WIU Quad Cities accepts 32 CLEP® exams for transferable college credit. Here's every exam, its minimum required score, and credit hours awarded — plus the other credit-by-exam and prior-learning pathways available at this university.
3486 at registration — scores transmit to the Registrar automatically.32 CLEP® exams organized by category, with the minimum score and credit hours awarded for each.
| Exam | Min Score | Credits | Prep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Accounting | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Information Systems | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Introductory Business Law | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Principles of Management | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Exam | Min Score | Credits | Prep |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Literature | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | 50 | 6 | Start prep → |
| College Composition | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| College Composition Modular | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| English Literature | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Humanities | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Exam | Min Score | Credits | Prep |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Government | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Human Growth and Development | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Introduction to Educational Psychology | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Introductory Psychology | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Introductory Sociology | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Social Sciences and History | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Exam | Min Score | Credits | Prep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 50 | 4 | Start prep → |
| Calculus | 53 | 4 | Start prep → |
| Chemistry | 50 | 4 | Start prep → |
| Natural Sciences | 50 | 3 | Start prep → |
| Exam | Min Score | Credits | Prep |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Language Level I | 50 | 6 | Start prep → |
| French Language Level II | 59 | 12 | Start prep → |
| German Language Level I | 50 | 6 | Start prep → |
| German Language Level II | 60 | 12 | Start prep → |
| Spanish Language Level I | 50 | 6 | Start prep → |
| Spanish Language Level II | 63 | 12 | Start prep → |
WIU Quad Cities is listed as an NCCRS member institution on nationalccrs.org. CLEP® isn't the only way to earn credit here — as an NCCRS member, WIU Quad Cities may also award credit for NCCRS-recommended coursework, and its Registrar often considers ACE-recommended coursework under the same prior-learning framework. Acceptance of any specific course is determined by the Registrar; confirm before enrolling.
Most students pass their CLEP® on the first try. If you don't, your subscription unlocks the matching ACE/NCCRS self-paced course — with a retake-able final exam. Either route earns you transferable credit at WIU Quad Cities.
Self-paced courses across the full gen-ed and major-requirement catalog. Each carries an official ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation — submitted to the Registrar like any transcript.
WIU Quad Cities is an NCCRS member institution per nationalccrs.org. Acceptance of specific courses is determined at the Registrar's discretion — confirm before enrolling.
WIU Quad Cities's minimum CLEP® scores run 50 – 63. Generic flashcard apps aim for "passing." We're built for acing.
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We're credit-by-exam prep provider and offer ACE/NCCRS coursework via our partners — both pathways produce official records that feed into WIU Quad Cities's Registrar workflow like any other transcript.
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Western Illinois University - Quad Cities is a public university campus of Western Illinois University located in the Quad Cities area of Rock Island, Illinois. It serves students in the Illinois-Iowa region and is part of WIU's multi-campus system. The campus is designed to provide access to Western Illinois University programs in a more local setting.
As a WIU campus, it offers university-level coursework and degree completion opportunities tied to the broader academic offerings of Western Illinois University. Western Illinois University is known for a range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with strengths that include applied learning and professional preparation. Specific program availability at the Quad Cities campus can vary by term and academic level.
For CLEP and transfer-credit purposes, students should treat Western Illinois University - Quad Cities as part of Western Illinois University and follow WIU's official credit policies. Credit-by-exam and transfer-credit decisions are typically based on university rules, course equivalencies, and academic department review where applicable. Students should confirm current policies before relying on exam or transfer credit for degree planning.
Registrar and credit processing are handled through Western Illinois University procedures rather than a separate independent institution. That means transcript evaluation, registration, and credit posting follow WIU academic policies and deadlines. Students seeking to use CLEP, transfer coursework, or other prior learning credit should work with the registrar and academic advisors to verify how credits will apply to their program.
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