Moorpark College faculty has determined passing scores and, when appropriate, certification areas for General Education (GE) and course equivalency of College Level Examination Program (CLEP) as provided below.

• A score of 50 or higher (except where noted) is required to grant credit for GE and/or major for Moorpark College programs.
• An acceptable CLEP score equates to 3 semester units for GE certification purposes.
• Students who have earned credit for a CLEP exam should not take a comparable college course because credit will not be granted for both.
• Credits awarded for CLEP exams shall not impact a student’s GPA.
• Units granted for CLEP will not be subject to the unit limits for Credit for Prior Learning or Pass/No Pass grading which otherwise apply within the district.
• Credits acquired by exams are not counted in determining the 12-semester units in residence at the granting institution required for an Associate Degree.

The list was approved by MC Curriculum Committee on 2/15/2022.

Reference:

• VCCCD AP 4235 Credit for Prior Learning, last reviewed in 2024.
• CLEP Credit for MC, reviewed and approved by MC Curriculum Committee on 2/15/2022.

Rules for Using CLEP Credit for Transfer and CSU GE-Breadth

​The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) is a credit-by-examination program that measures a student’s level of comprehension of introductory college-level material and consecutively earn college credit.

The California State University (CSU) faculty has determined passing scores and, when appropriate, certification areas (for General Education Breadth and United States History, Constitution, and American Ideals) for CSU-approved standardized external examinations.  The CSU requires a passing score of at least 50 on the CLEP exam. Each campus in the CSU system determines how it will apply external examinations toward credit in the major. For students not already certified in GE (​​General Education) and/or​​ American Institutions, the campus also determines how to apply credit from such exams toward the local degree requirements.

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If a student passes more than one CLEP test in the same language other than English (e.g., two exams in French), then only one examination may be applied to the baccalaureate. For each test in a language other than English, a passing score of 50 is considered “Level I” and earns six units of baccalaureate credit; the higher score listed for each test is considered “Level II” and earns additional units of credit and placement in Area C2 of GE Breadth, as noted.

Reference:

• CSU Systemwide Credit for External Examinations PolicyStat ID: 14685671, last reviewed 1/6/2024.

The University of California (UC) system does not award credit for College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and CLEP cannot be used for IGETC.