Johnston Community College - College-Level Examination Program

Johnston Community College is a national test center for administering computer-based College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams as well as the paper and pencil Dantes Standardized Subject Tests (DSST). JCC students as well as the general public may take CLEP and DSST exams in the Testing Center in room 186 of the Wilson Building. Advance registration is required.

JCC students who perform satisfactorily on the exam will receive a grade of X. The X grade carries no quality points, but credit hours will be awarded identical to the number normally assigned to that course at JCC. The appropriate department will determine the amount of credit awarded within a specific program. CLEP and DSST policy is subject to change as necessary.

For questions and to find out more information about these exams, you can contact the testing coordinator at JCC by calling 919-209-2088.

Johnston Community College grants CLEP credit according to the guidelines below. DSST credit must be approved by the college registrar prior to taking the test.

Examination	Credit Granting Score	Credits Granted (Semester Hrs)	Equated JCC Course(s)
Accounting, Principles of	50	8	ACC 120 & ACC 121
Algebra-College	50	3	MAT 161
American Government	50	3	POL 120
American Literature	50	3	ENG 233
Biology	50	4	BIO 110*
Business Law, Introductory	50	3	BUS 115
Calculus	50	3**	MAT 271
Chemistry	50	4	CHM 131/131A*
Composition, Freshman College	50	6***	ENG 111 & (ENG 112 or 113)
English Literature	50	3	ENG 243
French Language-two semesters	50	6	Humanities Elective
German Language-two semesters	50	6	Humanities Elective
History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877	50	3	HIS 131
History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present	50	3	HIS 132
Human Growth and Development	50	3	PSY 241
Information Systems & Computer Applications	50	3	CIS 110
Macroeconomics, Principles of	50	3	ECO 252
Management, Principles of	50	3	BUS 137
Marketing, Principles of	50	3	MKT 120
Microeconomics, Principles of	50	3	ECO 251
Pre-Calculus	50	3	MAT 175
Psychology, Introductory	50	3	PSY 150
Sociology, Introductory	50	3	SOC 210
Spanish Language-two semesters	50	6	SPA 111 & SPA 112
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to1648	50	3	Social Science Elective
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present	50	3	Social Science Elective

*The American Council on Education (ACE) recommends that the minimum score for awarding credit be the mean test score of students who earn a grade of C in the applicable course.

**Recommended semester hours apply only to the computer-based test for this subject.

***JCC also requires the written essay portion for which there is an additional charge.

CLEP and DSST Testing