Which exam should my institution grant credit for: Spanish Language or Spanish with Writing? – CLEP (2024)

To ensure all students with varying skills of Spanish benefit from their college’s CLEP credit policy, we recommend that institutions grant credit for both CLEP Spanish exams. ACE recommends credit-granting scores for both the Spanish Language and Spanish with Writing Exams.

For Spanish Language, ACE recommends:

• Level 1: 6 credits for a score of 50, which is equivalent to a first-year course grade of C*
• Level 2: 9 credits for a score of 63, which is equivalent to a second-year course grade of C*

For Spanish with Writing, ACE recommends:

• Level 1: 6 credits for a score of 50, which is equivalent to a first-year course grade of C*
• Level 2: 12 credits for a score of 65, which is equivalent to a second-year course grade of C*

* For the CLEP World Language exams, material taught in first- and second-year language courses is incorporated into a single exam, covering both Level 1 and Level 2 content. The amount of credit awarded will be determined by the exam score; ACE recommends different credit-granting scores and amounts of credits at Level 1 and Level 2.