CLEP and AP

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) offers students the opportunity to earn college credit by examination. Rhode Island College requires a score of 50 or higher in order to earn the equivalent RIC course credit. Students may not take a CLEP test if they already earned credit for the equivalent course listed. Half of the 36 CLEP exams currently available satisfy Gen Ed requirements, a number of others count in various majors and the remainder as elective credit. In addition to accelerating one’s progress to degree, a CLEP exam may help a student who needs a few more credits in order to graduate (including any CLEP test for which elective credit is awarded).

CCRI is the available testing center in RI. Approximate cost for a test is $110 and practice tests are available. CLEP results should be sent to the Records Office at the college.

More information about testing and registration

This table lists CLEP exams and their RIC equivalents, including an indication via asterisk of any CLEP exams RIC equivalents that satisfy a General Education requirement:

CLEP Subject Exam (score of 50 unless otherwise noted)	RIC Equivalent (# credits) *Indicates Gen Ed credit is earned
Composition and Literature
American Literature	Elective (6)
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature	Elective (6)
College Composition	FYW 100 (4)* plus Elective (2)
College Composition Modular	Elective (6)
English Literature	Elective (6)
Humanities	Elective (6)
World Languages
French Language	FREN 101 Elementary French and FREN 102 Elementary French II (8)*
French Language (score of 60)	FREN 113 Intermediate French I and FREN 114 Intermediate French II (8)*
German Language	GRMN 101 Elementary French and GRMN 102 Elementary German II (8)*
Spanish Language	SPAN 101 Elementary French and SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II (8)*
Spanish Language (score of 60)	SPAN 113 Intermediate French I and SPAN 114 Intermediate Spanish II (8)*
History and Social Sciences
American Government	POL 202 American Government (4)*
History of the U.S. Early Colonization to 1877	HIST 201 U.S. History 1400 – 1800 (3)
History of the U.S. II:  1865 to the present	HIST 202 U.S. History:  1800-1920
Human Growth and Development	Elective (3)
Introduction to Educational Psychology	Elective (3)
Introductory Psychology	PSYC 110 Introduction to Psychology (4)*
Introductory Sociology	SOC 200 Society & Social Behavior (4)*
Social Sciences and History	SB 175 Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Science (4)* plus Elective (2)
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 AND    Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present Western Civilization	HIST 175 Gen Ed History (4)* plus Elective (2)
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648	Elective (3)
Western Civilization II:  1648 to Present	Elective (3)
Science and Mathematics
Biology	BIOL 111 Introductory Biology I and BIOL 112 Introductory Biology II (8)*
Calculus	MATH 212 (4) plus Elective (2)*
Chemistry	CHEM 103 General Chemistry I and CHEM 104 General Chemistry II (8)*
College Algebra	Elective (3)
College Mathematics	MATH 175 Gen Ed Math (4)*  Elective (2)
Natural Sciences	LS 175 Gen Ed Lab Science (4)* plus Elective (2)
Precalculus	MATH 209 Precalculus Mathematics (4)*
Business
Financial Accounting	ACCT 201 Principles of Accounting (3)
Introductory Business Law	Elective (3)
Principles of Macroeconomics	ECON 215 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
Principles of Management	MGT 201 Foundations of Management (4)
Principles of Marketing	MKT 201 Introduction to Marketing (4)
Principles of Microeconomics	ECON 214 Principles of Microeconomics (3)

Completion Option for Graduating Seniors Short 1–2 Credits in their Last Semester

Graduating seniors in their last semester who are 1 – 2 credits short of the 120 credits required to graduate may take advantage of one or more of the American Red Cross online certification tests listed below. Successful completion of a Red Cross online self-paced certification course results in an electronic certificate. Students must send an electronic copy of the certificate to the Records Office (ebright@ric.edu). Credit will be posted as elective test credits.

Eligibility

Students wishing to take any one of the Red Cross online certification tests below may not take the test until they have a) applied for graduation, b) have a completed degree audit and c) meet either of the following eligibility criteria in order to take one of the tests and submit the certificate of completion:

1. Degree audit shows the student is 1-2 elective credits short for graduation
2. Degree audit shows potential August graduate (limited to a maximum of 9 credits in the summer) but who needs an additional 1-2 elective credits. The student must be registered for the summer courses before taking a Red Cross test or submitting the completion certificate.

American Red Cross online testing 

Register for one of these approved tests:

• Adult First Aid/CPR/AED ($35), (RIC will award 2 test credits) 
• First Aid for Opioid Overdoses ($30), RIC will award 1 test credit

Register

Advanced Placement (AP) Tests

Students who took any Advanced Placement tests (AP) in high school and earned a score of 3 or higher receive credit from Rhode Island College. If you did not request that your AP scores be sent to Rhode Island College when you first applied, you can request your scores.

The table below lists AP exams and their RIC equivalents, including an indication via asterisk of any AP exams RIC equivalents that satisfy a General Education requirement: