By passing College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams, students can earn college credit for material typically covered in the first two years of college for a cost of $87 per exam. Holyoke Community College is the nearest CLEP testing location; register online at collegeboard.org. Official scores must be requested online and sent directly to GCC (school code 3420).

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Exams Eligible for GCC Credit

Test Name	Optional Essay Required	Minimum Scaled Score for GCC Credit	Course Equivalents at GCC	Credits
History and Social Sciences
American Government	No	50	POL 101	3
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877	No	50	HIS 105	3
History of the United States II: 1865 to present	No	50	HIS 106	3
Human Growth and Development	No	50	PSY 217	3
Macroeconomics (Principles)	No	50	ECO 101	3
Microeconomics (Principles)	No	50	ECO 102	3
Psychology (Intro)	No	50	PSY 101	3
Sociology (Intro)	No	50	SOC 101	3
Western Civilization I	No	50	HIS 101	3
Western Civilization II	No	50	HIS 102	3
Composition and Literature
American Literature	Yes	50	ENG 203	3
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature	No	50	ENG 112	3
College Composition	No	50	ENG 101	3
College Composition Modular	No	50	ENG 101	3
English Literature	No	50	ENG 205	3
Humanities	No	50	HUM 999	3
Science and Mathematics
Biology (Genl)	Yes	50	ΒΙΟ 126 & 127	8
Calculus	No	50	MAT 201	4
College Algebra	No	50	MAT 107	4
Natural Sciences	No	50	SCI 999	3
Precalculus	No	50	MAT 108	4
Business
Accounting (Financial)	No	50	ACC 121 & 122	8
Business Law (Intro)	No	50	BUS 155	3
Business Management (Intro)	No	50	BUS 205	3
Marketing (Principles)	No	50	BUS 209	3
World Languages*
French Level I	No	50-61	FRE 101 & 102	8
French Level II	No	62 or higher	FRE 201 & 202	8
Spanish Level I	No	50-65	SPA 101 & 102	8
Spanish Level II	No	66 or higher	SPA 201 & 202	8

* Students must meet with World Language Department before credit can be granted