CLEP

The Division of Student Success offers the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations for both Suffolk and non-Suffolk students. CLEP examinations provide undergraduate students the opportunity to gain college credit in specific areas of study. They cannot be taken for a major requirement.

Learn how to register for a CLEP exam.

Exam Dates

Exam time for all testing dates is 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Thursday, January 30, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025

CLEP Exams Currently Offered

  • American Government
  • American Literature
  • Analyzing & Interpreting Literature
  • Biology***
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry***
  • College Algebra
  • College Mathematics
  • College Composition**
  • English Literature
  • Financial Accounting*
  • History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877
  • History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present*
  • Human Growth and Development*
  • Humanities
  • Information Systems*
  • Introduction to Educational Psychology
  • Introductory Business Law*
  • Introductory Psychology
  • Introductory Sociology
  • Natural Sciences*
  • Pre-calculus*
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Management*
  • Principles of Marketing*
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Social Sciences & History
  • Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648*
  • Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present*

*Suffolk University students cannot currently gain credit for these exams. Learn more about our credit granting policy.
**The College Composition exam is 120 minutes long, 30 minutes longer than other CLEP exams. Please plan accordingly.
***For Suffolk University students, the Biology and Chemistry CLEP exams each provide 6 credits - two semesters of a non-lab science. If you require a four-credit lab science, the remaining lab credits can be received by registering for and passing a semester of just the lab course associated with the exam that you passed. Suffolk students who require a lab science and pass the Biology or Chemistry CLEP examination must speak with the Biology or Chemistry Department prior to registering for the lab course. The Registrar's office will not allow you to register for only the lab course without receiving special permission from the department first.

Note: Suffolk does not offer the College Composition Modular or any language CLEP exams.

Contact Us

To request a seat to take a CLEP exam or learn more about our CLEP test center, please contact:

Division of Student Success
73 Tremont St., 9th floor, Boston, MA 02108
617-573-8034
Email us