Click Study Flashcards above to open the flashcard hub — hundreds of CLEP cards you can flip, match, type, or quiz yourself on. Every card is drawn from CLEP’s five official subject areas and the most popular exams, so you study exactly what counts toward credit.[1] Pair them with our free practice test and study guide.
CLEP Flashcard Study Modes
Flip mode is for first passes through a domain, turning each card over until the meaning arrives before you do. Match times you on pairing short terms with their definitions. Type hides the term and asks you to spell it from the definition, so a front like Mitosis has to come from memory. Quiz rebuilds the same cards as multiple choice.
Why Flashcards Work for CLEP
History and Social Sciences is the largest section of the deck at 60 cards, and it spreads across economics, psychology, and history the way the CLEP subject exams do. You get economic vocabulary such as GDP, Scarcity, and Inflation, named figures behind the theories, including Piaget and Pavlov, and historical anchors like Cold War that show up in survey-level questions.
Science and Mathematics also carries 60 cards and mixes biology, chemistry, and quantitative basics. Cell and molecular terms such as DNA, ATP, Enzyme, and Mitosis sit beside structural ideas like Atom, while the statistics fronts Mean, Mode, and Median drill the three measures students most often confuse under time pressure.
Composition and Literature holds 54 cards built around the language used to analyze texts. Figurative and structural terms such as Irony, Simile, and Satire appear alongside form vocabulary like Sonnet and Stanza, plus the reading-analysis words Mood, Theme, and Syntax that essay prompts and passage questions lean on.
Business runs 50 cards spanning accounting, law, management, and information systems. Accounting fronts include GAAP, Assets, Revenue, and Net income, while Tort covers legal basics, Brand handles marketing language, and Delegation and Database point at the management and systems content inside the business subject exams.
CLEP Program & Scoring adds 36 cards on how the program itself works, with fronts like CLEP score scale, CLEP retake rule, CLEP vs. AP, and the card that asks Who owns CLEP?. World Languages closes the deck with 25 cards on grammar and test format, including Tense, Cognate, and Conjugation, plus format terms such as Cloze passage and Authentic materials.
CLEP spans an enormous range — writing and literature, government and psychology, algebra and biology, accounting and marketing, even world languages.[1] Spaced flashcards are the most efficient way to keep your specific exam’s material fresh. Used alongside our practice test and study guide, they turn review time into measurable progress.
CLEP Flashcards by Subject Area
The cards are organized by CLEP’s five official subject areas (plus program and scoring facts). Because each CLEP exam is a single subject, drill the deck that matches the exam you’re taking:
| Subject area | Exams included |
|---|---|
| Composition and Literature | College Composition, Analyzing & Interpreting Literature, Humanities |
| History and Social Sciences | American Government, U.S. History, Psychology, Economics, Sociology |
| Science and Mathematics | College Algebra, Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, Natural Sciences |
| Business | Management, Marketing, Financial Accounting, Information Systems, Business Law |
| World Languages | Spanish, French, German (Levels 1 & 2) |
How to Get the Most Out of These Flashcards
- Start with the largest domains. History and Social Sciences and Science and Mathematics carry 60 cards each, so clearing them first moves the biggest share of the deck before fatigue sets in.
- Type-drill the precise terms. Median and Mitosis are easy to recognize and hard to produce, so force recall in Type mode rather than settling for a nod in Flip.
- Use Match for short literary vocabulary. The one-word Composition and Literature fronts like Simile, Stanza, and Mood pair quickly, which makes the timed game a good check on shaky definitions.
- Move to the practice test once recall holds. When the Business accounting fronts such as GAAP and Net income come back without hesitation, shift to full-length questions and the study guide for context.
- Work in domain-sized sittings. With 285 cards across six domains, a steady pattern of one domain reviewed in Flip and re-tested in Quiz beats trying to run the whole deck in one sitting.
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All five subject areas: Composition and Literature (writing, literary terms), History and Social Sciences (government, psychology, economics), Science and Mathematics (algebra, biology, chemistry), Business (management, marketing, accounting), and World Languages — plus how CLEP scoring and credit work.
Pick the deck for the specific CLEP exam you're taking, since each exam is a single subject. Mix the modes: flip to learn, type to test recall, match for speed, and quiz to check yourself before a full practice test. Drill until you'd clear the 50 credit line comfortably.
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Composition and Literature (54)
- Comma splice
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Two independent clauses joined with only a comma; fix with a period, semicolon, or comma + conjunction.
- Sentence fragment
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An incomplete sentence missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought.
- Run-on sentence
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Two or more independent clauses joined with no punctuation or conjunction.
- Thesis statement
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One or two sentences stating an essay's central, debatable claim.
- Topic sentence
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The sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph (often first).
- Subject-verb agreement
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A singular subject takes a singular verb; a plural subject takes a plural verb.
- Parallel structure
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Items in a list or comparison share the same grammatical form.
- Dangling modifier
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A modifier with no clear word to modify, creating confusion.
- Synthesis (essay)
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Combining ideas/evidence from two or more sources into one coherent argument.
- Rhetoric
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The art of effective, persuasive communication — purpose, audience, technique.
- Rhetorical analysis
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Examining how an author uses purpose, audience, tone, and strategy to persuade.
- College Composition format
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50 multiple-choice questions + 2 required essays, 125 minutes, 6 credits.
- College Composition Modular
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Multiple-choice-only version (no essays), worth 3 credits.
- Biggest area on College Composition MC
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Revision Skills (about 40%).
- Argument essay (College Composition)
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Take and defend a clear position on a given statement (30 minutes).
- Synthesis essay (College Composition)
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Build a thesis from two provided sources and cite them (40 minutes).
- Metaphor
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Stating that one thing IS another ('he is a lion in battle').
- Simile
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A comparison using 'like' or 'as' ('brave as a lion').
- Imagery
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Sensory language that creates a vivid picture or feeling.
- Tone (literature)
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The author's attitude toward the subject, shown through word choice.
- Theme
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The central idea or message a literary work explores.
- Irony
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A gap between what is said/expected and what is meant/happens.
- Personification
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Giving human qualities to non-human things.
- Alliteration
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Repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words.
- Point of view
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The perspective from which a story is told (first person, third person, etc.).
- Analyzing & Interpreting Literature format
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About 80 multiple-choice questions, 98 minutes, no essay, 3 credits.
- Biggest genres on the Literature exam
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Poetry and prose, roughly 35–45% each; drama is smaller.
- Does the Literature exam need historical context?
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No — answers are supported by the passage itself.
- Humanities exam scope
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A broad survey of literature plus art, music, philosophy, and the performing arts.
- American Literature exam
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Tests U.S. literary works from colonial times to the present, 3 credits.
- English Literature exam
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Tests British literature from Beowulf to the present, 6 credits.
- Connotation
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The implied or emotional meaning of a word, beyond its literal definition.
- Denotation
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The literal dictionary meaning of a word.
- Symbolism
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Using an object or image to represent a larger idea.
- Allusion
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A brief reference to a well-known person, event, or work.
- Protagonist
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The main character of a story.
- Antagonist
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The character or force opposing the protagonist.
- Foreshadowing
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Hints that suggest events to come later in a story.
- Hyperbole
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Deliberate exaggeration for effect.
- Metonymy
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Substituting a related term for a thing ('the crown' for the monarchy).
- Sonnet
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A 14-line poem, often in iambic pentameter.
- Iambic pentameter
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A line of five iambs (unstressed-stressed pairs).
- Stanza
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A grouped set of lines in a poem, like a paragraph.
- Onomatopoeia
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A word that imitates a sound ('buzz', 'hiss').
- Satire
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Using humor or irony to criticize or expose folly.
- Mood
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The atmosphere or feeling a work creates in the reader.
- Diction
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An author's word choice.
- Syntax
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The arrangement of words and phrases in sentences.
- Active vs. passive voice
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Active: the subject acts; passive: the subject is acted upon.
- Misplaced modifier
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A modifier positioned so it seems to describe the wrong word.
- Pronoun-antecedent agreement
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A pronoun must match its noun in number and gender.
- Apostrophe (punctuation)
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Marks possession or contraction — never a plain plural.
- Semicolon use
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Joins two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.
- Allegory
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A story whose characters/events symbolize deeper meanings.
History and Social Sciences (60)
- Three branches of U.S. government
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Legislative (makes laws), Executive (enforces), Judicial (interprets).
- Separation of powers
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Dividing authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
- Checks and balances
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Each branch can limit the others (veto, override, judicial review).
- Federalism
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Power shared between the national government and the states.
- Judicial review
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Courts' power to declare a law or action unconstitutional.
- Bill of Rights
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The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
- How a bill becomes law
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Introduced → committee → both chambers pass same version → President signs or vetoes.
- Veto override
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Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote in each chamber.
- Biggest area on American Government
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Institutions and policy processes (30–35%).
- U.S. History I range
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Early colonization to 1877.
- U.S. History II range
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1865 to the present.
- Declaration of Independence (year)
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1776 — asserted independence and natural rights.
- U.S. Constitution (year)
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1787 — established the framework of government.
- Reconstruction amendments
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13th (ended slavery), 14th (citizenship/equal protection), 15th (Black male suffrage).
- Classical conditioning
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A neutral stimulus paired with a meaningful one triggers a response (Pavlov).
- Operant conditioning
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Behavior is shaped by its consequences — rewards and punishments (Skinner).
- Introductory Psychology scope
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Methods, biology, perception, learning, cognition, development, personality, disorders, social.
- Human Growth and Development
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Studies physical, cognitive, and social change across the lifespan.
- Piaget
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Proposed stages of cognitive development in children.
- Erikson
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Proposed eight psychosocial stages across the lifespan.
- Scarcity
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Limited resources vs. unlimited wants — the root economic problem.
- Supply and demand
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Price settles at equilibrium where quantity supplied = quantity demanded.
- Equilibrium price
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The price where quantity supplied equals quantity demanded.
- Microeconomics
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Studies individual consumers, firms, and markets.
- Macroeconomics
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Studies the whole economy: GDP, inflation, unemployment, policy.
- GDP
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Gross Domestic Product — total value of goods and services a country produces.
- Inflation
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A sustained rise in the general price level that lowers purchasing power.
- Fiscal policy
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Government use of taxing and spending to influence the economy.
- Monetary policy
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The central bank's control of money supply and interest rates.
- Introductory Sociology scope
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Social institutions, stratification, processes/change, and theory.
- Social stratification
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The ranking of people into layers based on wealth, power, or status.
- Western Civilization I range
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Ancient Near East to 1648.
- Western Civilization II range
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1648 to the present.
- The Enlightenment
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An 18th-century movement emphasizing reason, science, and individual rights.
- Social Sciences and History exam
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A broad survey blending political science, economics, geography, and history (6 credits).
- Pavlov
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Demonstrated classical conditioning with salivating dogs.
- Marginal utility
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The added satisfaction from consuming one more unit of a good.
- Constitutional Convention
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The 1787 meeting that drafted the U.S. Constitution.
- Articles of Confederation
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The weak first U.S. government, replaced by the Constitution.
- Manifest Destiny
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The 19th-century belief the U.S. was destined to expand westward.
- Emancipation Proclamation
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Lincoln's 1863 order freeing enslaved people in rebel states.
- Progressive Era
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Early-1900s reform movement targeting corruption and inequality.
- The New Deal
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FDR's 1930s programs responding to the Great Depression.
- Cold War
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Post-WWII rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
- Civil Rights Movement
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Mid-20th-century struggle to end segregation and secure equal rights.
- Electoral College
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The body that formally elects the U.S. President.
- Due process
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Fair legal procedures guaranteed by the 5th and 14th Amendments.
- Interest group
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An organization that tries to influence public policy.
- Political party
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An organization that nominates candidates to win office.
- Conditioning vs. observational learning
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Conditioning uses stimuli/consequences; observational learning copies a model (Bandura).
- Maslow's hierarchy of needs
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Needs from physiological up to self-actualization.
- Nature vs. nurture
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The debate over genetics versus environment in shaping behavior.
- Cognitive dissonance
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Discomfort from holding conflicting beliefs or actions.
- Reinforcement
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A consequence that increases the likelihood of a behavior.
- Opportunity cost
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The value of the next-best alternative you give up.
- Recession
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A significant, widespread decline in economic activity.
- Demand curve
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Shows quantity demanded falling as price rises (downward slope).
- Supply curve
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Shows quantity supplied rising as price rises (upward slope).
- Socialization
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The lifelong process of learning a society's norms and values.
- Norm (sociology)
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A shared rule or expectation for behavior in a group.
Science and Mathematics (60)
- Slope formula
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Slope = rise/run = (y₂ − y₁)/(x₂ − x₁); the m in y = mx + b.
- Slope-intercept form
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y = mx + b, where m is slope and b is the y-intercept.
- Y-intercept
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Where a line crosses the y-axis (x = 0); the b in y = mx + b.
- Function
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A relation where each input has exactly one output; f(x).
- Domain of a function
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The set of all allowed input (x) values.
- Range of a function
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The set of all possible output (y) values.
- Quadratic equation
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ax² + bx + c = 0; its graph is a parabola.
- Order of operations (PEMDAS)
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Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction.
- Biggest area on College Algebra
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Functions and their properties (about 30%).
- College Algebra calculator
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An on-screen scientific (non-graphing) TI-30XS MultiView is provided.
- College Mathematics scope
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Non-STEM reasoning: sets, logic, probability, statistics, financial math.
- Precalculus scope
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Linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, log, and trig functions.
- Calculus topics
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Limits, derivatives, and integrals (worth 4 credits).
- Photosynthesis
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Plants convert CO₂ + water + light into glucose and oxygen (in chloroplasts).
- Cellular respiration
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Cells break down glucose to release usable energy (≈ reverse of photosynthesis).
- Mitosis
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Cell division producing 2 genetically identical body cells.
- Meiosis
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Cell division producing 4 genetically varied sex cells (gametes).
- Three areas of CLEP Biology
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Molecular/cellular, organismal, and population biology (≈33% each).
- Natural selection
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Better-adapted organisms survive and reproduce more — the mechanism of evolution.
- DNA
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The molecule that carries genetic information in cells.
- Dominant vs. recessive allele
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A dominant allele masks a recessive one when both are present.
- Cell theory
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All living things are made of cells; cells come from existing cells.
- Producers (ecology)
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Organisms (like plants) that make their own food via photosynthesis.
- Energy flow in a food chain
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Energy moves from producers to consumers; about 10% passes up each level.
- Natural Sciences exam
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A biology + physical science survey for non-science majors (6 credits).
- Atom
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The basic unit of matter: protons, neutrons, and electrons.
- Conservation of mass
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Matter is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
- Stoichiometry
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Using balanced equations to relate amounts of reactants and products.
- Chemistry exam scope
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First-year general chemistry: matter, reactions, equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics (6 credits).
- Pythagorean theorem
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a² + b² = c² for right triangles.
- Mean
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The average — sum of values divided by how many there are.
- Median
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The middle value of a data set arranged in order.
- Mode
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The value that appears most often in a data set.
- Probability
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Favorable outcomes ÷ total outcomes, a number from 0 to 1.
- Limit (calculus)
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The value a function approaches as the input approaches some point.
- Derivative
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The instantaneous rate of change (slope) of a function.
- Integral
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Accumulated area under a curve; the reverse of differentiation.
- Factoring
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Rewriting an expression as a product of its factors.
- Quadratic formula
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x = (−b ± √(b² − 4ac)) / 2a, solves ax² + bx + c = 0.
- Exponent rule (product)
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xᵃ · xᵇ = xᵃ⁺ᵇ.
- Inequality sign flip
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Flip the inequality when multiplying or dividing by a negative.
- Linear function
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A function whose graph is a straight line (y = mx + b).
- Parabola
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The U-shaped graph of a quadratic function.
- Range (statistics)
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Highest value minus lowest value in a data set.
- Independent variable
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The variable an experimenter deliberately changes.
- Dependent variable
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The variable that is measured for a response.
- Homeostasis
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An organism's maintenance of a stable internal environment.
- Enzyme
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A protein that speeds up a biochemical reaction.
- Genotype vs. phenotype
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Genotype is the genetic makeup; phenotype is the observable trait.
- Punnett square
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A grid used to predict offspring genotype ratios.
- Prokaryote vs. eukaryote
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Prokaryotes lack a nucleus; eukaryotes have a membrane-bound nucleus.
- ATP
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Adenosine triphosphate — the cell's main energy currency.
- Periodic table
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Organizes elements by atomic number and properties.
- Ionic bond
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A bond formed by the transfer of electrons between atoms.
- Covalent bond
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A bond formed by sharing electrons between atoms.
- pH scale
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Measures acidity/basicity from 0 (acidic) to 14 (basic); 7 is neutral.
- Newton's second law
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Force = mass × acceleration (F = ma).
- Kinetic vs. potential energy
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Kinetic is energy of motion; potential is stored energy.
- Sets (math)
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Collections of objects; operations include union and intersection.
- Logic statement
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A statement that is either true or false (used in College Mathematics).
Business (50)
- Four functions of management
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Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.
- Marketing mix (4 Ps)
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Product, Price, Place, Promotion.
- Accounting equation
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Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity (always balanced).
- Biggest area on Principles of Management
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Functional aspects of management (45–55%).
- Planning (management)
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Setting goals and deciding how to achieve them.
- Organizing (management)
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Arranging resources and people to carry out the plan.
- Leading (management)
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Motivating and directing employees.
- Controlling (management)
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Monitoring performance and correcting deviations from goals.
- Product (4 Ps)
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The good or service offered to satisfy customer needs.
- Price (4 Ps)
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What customers pay; reflects value and influences demand.
- Place (4 Ps)
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How and where the product is distributed to customers.
- Promotion (4 Ps)
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How the product is communicated and advertised.
- Market segmentation
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Dividing a market into groups with similar needs.
- Target market
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The specific group a firm aims its marketing at.
- Consumer behavior
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How buyers make purchase decisions and what influences them.
- GAAP
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles — standard rules for financial statements.
- Double-entry accounting
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Every transaction affects at least two accounts to keep the equation balanced.
- Balance sheet
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A statement of assets, liabilities, and equity at a point in time.
- Income statement
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Reports revenues and expenses over a period (net income).
- Assets
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Resources a business owns that have value.
- Liabilities
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What a business owes to others (debts).
- Owner's equity
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The owners' residual claim: assets minus liabilities.
- Information Systems exam scope
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Office/web apps, hardware/software, data management, dev concepts, tech ethics.
- Introductory Business Law focus
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The function of contracts in American business law.
- Contract (business law)
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A legally enforceable agreement between parties.
- Agency (business law)
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A relationship where one party acts on behalf of another.
- Principles of Marketing scope
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Marketing's role, consumer/organizational markets, strategy, and the mix.
- Revenue
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The income a business earns from selling goods or services.
- Net income
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Revenue minus expenses — the 'bottom line'.
- Each business CLEP exam is worth
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3 semester hours.
- SWOT analysis
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Assessing Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.
- Span of control
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The number of subordinates a manager directly supervises.
- Centralization
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Concentrating decision-making authority at the top.
- Delegation
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Assigning authority and responsibility to subordinates.
- Motivation theory
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Explains what drives employee effort (e.g., Maslow, Herzberg).
- Supply chain
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The network that produces and delivers a product to customers.
- Brand
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A name/symbol that identifies and differentiates a product.
- Market research
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Gathering data to understand customers and markets.
- Pricing strategy
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How a firm sets prices (e.g., cost-plus, value-based).
- Promotion mix
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Advertising, personal selling, sales promotion, and public relations.
- Liability vs. asset
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An asset is owned value; a liability is owed debt.
- Depreciation
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Allocating an asset's cost over its useful life.
- Accrual accounting
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Records revenue/expenses when earned/incurred, not when cash moves.
- Statement of cash flows
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Reports cash inflows and outflows over a period.
- Equity vs. debt financing
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Equity sells ownership; debt borrows money to be repaid.
- Database
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An organized collection of data stored for retrieval and use.
- Software vs. hardware
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Software is programs/instructions; hardware is the physical equipment.
- Breach of contract
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Failing to perform a contractual obligation.
- Consideration (contract)
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Something of value each party exchanges to make a contract binding.
- Tort
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A civil wrong causing harm, for which the law allows a remedy.
World Languages (25)
- CLEP World Language exams
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Spanish, French, German (Levels 1 & 2) and Spanish with Writing.
- World Language section split
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About 40% listening and 60% reading, in separately timed sections.
- How many times does CLEP audio play?
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Once — you cannot replay the listening clips.
- Cloze passage
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A reading passage with blanks you fill in by choosing the best-fitting word.
- World Language Level 1 credit
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Earned at a score of 50 — about two semesters (6 hours).
- World Language Level 2 credit
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Earned at a higher score — more credit hours.
- Spanish Language Level 2 score
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63 (earns 9 semester hours).
- French Language Level 2 score
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59 (earns 9 semester hours).
- German Language Level 2 score
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60 (earns 9 semester hours).
- Spanish with Writing
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The only World Language exam with a writing section; up to 12 credits.
- What do World Language exams test?
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About two years of college-level reading and listening.
- Why aim high on a language exam?
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A higher score earns Level 2 — more credit hours for the same test.
- Listening section content
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Short exchanges plus longer dialogues, announcements, and narratives.
- Reading section content
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Vocabulary/grammar in context, cloze passages, and comprehension of authentic texts.
- Who often takes language CLEP exams?
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Heritage speakers, returning adults, and students fulfilling a language requirement.
- French Language Level 1 credit
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Earned at a score of 50 — about 6 semester hours.
- German Language Level 1 credit
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Earned at a score of 50 — about 6 semester hours.
- Conjugation
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Changing a verb's form to match subject, tense, and mood.
- Cognate
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A word similar across languages due to shared origin (e.g., 'nation').
- Authentic materials
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Real-world texts (ads, articles) used in the reading section.
- Section timing (languages)
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Listening and reading are separately timed within the exam.
- Why heritage speakers use CLEP
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To earn fast college credit for a language they already know.
- Spanish with Writing sections
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Five timed sections, including a writing section.
- Gender (grammar)
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Many languages assign nouns a grammatical gender affecting articles/adjectives.
- Tense
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A verb form that places an action in time (past, present, future).
CLEP Program & Scoring (36)
- What does CLEP stand for?
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College-Level Examination Program — College Board's credit-by-exam program.
- CLEP credit-granting score
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50 on the 20–80 scale (ACE-recommended; ≈ a grade of C).
- CLEP score scale
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20 (lowest) to 80 (highest), scaled from your number of correct answers.
- How many CLEP exams are there?
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34 single-subject exams across 5 subject areas.
- CLEP subject areas
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Composition & Literature; History & Social Sciences; Science & Mathematics; Business; World Languages.
- Who owns CLEP?
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College Board (delivered by ETS).
- CLEP exam fee
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About $97 to College Board, plus a separate test-center administration fee (verify — prices change).
- Remote proctoring fee (CLEP)
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An extra $30 at registration.
- CLEP retake rule
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Wait 3 months before retaking the same exam title.
- How long is a typical CLEP exam?
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About 90 minutes; College Composition is 125 minutes with two essays.
- CLEP scoring method
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Rights-only — a point per correct answer, no penalty for guessing, so answer every question.
- How many colleges accept CLEP?
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Nearly 3,000 (about 2,900); each sets its own policy.
- Does CLEP affect GPA?
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No — it's credit by exam, not a graded course; credit hours post without a letter grade.
- Credit value of most CLEP exams
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3 to 6 semester hours per exam.
- What is ACE (for CLEP)?
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The American Council on Education — it recommends the credit a qualifying CLEP score should earn.
- Raw score vs. scaled score
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Raw score = number correct; it's converted to the reported 20–80 scaled score.
- Which CLEP exams take longest to score?
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College Composition and Spanish with Writing — essays take ~2–3 weeks.
- Most popular CLEP subject area
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Composition and Literature (includes the very popular College Composition).
- Largest CLEP subject area
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History and Social Sciences — 12 exams.
- Who funds CLEP for the military?
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DANTES funds first attempts for eligible service members.
- Can you bring your own calculator to CLEP?
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No — an on-screen calculator is provided where allowed.
- Where are CLEP exams taken?
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Internet-based at 2,000+ test centers, or via remote proctoring.
- Can CLEP credit transfer between schools?
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Sometimes — each college decides; transfer policies vary, so confirm.
- Sending CLEP scores
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You request College Board send your official score to your chosen college.
- Canceling a CLEP score
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You can decline to report a score before seeing it; it can't be reinstated.
- Free official CLEP prep
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Free fact sheets for all 34 exams and free Modern States online courses.
- Who takes CLEP exams?
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High-school/homeschool students, college students, military, and returning adults.
- Composition essay scoring
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Scored by college English faculty; results come in 2–3 weeks.
- Highest possible CLEP score
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80 on the scaled-score scale.
- Lowest possible CLEP score
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20 on the scaled-score scale.
- Veterans and CLEP
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Some veterans can be reimbursed for CLEP fees under GI Bill provisions.
- DANTES retake funding
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DANTES funds first attempts but no longer funds retests of funded exams.
- CLEP vs. AP
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Both earn college credit; CLEP is a single exam taken anytime, AP follows a year-long course.
- CLEP vs. DSST
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CLEP is College Board's program; DSST is a separate Prometric/DANTES program.
- Why stack CLEP exams
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Passing several can clear general-education requirements affordably.
- College Composition credit value
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6 semester hours (the highest among single-test CLEP exams in its area).
References
- 1.College Board. “CLEP Exams (all 34, by subject area).” clep.collegeboard.org. ↑
- 2.College Board. “Understand Your CLEP Scores.” clep.collegeboard.org. ↑
- 3.College Board. “Key Exam Information.” clep.collegeboard.org. ↑
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