, 4 or 5 3 ART 232
Art Studio - Drawing 3, 4 or 5 3 ART 110
Art Studio - 2D Design 3, 4 or 5 3 ART 215
Art Studio - 3D Design 3, 4 or 5 3 ART 218
Biology 5 4 BIO 161
Biology 3 or 4 3 BIO 100
Calculus AB 3, 4 or 5 4 MAT 211
Calculus BC 3, 4 or 5 4 MAT 212
Chemistry 3, 4 or 5 3 CHM 105
Chemistry - Completed Lab Reports

Must be submitted to the Chemistry department for review/decision.

2 CHM 125
Computer Science Principles 3 3 CSC 103
Computer Science A 3, 4 or 5 4 CSC 110
Computer Science AB 3, 4 or 5 4 CSC 110
English Language 3 3 ENG 114
English Literature 3, 4 or 5 3 ENG 250
Environmental Science 3, 4 or 5 3 BIO 145
European History 3, 4 or 5 3 HIS 106
French Language 4 or 5 3 FRN 202
French Language 3 3 FRN 103
French Literature 3, 4 or 5 3 FRN 001
German Language 4 or 5 3 GER 203
German Language 3 3 GER 103
Government & Politics: Comparative

3, 4 or 5

3 PLS 251
Government & Politics: United States

3, 4 or 5

3 PLS 100
Human Geography 3, 4 or 5 3 GEO 140
Latin 3, 4 or 5 3 FL 022
Macroeconomics 3, 4 or 5 3 ECO 101
Microeconomics 3, 4 or 5 3 ECO 102
Music - Theory 3, 4 or 5 3 MUS 212
Physics 1: Algebra Based 3 4 PHY 121 and PHY 123 (lecture and lab) 
Physics 2: Algebra Based 3 4 PHY 122 and PHY 125 (lecture and lab) 
Physics B 3, 4 or 5 3 PHY 110
Physics C - Mechanics 3, 4 or 5 4 PHY 205 and PHY 124 (lecture and lab)
Physics C - Electricity and Magnetism 3, 4 or 5 4 PHY 206 and PHY 126 (lecture and lab)
Precalculus 3, 4, or 5 3 MAT 175
Psychology 3, 4 or 5 3 PSY 101
Research 3, 4 or 5 3 ELC 001
Seminar 3, 4 or 5 3 ELC 001
Spanish Language 4 or 5 3 SPN 202
Spanish Language 3 3 SPN 103
Spanish Literature 3, 4 or 5 3 SPN 001
Statistics 3 4 MAT 117
U.S. History 3, 4 or 5 3 HIS 202
World History 3, 4 or 5 3 HIS 106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Advanced Placement credit is awarded at Shippensburg University for Advanced Placement          examinations not shown. Please contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office if you have           questions (717-477-1151).
 

College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Credit Information

Find out how many credits you can earn at Shippensburg University through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) using the following chart. Examination score range from 20 to 80.

You may earn up to 30 college credits through CLEP examinations. 

CLEP General Examinations Minimum Grade Credits Equivalent Course
Humanities 50 3 ART 101
Natural Sciences 50 3 GEN 026
Social Sciences and History 50 3 SOC 101
CLEP Subject Examinations
Composition and Literature Minimum Grade Credits Equivalent Course
American Literature 50 6 ENG 233, ENG 234
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature 50 3 ENG 250
College Composition 50 3 ENG 114
English Literature 50 6 ENG 236, ENG 237
Foreign Languages Minimum Grade Credits Equivalent Course
College French Levels 1 & 2
Level 1 (2 semesters) 50 6 FRN 101, FRN 102
Level 2 (4 semesters) 62 above plus FRN 103 and FRN 202
College German Levels 1 & 2
Level 1 (2 semesters) 50 6 GER 101, GER 102
Level 2 (4 semesters) 63 6 above plus GER 103 and GER 203 or 204
College Spanish Levels 1 & 2
Level 1 (2 semesters) 50 6 SPN 101, SPN 102
Level 2 (4 semesters) 66 6 above plus SPN 103 and SPN 202 or 204
Social Sciences and History Minimum Grade Credits Equivalent Course
American Government 50 3 PLS 100
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 50 3 HIS 201
History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present 50 3 HIS 202
Human Growth and Development 50 3 PSY 001
Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 3 TCH 260
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 3 ECO 101
Principles of Microeconomics 50 3 ECO 102
Introductory Psychology 50 3 PSY 101
Introductory Sociology 50 3 SOC 101
Western Civilization I: Ancient near East to 1648 50 3 HIS 105
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present 50 3 HIS 106
Science and Mathematics Minimum Grade Credits Equivalent Course
Calculus  50 4 MAT 211
College Algebra 50 3 MAT 140B
College Algebra - Trigonometry 50 3 MAT 175
College Mathematics 50 3 MAT 009
General Biology 50 3 BIO 100
General Chemistry 50 3 CHM 103
Trigonometry 50 3 MAT 001
Precalculus     50 3 MAT 175
Business Minimum Grade Credits Equivalent Course
Information Systems  50 3 CSC 103
Principles of Accounting 50 6 BUS 001
Financial Accounting 50 6 BUS 001
Introductory Business Law 50 3 BUS 001
Principles of Management 50 3 BUS 001
Principles of Marketing 50 3 BUS 001

NOTE: CLEP credit may be awarded at Shippensburg University for CLEP examinations not shown. Please contact the College of Arts and Sciences dean's office if you have questions (717-477-1151).