BRCC awards credit for successful completion of the following CLEP general examinations based upon the American Council of Education (ACE) recommendations for award of credit. Credit will be granted for a score of “50” or higher on examinations applicable to the student’s current plan of study.
To request college credit for CLEP scores, follow the steps below:
- Order an official transcript from the CollegeBoard
- Send the official transcripts to:
Blue Ridge Community College
Student Records
One College Lane
PO Box 80
Weyers Cave, VA 24486
Registrar@brcc.edu
- Request an evaluation from the Registrar by completing the Transcript Evaluation Request Form.
Learn more about CLEP and take a test locally. The ADP Testing Center administers CLEP exams at the Ice House in Harrisonburg, VA.
Business
| CLEP® Examination | BRCC Equivalent | ACE Recommended Score¹ | Semester Hours² |
| Financial Accounting | ACC 211 | 50 | 3 |
| Information Systems | ITE 120 | 50 | 3 |
| Introductory Business Law | BUS 241 | 50 | 3 |
| Principles of Management | BUS 200 | 50 | 3 |
| Principles of Marketing | MKT 100 | 50 | 3 |
Composition and Literature
| CLEP® Examination | BRCC Equivalent | ACE Recommended Score¹ | Semester Hours² |
| American Literature | ENG 246 | 50 | 3 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | ENG 225 | 50 | 3 |
| College Composition | ENG 111 | 50 | 3 |
| College Composition Modular | ENG 111 | 50 | 3 |
| English Literature | ENG 245 | 50 | 3 |
| Humanities | HUM 202 | 50 | 3 |
History and Social Sciences
| CLEP® Examination | BRCC Equivalent | ACE Recommended Score¹ | Semester Hours² |
| American Government | PLS 135 | 50 | 3 |
| History of the United States I | HIS 121 | 50 | 3 |
| History of the United States II | HIS 122 | 50 | 3 |
| Human Growth and Development | PSY 230 | 50 | 3 |
| Introductory Psychology | PSY 200 | 50 | 3 |
| Introductory Sociology | SOC 200 | 50 | 3 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ECO 201 | 50 | 3 |
| Principles of Microeconomics | ECO 202 | 50 | 3 |
| Western Civilization I | HIS 101 | 50 | 3 |
| Western Civilization II | HIS 102 | 50 | 3 |
Science and Mathematics
| CLEP® Examination | BRCC Equivalent | ACE Recommended Score¹ | Semester Hours² |
| Biology | BIO 101-102 | 50 | 8 |
| Calculus | MTH 263 | 50 | 4 |
| College Algebra | MTH 161 | 50 | 3 |
| College Mathematics | MTH 154 | 50 | 3 |
| Natural Sciences | NAS 2 | 50 | 2 |
| Precalculus | MTH 167 | 50 | 5 |
World Languages
| CLEP® Examination | BRCC Equivalent | ACE Recommended Score¹ | Semester Hours² |
| Spanish Language, Level 1 Proficiency | SPA 101-102 | 50 | 8 |
| Spanish Language, Level 2 Proficiency | SPA 101-102 | 50 | 8 |
| Spanish Language, Level 2 Proficiency | SPA 101-102; 201 | 63 | 11 |
*For CLEP World Languages exams material taught during first- and second-year college language courses is incorporated into a single exam, covering both Level 1 and Level 2 content. A test taker’s proficiency level is dependent on the test score; ACE recommends different credit-granting scores and amounts of credits at Level 1 and Level 2.
¹The American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT) has evaluated CLEP® processes and procedures for developing, administering and scoring the exams. The scores listed above are equivalent to a grade of C in the corresponding course. The American Council on Education, the major coordinating body for all the nation’s higher education institutions, seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues and to influence public policy through advocacy, research and program initiatives. For more information, visit the ACE Credit website.
²Semester hours are for CLEP® exams completed after July 1, 2010. For historic ACE recommended credit-granting scores for CLEP® exams, visit the ACE Credit website.