College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

The CLEP exam(s) offer credit for Math, Science & Engineering, Foreign Languages, Communication, Humanities and Social Sciences courses.

The CLEP exam allows individuals who have acquired knowledge outside the usual educational setting to earn college credit. Credit is granted only to students enrolled at CNM and who achieve passing scores, as listed on this page. Only the exams listed on this page are offered. No credit is granted for Subject Exams not listed.

Administration

CLEP exams are administered up to 3 hours before 5 p.m.(depending on length of test) Monday through Friday. Currently, the exam is only offered at the Main campus.

Schedule My CLEP Exam

Registration and Cost

Visit the CLEP website and follow the registration process. Using the website, you will purchase an exam voucher and select the school you want your CLEP transcripts to be sent to. You will need to print out the voucher and bring it to the CNM campus on the day you want to test.

The CLEP exam fee is $93.00 and must be purchased online with a credit or debit card. On the day of the exam, you will be charged a $25.00 non-refundable CNM administrative fee payable at the Cashier's Office or online through the CPL store.

  • You must have a Government issued photo I.D. to register. 
  • If you are repeating an exam you must wait three months.
  • CLEP exams that are repeated before three months of the test date will have the scores canceled and test fees forfeited.

Note: Please allow 15-30 minutes to process paperwork and start exam.

Exam

Rules

  • Exams can be three hours long with tutorials.
  • All examinees must present a photo ID.
  • Acceptable types of photo ID include driver's licenses, passports, and government-issued identification cards. Anyone who fails to present a photo ID will not be allowed to test.
  • Please do not bring any papers, watches, cellular phones, or backpacks on the day you are testing.
  • Scheduled rest breaks will not be provided. If you must leave the testing rooms momentarily while the test is in progress you will not be given extra time to complete the exam.

Please note: Scientific calculators will be available on your computer.

Test Results

  • CLEP scores are good for 20 years.
  • You will receive a score report approximately 15 minutes after completing the test (except for College composition which takes up to three weeks to score).
  • If you would like your exam canceled, notify the test administrator before submitting your exam for scoring.
  • CLEP Scores will be forwarded from the Assessment Center to the CNM Records office and to the National CLEP office.

Special Accommodations

Individuals with special needs requiring specific test accommodations are advised to email us at testing@cnm.edu to arrange for accommodations. Please allow four to six weeks for test materials to arrive if a special test version is required.

Additional Information

For more details go to the College Board's CLEP page. Study guides for specific exams can be obtained at any Assessment office.

CNM CLEP POLICY

CLEP SUBJECT EXAMS

MINIMUM SCORE CREDIT GRANTED EQUIV. CNM COURSE

Foreign Languages

French - College Level 1

50

8

FREN 1110, 1120 (FRENCH 1101,1102)*

French - College Level 2

59

16

FREN 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120 (FRENCH 1101,1102,2201,2202)*

Spanish - College Level 1

50

8

SPAN 1110, 1120,  (SPAN 1101,1102)*

Spanish - College Level 2

63

14

SPAN 1110, 1120, 2110, 2120   (SPAN 1101,1102,2201,2202)*

German - College Level 1

50

6

LANGUAGE ELECTIVE

German - College Level 2

60

12

LANGUAGE ELECTIVE

Social Sciences and History

American Government

50

3

POLS 1120 (PSCI 2200)*

Human Growth and Development

50

3

PSYC 2120 (PSY 2220)*

Principles of Macroeconomics

50

3

ECON 2110 (ECON 2200)*

Principles of Microeconomics

50

3

ECON 2120 (ECON 2201)*

Analyzing/Interpret Literature

50

6

ENGL 1410, 2510 (ENG 1150,2250)*

College Composition

50

3

ENGL 1110 (ENG 1101)*

College Composition

70

6

ENGL 1110, 1120 (ENG 1101, 1102)*

English Literature

50

6

ENGL 2630, 2640 (ENG 2284,2285)*

American Literature

50

6

ENGL 2610, 2620 (ENG 2287,2288)*

Introduction to Psychology

50

3

PSYC 1110 (PSY 1105)*

Intro to Educational Psychology

50

3

PSY Elective

Introduction to Sociology

50

3

SOCI 1110 (SOC 1101)*

US History I

50

3

HIST 1110 (HIST 1161)*

US History II

50

3

HIST 1120 (HIST 1162)*

Western Civilization I

50

3

HIST 1150 (HIST 1101)*

Western Civilization II

50

3

HIST 1160 (HIST 1102)*

Humanities

50

6

HUMN 1110, 2110 (HUM 1111,1121)*

Sciences and Mathematics

College Algebra

50

3

MATH 1220 (MATH 1315)*

College Mathematics

50

3

MATH 1130 (MATH 1320)*

Calculus

63

4

MATH 1510 (MATH 1710)*

Pre-Calculus

50

7

MATH 1230, 1240 (MATH 1410, 1415)*

Biology

50

3

BIOL 1110(BIO 1010)*

Chemistry

50

8

CHEM 1215, 1215L, and CHEM 1225, 1225L  (CHEM 1710,1792,1810,1892)*

Business

Financial Accounting

50

6

ACCT 2110 (ACCT 1110)*

Principles of Management

50

3

MGMT 2110 (BA 2133)*

Principles of Marketing

50

3

MKTG 2110 (BA 2222)*

Introduction to Business Law

50

3

BLAW 2110 (BA 2240)*

*course numbers prior to Fall 2019 term