CLEP
Franciscan University of Steubenville actively participates in the computer-based College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and will give credit by examination for any student who takes the general examination and has not completed 26 credits of college work (note: this 26-credit-rule does not apply to the French, German, or Spanish exam, which students can take at any stage of their academic career as long as no credit for college work in that language above the intermediate-level has been awarded). Credit may be earned for each subject covered under the general exam (up to 21 credit hours). Subject examinations are reviewed individually by the departments to determine equivalency, and credit is granted accordingly. A complete list of tests, minimum scores, and course equivalents are available in the Center for Success and the Registrar Office. An individual can earn up to 30 credits under the General exams and the Subject areas. Franciscan University will accept a maximum combination of CLEP, Advanced Placement, and/or International Baccalaureate totaling 36 credits.
Note: students who find themselves in any of the following two situations may take the CLEP exam in French, German and/or Spanish to satisfy the University’s intermediate-level foreign language requirement for the BA degree, but shall not receive any other credit toward graduation for the exam: a) Students who are either over the CLEP and/or the combined CLEP, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate credit limit; or b) Students who are in their final 30 hours of course work.