The chart below provides guidance on how many credits you can expect to earn based on your CLEP performance.

BUSINESS COURSES

MINIMUM SCORE 

MSOE ADVANCED STANDING 

CREDITS 

Business Law, Introductory 60 BUS 2330 3 CR
Financial Accounting 60 Business Elective 3 CR
Information Systems and Computer Applications 60 Business Elective 3 CR
Principles of Management 60 BUS 2100 3 CR
Principles of Marketing 60 BUS 2660 3 CR
Principles of Macroeconomics 60 BUS 2222 3 CR
Principles of Microeconomics 60 BUS 2221 3 CR

 ENGLISH COURSES

MINIMUM SCORE 

MSOE ADVANCED STANDING

CREDITS 

College Composition with Essay 60 COM 1001 3 CR
College Composition Modular with Essay 60 COM 1001 3 CR

HUMANITIES COURSES

MINIMUM SCORE 

MSOE ADVANCED STANDING

CREDITS

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 60 LIT 2010 3 CR
American Literature 60 LIT 1020 3 CR
German Language, Level 1* 60 GER 1001 3 CR
German Language, Level 2** 60 GER 2001 3 CR
Spanish Language, Level 1* 60 SPN 1001 3 CR
Spanish Language, Level 2** 66 SPN 2001 3 CR
History of the US I: Early Colonization to 1877 60 HST 1013 3 CR
History of the US II: 1865 To Present 60 HST 1014 3 CR

SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES

MINIMUM SCORE 

MSOE ADVANCED STANDING

CREDITS

American Government 60 PSC 2011 3 CR
Human Growth and Development 60 PSY 3003 3 CR
Psychology, Introductory 60 PSY 1001 3 CR
Sociology, Introductory 60 SOC 1001 3 CR

MATHEMATICS COURSES

MINIMUM SCORE 

MSOE ADVANCED STANDING

CREDITS

Calculus 60

MTH 1110

4 CR
College Algebra 60 NONE --
College Mathematics 60 NONE --
Precalculus (with Trigonometry) 60 MTH 1080 4 CR

SCIENCE COURSES

MINIMUM SCORE 

MSOE ADVANCED STANDING

CREDITS

Biology 60 BIO 1110 4 CR
Chemistry 60 CHM 1010 4 CR
Natural Sciences 60 NONE --

* Level 1: Equivalent to the first two semesters (or 6 semester hours) of college-level foreign language work.

** Level 2: Equivalent to the first four semesters (or 12 semester hours) of college-level foreign language work.