College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Criteria for Earning CLEP Credit at Eastern Illinois University Minimum Scores Required for Credit
| General Tests | Standard Score | Percentile | Credit Awarded | EIU Equivalent Course |
| Humanities | 452 or 50 | 50 | 6 semester hours | Humanities Electives 3 semester hours Fine Arts 3 semester hours Literature (Elective Credit only. May not be used for General Education Credit) |
Please Note: Eastern accepts only the "College Composition Modular" subject test with the required essay.
| Subject Tests | Standard Score | Percentile | Credit Awarded | EIU Course Equivalent(s) |
| Accounting | 57 | 75 | 3 semester hours | BUS 2101 (3 semester hours) |
| American Government | 53 | 60 | 3 semester hours | PLS 1153G |
| Biology (General) | 51 | 55 | 3 semester hours or 4 semester hours | BIO 1001G (non majors BIO 1100G (majors) |
| Calculus (with Elementary Functions) | 53 | 60 | 7 semester hours | MAT 1330 (2 semester hours) MAT 1441G (5 semester hours) |
| Chemistry (General) | 50 | 52 | 4 semester hours | CHM 1310G (3 semester hours) CHM 1315G (1 semester hour) |
| College Composition Modular | 50 | 49 | 3 semester hours | ENG 1001G (Essay Required) |
| Literature (Analysis & Interpretation) | 51 | 51 | 3 semester hours | ENG 1002G (Essay Required) |
| Foreign Language (French, German, Spanish) | 50 | 4 semester hours (lower division) | FLF or FLG or FLS 1102 | |
| Foreign Language (French) | 62 | 8 semester hours (lower division) | FLF 2201G and FLF 2202G | |
| Foreign Language (German) | 63 | 8 semester hours (lower division) | FLG 2201G and FLG 2202G | |
| Foreign Language (Spanish) | 66 | 8 semester hours (lower division) | FLS 2201G and FLS 2202G | |
| Foreign Language (French, German, Spanish) | 70 | 8 semester hours (lower division) 3 semester hours (upper division) |
FLF or FLG or FLS 2201G, FLF or FLG or FLS 2202G and 3 semester hours of FLF or FLG or FLS Elective | |
| Macroeconomics (Introduction) | 51 | 50 | 3 semester hours | ECN 2801G |
| Microeconomics (Introduction) | 51 | 50 | 3 semester hours | ECN 2802G |
| Marketing (Principles) | 50 | 47 | 3 semester hours | BUS 3470 |
| Psychology (Introduction) | 51 | 50 | 3 semester hours | PSY 1879G |
| Sociology (Introduction) | 47 | 37 | 3 semester hours | SOC 2710G |
