MTC CLEP Policy

Midlands Technical College welcomes students from a variety of backgrounds and learning experiences. We understand that students may come to our college with a firm grounding in many of the disciplines we teach. We recognize and honor that prior learning by accepting College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests with sufficient scores for certain courses at Midlands Technical College. Listed below are guidelines indicating the credit granting scores and the equivalent MTC course exempted and the credits to be awarded for each.

Business

Title
 
Minimum Score
 
MTC Course Equivalent
 
Course Prefix
& Number
Credit
Awarded
Information Systems & Computer 50 General Elective CPT 001 3
Introductory Business Law 50 Business Law I BUS 121 3
(Discontinued) Principles of Accounting 50 Accounting Concepts ACC 111 3
Principles of Financial Accounting 50 Accounting Concepts ACC 111 3
Principles of Management 50 Principles of Management MGT 101 3
Principles of Marketing 50 Marketing MKT 101 3

Composition & Literature

Title
 
Minimum Score
 
MTC Course Equivalent
 
Course Prefix
& Number
Credit
Awarded
American Literature 55 American Literature Survey ENG 203 3
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature 53 General Elective GEN 001 3
College Composition 50 English Composition I ENG 101 3
(Discontinued) College Composition Modular 50 English Composition I ENG 101 3
(Discontinued) English Composition (With or Without Essay) 50 General Elective GEN 001 3
English Literature 55 Literature Survey LIT 001 3
(Discontinued) Freshman College Composition (Essay Required) 54 English Composition I ENG 101 3
Humanities 50 General Elective HUM 001 3

Foreign Languages

Title
 
Minimum Score
 
MTC Course Equivalent
 
Course Prefix
& Number
Credit
Awarded
French, Level 1 50 General Elective FRE 101 4
French, Level 2 59 General Elective FRE 102 4
German, Level 1 50 General Elective GER 101 4
German, Level 2 60 General Elective GER 102 4
Spanish, Level 1 50 General Elective SPA 101 4
Spanish, Level 2 63 General Elective SPA 102 4

Spanish with Writing
Level 1 Proficiency

50 General Elective SPA 101 4
Spanish Language
Level 2 Proficiency
63 General Elective SPA 102 4

History & Social Sciences

Title
 
Minimum Score
 
MTC Course Equivalent
 
Course Prefix
& Number
Credit
Awarded
American Government 50 American Government PSC 201 3
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 50 American History: Discovery to 1877 HIS 201 3
History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present 50 American History: 1877 to Present HIS 202 3
Human Growth & Development 50 Human Growth & Development PSY 203 3
Introduction to Educational Psychology 50 Social and Behavioral Sciences SCS 002 3
Principles of Macroeconomics 50 Macroeconomics ECO 210 3
Principles of Microeconomics 50 Microeconomics ECO 211 3
Introductory Psychology 50 General Psychology PSY 201 3
Introductory Sociology 50 Introduction to Sociology SOC 101 3
Social Sciences & History 50 General Elective GEN 001 3
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 Western Civilization to 1689 HIS 101 3
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present 50 Western Civilization Post 1689 HIS 102 3

Science & Mathematics

Title
 
Minimum Score
 
MTC Course Equivalent
 
Course Prefix
& Number
Credit
Awarded
Calculus 50 Analytical Geometry & Calculus I MAT 140 4
College Algebra 50 College Algebra MAT 110 3
(Discontinued) Algebra-Trigonometry 50 Math MAT 001 3
Biology 50 Biological Science I BIO 101 4
(Discontinued) Calculus with Elementary Functions 50 Analytical Geometry & Calculus I MAT 140 4
Chemistry 50 College Chemistry I CHM 110 4
College Mathematics 50 Contemporary Mathematics MAT 155 3
Natural Sciences 50 Lab Science SCI 001 4
Precalculus 50 Mathematics MAT 001 3
(Discontinued) Trigonometry 50 College Trigonometry MAT 111 3