Credit may be awarded in certain subject matter areas on the basis of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Subject Examinations. However, credit will not be awarded on the basis of CLEP General Examinations. A maximum of thirty semester hours of credit by examination will be accepted toward the degree.
For more information on CLEP Examinations, including specific information on knowledge and skills required and study resources, visit the College Board website at
Current CLEP Equivalencies:
| SUBJECT EXAM | EQUIVALENT COURSES | SEMESTER HOURS |
| Accounting, Principles of | ACCT 1010/1020 | 6 |
| Business Law, Introduction | BSAD 3030 | 3 |
| Info. Sys. & Comp. Appl. | CPSC 1005 (BSAD 1005) | 3 |
| Management, Principles of | BSAD 2060 | 3 |
| Marketing, Principles of | MRKT 2050 | 3 |
| SUBJECT EXAM | EQUIVALENT COURSES | SEMESTER HOURS |
| American Literature* | ENGL 3160/3170 | 6 |
| Anal. & Interpret. Literature | ENGL 1020 | 3 |
| College Composition Modular* | ENGL 1010 | 3 |
| English Literature | ENGL 2070/2080 | 6 |
| Humanities | XFER 1*** (Free Elective) | 3 |
*Exam must include essay component (sent to Xavier by CLEP for scoring) for credit consideration.
| SUBJECT EXAM | EQUIVALENT COURSES | SEMESTER HOURS |
| French, Level 1 or 2 | FREN 1010/1020 | 6 |
| German, Level 1 or 2 | GERM 1010/1020 | 6 |
| Spanish, Level 1 or 2 | SPAN 1010/1020 | 6 |
| SUBJECT EXAM | EQUIVALENT COURSES | SEMESTER HOURS |
| American Government | PSCI 1020 | 3 |
| History of U.S. I to 1877 | HIST 2010 | 3 |
| History of U.S. II from 1865 | HIST 2020 | 3 |
| Educational Psychology | EDUC 3040 (PSYC 3040) | 3 |
| Psychology, Introductory | PSYC 1010 | 3 |
| Human Growth & Development | PSYC 3020 (EDUC 3020) | 3 |
| Macroeconomics, Principles of | ECON 2020 | 3 |
| Microeconomics, Principles of | ECON 2010 | 3 |
| Sociology, Introductory | SOCI 1010 | 3 |
| Social Sciences & History | XFER 1*** (Free Elective) | 3 |
| Western Civilization I to 1648 | HIST 1*** (Free Elective) | 3 |
| Western Civilization II from 1648 | HIST 1*** (Free Elective) | 3 |
| SUBJECT EXAM | EQUIVALENT COURSES | SEMESTER HOURS |
| College Algebra | MATH 1105 | 3 |
| Precalculus | MATH 1030 | 4 |
| Biology | BIOL 1030/1040 (non-science majors | 4 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 1010/1020 | 6 |
| Calculus | MATH 1070 | 4 |
| College Mathematics | MATH 1010 | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | XFER 1*** (Free Elective) | 3 |