(College Level Examination Program)
The CLEP Subject Exams listed below will be accepted for credit at Central Connecticut State University when the minimum score requirements have been met.
*As of February 15, 2003 all students taking Computer-Based Tests (CBT) must receive a minimum score of 50 in order to receive credit.
Central does not award any credit for the CLEP General Examination.
Science & Mathematics:
| Examination Title | Acceptable Score | Central Course Equivalent | Semester Hours |
| Calculus | 48/*50 | MATH 152 Calculus I | 4.00 |
| College Algebra | 50 | MATH 101 Intermediate Algebra | 3.00 |
| Trigonometry | 49/*50 | MATH 115 Trigonometry | 3.00 |
| College Math | 49/*50 | MATH 1XX Elective (Skill Area II Credit) | 3.00 |
| General Biology | 49/*50 | BIO 121 General Biology I BIO 122 General Biology II | 8.00 |
| General Chemistry | 48/*50 | CHEM 161/162 General Chem I & Lab CHEM 200/201 Foundations of Analytical Chemistry & Lab | 8.00 |
| Natural Science | 50 | BIO 111 Introductory Biology | 3.00 |
| Pre-Calculus | 50 | MATH 119 Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry | 4.00 |
Business
| Examination Title | Acceptable Score | Central Course Equivalent | Semester Hours |
| Financial Accounting | 50 | AC 211 Intro Financial Accounting | 3.00 |
| Info Sys & CmptrApplictions | 50 | CET 1XX Elective | 3.00 |
| Principles of Management | 50 | MGT 295 Fund of Mgmt & Orgz Behavior | 3.00 |
| Principles of Marketing | 50 | MKT 295 Fundamentals of Marketing | 3.00 |
| Introductory Business Law | 51 | LAW 250 Legal & Ethical Env of Business | 3.00 |
Composition & Literature
| Examination Title | Acceptable Score | Central Course Equivalent | Semester Hours |
| College Composition (essay required) | 48/*50 | WRT 1XX Writing Elective | 3.00 |
Foreign Languages
| Examination Title | Acceptable Score | Central Course Equivalent | Semester Hours |
| French Language | 50 | FR 125 Intermediate French I FR 126 Intermediate French II | 6.00 |
| German Language | 50 | GER 125 Intermediate German I GER 126 Intermediate German II | 6.00 |
| Spanish Language Non-heritage track students, please contact the World Languages department. | 50-62 | SPAN 190 Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish I SPAN 191 Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish II | 6.00 |
| 63+ | SPAN 190 Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish I SPAN 191 Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish II SPAN 290 Hispanic Culture for Heritage Speakers of Spanish I | 9.00 |
History & Social Sciences
| Examination Title | Acceptable Score | Central Course Equivalent | Semester Hours |
| American Government | 47/*50 | PS 110 American Government & Politics | 3.00 |
| History of the United States 1 Early Colonizations to 1877 | 50 | HIST 161 American History to 1877 | 3.00 |
| History of the United States 2 1865 to the Present | 50 | HIST 162 American History from 1877 to present | 3.00 |
| Humanities | 50 | HUM 1XX Elective | 3.00 |
| Introductory to Educational Psychology | 50 | PSY 2XX | 3.00 |
| Introductory Psychology | 47/*50 | PSY 112 Introduction to Psychology | 3.00 |
| Human Growth & Development | 46/*50 | PSY 136 Lifespan Development | 3.00 |
| Prin. of Macroeconomics | 48/*50 | ECON 200 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3.00 |
| Prin. of Microeconomics | 48/*50 | ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics | 3.00 |
| Introductory Sociology | 46/*50 | SOC 110 Introductory Sociology | 3.00 |
| Western Civilization Ancient Near East to 1648 | 50 | HIST 1XX Elective | 3.00 |
| Western Civilization 1648 to the Present | 50 | HIST 1XX Elective | 3.00 |