College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Richland participates in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), which allow students to obtain college credit based on their learning outside the classroom. CLEP examinations are available in over 30 areas, including Social Science, Natural Science, Humanities, and Mathematics. Credit through a CLEP examination may be applied to a degree or certificate as general education or elective(s).
Credit granted through a CLEP examination will be recorded as credit and will not be used in computing a grade point average. Credit will be recorded after completion of eight (8) semester hours toward an associate’s degree or certificate program. Students should check with the Registrar to verify how CLEP will be applied. Students who have enrolled in college study before attempting a CLEP examination will not be granted credit if they attempt an examination after they have received a grade for that specific course or for prior college study that is directly related to an exam taken.
For more information or to register to take a CLEP examination, contact the Testing Center, 217.875.7211, Ext. 6238, or the Academic Success Center, 217.875.7211, Ext. 6419. Payment for exams is made at the time of registration; the fee is not refundable.
| CLEP Course |
CLEP Minimum Score |
RCC Equivalent (number of credit hours where course number is unavailable) |
| English |
| American Literature |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Analyzing & Interpreting Literature |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| College Composition (with Essay) |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| College Composition Modular |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| English Literature |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Humanities |
| Humanities |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near to 1648 |
50 |
HIST 111 |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present |
50 |
HIST 112 |
| World Languages |
| French Language (2 semester) |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| French Language (4 semester) |
62 |
Not Accepting |
| German Language (2 semester) |
50 |
GERM 101 |
| German Language (4 semester) |
63 |
GERM 102 |
| Spanish Language (2 semester) |
50 |
SPAN 101 |
| Spanish Language (4 semester) |
63 |
SPAN 102 |
| Social Science |
| American Government |
50 |
POL S110 |
| History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 |
50 |
HIST 101 |
| History of the United States II:1865 to the Present |
50 |
HIST 102 |
| Human Growth & Development |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Introductory Psychology |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Introductory Sociology |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Principles of Macroeconomics |
50 |
ECON 231 |
| Principles of Microeconomics |
50 |
ECON 232 |
| Social Sciences & History |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Math |
| Calculus |
50 |
MATH 121 |
| College Algebra |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| College Mathematics |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Precalculus |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Sciences |
| Biology |
50 |
BIOL 101 |
| Chemistry |
50 |
CHEM 131 - no lab (3.0) |
| Natural Sciences |
50 |
Physical Science - no lab (3.0) |
| Business & Computer Science |
| Financial Accounting |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Information Systems & Computer Applications |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Introductory Business Law |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Principles of Management |
50 |
Not Accepting |
| Principles of Marketing |
50 |
Not Accepting |