WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY CLEP POLICY

EFFECTIVE AS OF NOVEMBER 2017

EXAMINATIONS

GE CLEP Subject Examination Min. Hours WSU Equivalent

Requirement Score

(PL) American Literature 50 3 ENG Elective

(AI) American Government 50 3 PS 1010
History of the United States I – to 1877 50 3 HIS 2040
History of the United States II – 1865 to date 50 3 HIS 2050
(PL) Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 50 3 ENG Elective
(MC) Calculus 50 3 MAT 2010
(MC) College Algebra+ 50 3 MAT - Algebra
(BC) College Composition 50 4 ENG 1020
(PL) English Literature 50 3 ENG Elective
(LS) Biology* 50 3 BIO 1510
(PS) Chemistry* 50 3 CHM 1020
(MC) College Mathematics 50 4 MAT 1800
Human Growth and Development 50 3 PSY 2400
(VP)(PL) Humanities 50 6 HUM 1010 & ENG Elective
(CL) Information Systems 50 3 CSC 1XXX
Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 3 EDP 3310
(MC) Pre-Calculus 50 4 MAT 1800
(SS) Principles of Macroeconomics 50 3 ECO 2020
(SS) Principles of Microeconomics 50 3 ECO 2010
(LS) Introductory Psychology 50 3 PSY 1020
(SS) Introductory Sociology 50 3 SOC 2000
(LS)(PS) Natural Sciences* 50 8 BIO & PHY Elective
(SS)(HS) Social Sciences & History 50 8 Soc. Sci. & HIS Elective
(HS) Western Civilization I – to 1648 50 3 HIS 1000
(HS) Western Civilization II – 1648 to date 50 3 HIS 1300
* If the student satisfies Natural Science in both areas – Life Science and Physical Science – by examination
(AP, CLEP, or credit by examination), the Natural Science Laboratory requirement is considered fulfilled.
(General Education Implementation Committee, Compiled Requirements, Guidelines and Criteria. 5.23)

 A Student who receives a score of 50 in both College Algebra and College Trigonometry will receive credit for
MAT 1800 (5 semester hours) and will have satisfied Math Competency.

For complete information on scheduling examinations, fees and reporting scores, refer to
http://testing.wayne.edu/app/testinfo.cfm?eid=TECLEX or contact: Testing, Evaluation and Research, 5221 Gullen
Mall, 686 Student Center, Detroit, MI 48202. Phone: 313-577-3400.

Credit for CLEP/DANTES examinations is awarded by the Transfer Credit Evaluation Unit. For questions about this
policy, contact the WSU Transfer Credit Evaluation Unit in the Office of Records and Registration, 313-577-9606.
http://www.transfercredit.wayne.edu/
 NOTES

 No credit is awarded for the following CLEP examinations: College Composition MODULAR, Financial
Accounting, French Language, German Language, Introductory Business Law, Principles of
Management, Principles of Marketing, and Spanish Language.

 No Credit is awarded for the DANTES DSST examinations.

 Credit will not be awarded for CLEP scores on the basis of their appearance on the transcript of another
institution.

Effective November 2017, there is no limit to the number of credit hours for CLEP or a combination of AP, IB,
CLEP, and department-based credit by examination that may be used toward a WSU degree. All credit will
be recorded on the student record.

 All scale scores for the General Examinations in English Composition, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural
Science, and Social Science will be reported as a two-digit number. The score scale for the general exams
has switched from 200-800 to 20-80. In addition, the General Examinations are now Subject Examinations
based on the College Board’s July 2001 revisions.