OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR

College Level Exam Program (CLEP) Tests

TU offers, and grants units for, the following computerized CLEP tests to Towson University degree seeking students. These tests are administered weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment only and are scored immediately.

Call 410-704-2471 to schedule a testing date.  Fees are listed below:

  • Testing Fee to Educational Testing Services is $77.00.

  • Registration Fee to Towson University is $33.00.

  • Students who pass the exam(s) will be assessed a fee of $30.00 per credit for the course(s) to be posted on the Towson University transcript.



NOTE:

Students are not permitted to attempt a CLEP exam if an equivalent course was attempted at TU or earned as credit at another college or university.

TU COURSES
UNITS
CLEP TESTS

FULFILLS

GENED
ACCT Principles of Accounting I &  II

ACCT 201 (I)

ACCT 202 (II)		 3 units ea.
6 total units*		 Principles of Accounting N/A

COSC 111

Information & Technology for Business

 3

Information System & Computer Applications

If passed, two additional test modules required  through the COSC Dept. (Additional fees - Modules I & II - $140 including both modules)

 I.B

ECON 201

Microeconomic Principles

 3 Principles of Microeconomics II.C.2

ECON 202

Macroeconomic Principles

 3 Principles of Macroeconomics II.C.2

ENGL 102

Writing for a Liberal Education

 3 English Composition
If passed, 2 essays required through English dept. to receive units.		 I.A

ENGL British English Literature I & II

ENGL 221 (I)

British Literature to 1798

ENGL 222 (II)

British Literature since 1798

 3 units ea.
6 total units*		 English Literature II.C.1

ENGL 230

Main Currents in American Literature
+ 3 English Elective Units

 3 units ea.
6 total units*		 American Literature II.B.1
Humanities 1-6 Humanities II.B.1
&
II.C.1

LEGL 226

Business Law

 3 Introduction to Business Law N/A

MKGT 341

Principles of Marketing

 3 Principles of Marketing N/A

MNGT 361

Principles of Management

 3 Principles of Management N/A

PSYC 201

Educational Psychology

 3 Educational Psychology N/A

SOCI 101

Introduction to Sociology

 3 Introduction to Sociology II.C.2
ELECTIVES:
College Mathematics		 1-6 units Lower Level Electives
College Mathematics		 N/A
Natural Sciences   Natural Sciences  
Social Sciences and History   Social Sciences & History  
* Combined Test (all parts must be completed)

 

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