Descriptions of CLEP Examinations
Each description now includes
specific information on knowledge and skills required and study resources.
CLEP examinations cover material taught in courses that most students take
as requirements in the first two years of college. A college usually grants the
same amount of credit to students earning satisfactory scores on the CLEP
examination as it grants to students successfully completing that course.
Many examinations are designed to correspond to one-semester courses; some,
however correspond to full-year or two-year courses. Unless stated otherwise in
its description, an examination is intended to cover material in a one-semester
course.
Each exam is 90 minutes long, and, except for English Composition with
Essay, is made up primarily of multiple-choice questions; however, some exams
do have fill-ins.