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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CLEP (College Level Examination Program)


College Level Examination Program (CLEP)- gtPathways 

Credit award and course equivalency information listed in this table applies only to degree programs completed entirely at the Denver Campus. Health programs at the Anschutz Medical Campus have different credit award and prerequisite policies; visit www.ucdenver.edu/academics and/or contact the program office directly for additional information.

For exams taken in prior or future catalog years, consult those academic catalogs for exam equivalency information.

Subject Area CLEP Examination Title* Credit Hours Awarded CU Denver Equivalent Course gtPathways Category  CU Denver Undergraduate Core Curriculum Category
(Only the following exams are accepted by CU Denver) w/50th percentile minimum score:    
Composition and Literature American Literature 3 ENGL 1999AE** (3 hours) AH2 Humanities
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 3 ENGL 1999AE** (3 hours) AH2 Humanities
College Composition 6 ENGL 1020  & ENGL 2030   CO1 & CO2 Composition
College Composition Modular 3 ENGL 1020   CO1 Composition
English Literature 3 ENGL 1999AE** (3 hours) AH2 Humanities
 
Humanities Humanities 3 HUMN 1999AE** (3 hours) AH2 Humanities
 
Mathematics College Mathematics 3 MATH 1010   MA1 Mathematics
College Algebra 4 MATH 1110   MA1 Mathematics
Trigonometry 3 MATH 1120   None Mathematics
Precalculus 4 MATH 1130   MA1 Mathematics
Calculus 4 MATH 1401   MA1 Mathematics
 
Biological and Physical Sciences Biology  3 BIOL 1999AE** (3 hours) SC2 Biological and Physical Sciences Non-Lab
Chemistry (See Note 1) 6 CHEM 2031  , CHEM 2061   SC2 Biological and Physical Sciences Non-Lab
Natural Sciences 6 CLAS 1999AE** (6 hours) SC2 Biological and Physical Sciences Non-Lab
   
History History of U.S. I 3 HIST 1361   HI1 Humanities
History of U.S. II 3 HIST 1362   HI1 Humanities
Western Civilization I 3 HIST 1211   HI1 Humanities or International Perspectives
Western Civilization II 3 HIST 1212   HI1 Humanities or International Perspectives
 
Social Sciences Introductory Psychology 3 PSYC 1000   SS3 Behavioral Sciences
Introduction to Educational Psychology 3 PSYC 1999AE** (3 hours) SS3 Behavioral Sciences
Human Growth and Development 3 PSYC 2205   SS3 Behavioral Sciences
Introductory Sociology 3 SOCY 1001   SS3 Social Sciences
American Government 3 PSCI 1101   SS1 Social Sciences
Principles of Macroeconomics 3 ECON 2012   SS1 Social Sciences
Principles of Microeconomics 3 ECON 2022   SS1 Social Sciences
Social Sciences and History  3 CLAS 1999AE** (3 hours) SS1 Social Sciences
 
Business Financial Accounting 3 ACCT 2200   None None
Information Systems and Computer Applications 3 ISMG 1999AE** (3 hours) None None
 
Languages French Score of 50 to 64th percentile minimum score: 6 credits FREN 1999AE** (6 hours) AH4 Arts or Humanities
Score of 65+ percentile minimum score: 12 credits FREN 2003 , FREN 2004  , FREN1999AE** (6 hours) AH4 Arts or Humanities
German Score of 50 to 64th percentile minimum score: 6 credits GRMN 1999AE** (6 hours) AH4 Arts or Humanities
Score of 65+ percentile minimum score: 12 credits GRMN 2110 , GRMN 2130 , GRMN1999AE** (6 hours) AH4 Arts or Humanities
Spanish Score of 50 to 64th percentile minimum score: 6 credits SPAN 1999AE** (6 hours) AH4 Arts or Humanities
Score of 65+ percentile minimum score: 12 credits SPAN 2110 , SPAN 2120 , SPAN 1999AE** (6 hours) AH4 Arts or Humanities

 Note 1: Students may take the corresponding CU Denver laboratory course to meet a lab science core curriculum or major requirement. See the academic department for additional information.

*Duplicate credit for exams and/or college courses with similar content is not awarded.

**1999AE courses apply as generic credit in the department of the exam subject area.

CU Denver School Code:
4875


Send Official Score Reports To:
CU Denver Office of Admissions
Campus Box 167
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364


Official Score Reports And Information May Be Obtained By Contacting:
The College Board
CLEP Services
P.O. Box 6600
Princeton, NJ 08541-6600
800-257-9558


www.collegeboard.com