CLEP and AP Overlap Subjects

Modified on Thu, Nov 21 at 11:57 AM

Students who miss an AP® exam or want a second chance at earning credit could consider taking a CLEP® exam in a related subject.

While there are differences in CLEP and AP content, the following AP subjects may serve as good preparation for the corresponding CLEP exams. See CLEP content outlines and sample questions at clep.collegeboard.org.

AP Exam	CLEP Exam
AP English Literature and Composition	CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
AP English Language and Comp	CLEP College Composition
AP US Government and Politics	CLEP American Government
AP United States History	CLEP History of the United States I & II
AP Psychology	CLEP Introduction to Psychology
AP Macroeconomics	CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics	CLEP Principles of Microeconomics
AP European History	CLEP Western Civilization I & II
AP Biology	CLEP Biology
AP Precalculus	CLEP Precalculus
AP Calculus AB	CLEP Calculus
AP Chemistry	CLEP Chemistry
AP French Language and Culture	CLEP French Language
AP German Language and Culture	CLEP German Language
AP Spanish Language and Culture	CLEP Spanish Language; CLEP Spanish with Writing

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