Admission

CLEP Subject Examination Equivalents

For credit to be granted, the student must have taken the examination prior to earning 30 credits towards their degree at Hofstra and before their junior year. Scores must be in accordance with the scoring guidelines that have been established by the Office of Admission in consultation with departments below. 

Please note that there is no credit awarded for CLEP exams taken in business or foreign language. For students already enrolled at Hofstra, credits earned under standardized testing programs may not be used to meet or reduce core or distribution course requirements.

Policy: Prior Learning, Standardized Testing, Credit by Examination

African American History

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  HIST 115* & 116*  3
Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  PSC 1  3

American History

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  Hist 3A* & 3B*  3
Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  ENGL 71 & 72  6

Analysis & Interp. Literature

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 52%  ENGL 999L*  6

Biology

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  BIO 999N*  3

Calculus

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  Math 61A  4
 80% Math 071 4

Chemistry

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  CHEM 3A & 3B
 CHEM 4A & 4B		  3 + 1
 3 + 1

College Algebra

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  MATH 006A  3
Score Received Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
50%  ECO 1 3

Microeconomics

Score Received Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
50%  ECO 2 3

Both Exams

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  ECO 1 & 2  6

English Literature

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  ENGL 60 & 61  6

Precalculus

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  MATH 50  4

Psychology (General)

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  PSY 1A*  3

Sociology

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  SOC 4  3

Statistics

Score Received

 Hofstra Equivalent

 Credit Given
 50%

 MATH 8 or BAN 001

  3

Western Civilization I & II

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  HIST 11 & 12  3

CLEP General Examination Equivalents

Credit will be awarded for a score of 500 or better. A score of 498 or better will give credit for freshman English.

College Composition with essay

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  WSC 1  3

College Math

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
50%  MATH 999X  3

History

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  HIST 999H*  3

Humanities

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  FA 999A*
 ENGL 999L*		  3
 3

Natural Science

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  BIO 999N*
 NSC 999N*		  3
 3

Social Science

Score Received  Hofstra Equivalent Credit Given
 50%  SOC 999B*  3

*Course only fulfills distribution credit if first semester at Hofstra University is Fall 2010 or later.