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    Dec 07, 2025  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

College Level Examination Program Table


The University of Maine College Level Examination Program Table (15 credits limitation) 

To register for a CLEP exam, go to: http://umaine.edu/csp/clep/

The following CLEP tests are approved by all colleges as substitutions for University of Maine courses. Other tests may be considered on an individual basis.

CLEP Exam  Required Scores UM Equivalent Credits Earned Gen Ed Statisfied
American Government 50 POS 100 3 Social Contexts 
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (w/essay)** 50 ENG 129/170 6  
Biology 50 BIO 100 4 Lab Science
Calculus 50 MAT 126 4 Quant. Lit
Chemistry 50 CHY121/123, CHY 122/124 8 Lab Science
College Algebra 50 MAT 111 3  
College-Level Mathematics  50 MAT 100X 3  
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 50 HTY 103 3 Social Cont/West Cult
History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present 50 HTY 104 3

Social Cont/ West Cult

Human Growth and Development 50 CHF 201

3

Social Contexts 
Macroeconomics, Principles of 50 ECO 121 3 Social Contexts
Microeconomics, Principles of 50 ECO 120 3 Social Contexts
Natural Sciences 50 - 80 BIO 122 & PHY 100X 6

Pop Environ/App Sci

Precalculus 50 MAT 122 4 Quant Lit
Psychology, Educational 

50 - 62

 

  3  
Psychology, Educational  63-80 EHD 203 3  
Psychology, Introductory 50 PSY 100 3 Social Contexts
Sociology, Introductory 50 SOC 101 3 Social Contexts
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 50 HTY 105 3 Social Cont/ West Cult
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present 50 HTY 106

3

Social Cont/West Cult

** Credits are contingent upon approval of the essay portion by the English Department.