CLEP & DSST General/Subject Exams
Northern Essex Community College awards CLEP & DSST credits earned by the achievement of the required scores as listed in the following Charts. The score requirements are set through the recommendation of the American Council on Education and based on review by faculty at Northern Essex Community College.
CLEP Exam |
Credit Granting Score |
Credit Granted |
Semesters |
NECC Equivalent |
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Business |
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| Financial Accounting | 50 | 3 | 1 | ACC 101 |
| Information Systems & Computer Applications | 50 | 3 | 1 | CTN 110 |
| Intro to Business Law | 50 | 3 | 1 | BUS 211 |
| Principles/Management | 50 | 3 | 1 | MGT 201 |
| Principles/Marketing | 50 | 3 | 1 | MKT 210 |
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Composition and Literature |
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| American Literature | 50 | 6 | 2 | LIT 201 & 202 |
| College Composition | 50 | 3 (with two essays scored by CLEP) | 1 | ENG 101 |
| Humanities | 50 | 3 | 1 | Humanities elective |
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Foreign Languages |
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| College Level French Language | 50 | 6 | 2 | FRN 101 & 102 |
| 59 | 12 | 4 | FRN 101 & 102 and FRN 201 & 202 | |
| College Level German Language | 50 | 6 | 2 | GER 101 & 102 |
| 60 | 12 | 4 | GER 101 & 102 and GER 201 & 202 | |
| College Level Spanish Language | 50 | 6 | 2 | SPN 111 & 112 |
| 63 | 12 | 4 | SPN 111 & 112 and SPN 201 & 202 | |
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History and Social Sciences |
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| American Government | 50 | 3 | 1 | GOV 101 |
| History of U.S. I: Early Colonization /1877 | 50 | 3 | 1 | HIS 101 |
| History of U.S. II: 1865 to the Present | 50 | 3 | 1 | HIS 102 |
| Introduction to Psychology | 50 | 3 | 1 | PSY 101 |
| Introduction to Sociology | 50 | 3 | 1 | SOC 101 |
| Principles/Micro-Economics | 50 | 3 | 1 | ECO 201 |
| Principles/Macro-Economics | 50 | 3 | 1 | ECO 202 |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East 1648 | 50 | 3 | 1 | HIS 111 |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present | 50 | 3 | 1 | HIS 112 |
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Science and Mathematics |
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| Calculus | 64 | 4 | 1 | MAT 251 |
| College Algebra | 50 | 3 | 1 | MAT 120 |
| College Mathematics | 50 | 6 | 2 | MAT 111 & 112 |
| Natural Sciences | 50 | 3 | 1 | ERS 110 |
| Pre-Calculus | 61 | 4 | 1 | MAT 130 |
*Please check with test administrator as to when Composition exam scores are mailed out. These scores can take up to five weeks to receive. Therefore students should plan accordingly.
| DSST Exam | Credit Granting Score | Credit Granted | Semesters | NECC Equivalent |
| Business Law II | 44 | 3 | 1 | BUS212 Business Law II |
| Introduction to Business | 46 | 3 | 1 | BUS101 Introduction to Business |
| Human Resource Management | 46 | 3 | 1 | MGT205 Human Resource Management |
| Organizational Behavior | 48 | 3 | 1 | PSY105 Organizational Behavior |
| Principles of Finance | 46 | 3 | 1 | FIN201 Business Finance |
