The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is an external credit by-examination program that measures a student’s level of comprehension of introductory college-level material for which students may earn college credit by receiving a satisfactory test score. West Valley College students can receive credit towards an AA/AS degree. Students who are planning to satisfy graduation or transfer requirements by completing the CSU General Education-Breadth certification pattern may apply credit obtained through CLEP per the California State University approved policy AS-2492-10/AA. Each campus in the CSU system determines how it will apply external examinations toward credit in the major. For students not already certified in General Education and/or American Institutions, the campus also determines how to apply credit from such exams toward the local degree requirement.
Column 1 – Applied to California State University General Education (CSU GE) certification.
Column 2 – Applied to Associate Degree General Education area West Valley College.
CLEP cannot be applied to IGETC.
| CLEP Exam | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Application to CSU GE Certification 3 semester units toward CSU GE | Application to WVC Associate Degree General Education 3 semester units toward AA/AS GE | |
| American Government | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area D8 | with a passing score of 50 Social / Behavioral Science Area A-4 |
| American Literature | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area C2 | with a passing score of 50 Arts & Humanities Area A-3 |
| Analyzing & Interpreting Lit | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area C2 | with a passing score of 50 Arts & Humanities Area A-3 |
| Biology | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area B2 | with a passing score of 50 Natural Science Area A-5 |
| Calculus | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area B4 | with a passing score of 50 Language and Rationality Area A-2 |
| Chemistry | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area B1 | with a passing score of 50 Natural Science Area A-5 |
| College Algebra | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area B4 | with a passing score of 50 Language and Rationality Area A-2 |
| College Algebra: Trigonometry | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area B4 | With a passing score of 50 Language and Rationality Area A-2 |
| College Math | NA | NA |
| English Comp (no essay) | NA | NA |
| English Comp (with essay) | NA | NA |
| English Literature | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area C2 | with a passing score of 50 Arts & Humanities Area A-3 |
| Financial Accounting | with a passing score of 50 credits earned 3.0 | NA |
| French Level I | with a passing score of 50 credits earned 6.0 | NA |
| French Level II | with a passing score of 59 CSU GE Area C2 | with a passing score of 59 Arts & Humanities Area A-3 |
| Freshman College Composition | NA | NA |
| German Level I | with a passing score of 50 credits earned 6.0 | NA |
| German Level II | with a passing score of 60 CSU GE Area C2 | with a passing score of 60 Arts & Humanities Area A-3 |
| History, United States I | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area D6 and US‐1 US History | with a passing score of 50 Social / Behavioral Science Area A-4 |
| History, United States II | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area D6 and US‐1 US History | with a passing score of 50 Social / Behavioral Science Area A-4 |
| Human Growth and Development | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area E | with a passing score of 50 Social / Behavioral Science Area A-4 |
| Humanities | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area C2 | with a passing score of 50 Arts & Humanities Area A-3 |
| Info Systems & Computer Applications | with a passing score of 50 credits earned 3.0 | N/A |
| Intro to Educational Psychology | with a passing score of 50 credits earned 3.0 | NA |
| Intro Business Law | with a passing score of 50 credits earned 3.0 | NA |
| Introductory Psychology | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area D9 | with a passing score of 50 Social / Behavioral Science Area A-4 Series 1 |
| Introductory Sociology | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area D0 | with a passing score of 50 Social / Behavioral Science Area A-4 Series 1 |
| Natural Sciences | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area B1 or B2 | with a passing score of 50 Natural Science Area A-5 |
| Pre-Calculus | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area B4 | with a passing score of 50 Language and Rationality Area A-2 |
| Principles of Accounting | with a passing score of 50 credits earned 3.0 | NA |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area D2 | with a passing score of 50 Social / Behavioral Science Area A-4 |
| Principles of Management | with a passing score of 50 credits earned 3.0 | NA |
| Principles of Microeconomics | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area D2 | with a passing score of 50 Social / Behavioral Science Area A-4 |
| Principles of Marketing | ? | N/A |
| Social Science & History | NA | NA |
| Spanish Level I | with a passing score of 50 Credits earned 6.0 | NA |
| Spanish Level II | with a passing score of 63 CSU GE Area C2 | with a passing score of 63 Arts & Humanities Area A-3 |
| Spanish with Wrinting l | with a passing score of 50 Credits earned 6.0 | N/A |
| Spanish with Writing ll | with a passing score of 63 CSU GE Area C2 | with a passing score of 63 Arts & Humanities Area A-3 |
| Trigonometry | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area B4 | with a passing score of 50 Language and Rationality Area A-2 |
| Western Civilization I | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area C2 or Area D6 | with a passing score of 50 Arts & Humanities Area A-3 or Social Science Area A-4 |
| Western Civilization II | with a passing score of 50 CSU GE Area D6 | with a passing score of 50 Social / Behavioral Science Area A-4 |