CLEP Official Study Guide

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The only CLEP® guide published by the test maker
Every year, students save countless hours and dollars through the College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP®). CLEP examinations allow students to demonstrate college-level knowledge, for which they can earn credit at more than 2,900 colleges and universities. The CLEP Official Study Guide is the only guide developed by the test makers, and is the only source of practice tests for all 35
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Overview

The only CLEP® guide published by the test maker
Every year, students save countless hours and dollars through the College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP®). CLEP examinations allow students to demonstrate college-level knowledge, for which they can earn credit at more than 2,900 colleges and universities. The CLEP Official Study Guide is the only guide developed by the test makers, and is the only source of practice tests for all 35
CLEP exam subjects. The guide also includes test-taking tips and strategies. The new eighteenth edition is the exclusive source of practice materials for the new CLEP Precalculus exam.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780874477559
  • Publisher: Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
  • Publication date: 8/20/2005
  • Series: Official Study Guide for the CLEP Examinations Series
  • Edition description: Seventeenth Edition
  • Edition number: 17
  • Pages: 500
  • Product dimensions: 8.35 (w) x 10.85 (h) x 0.70 (d)

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The College Board, a not-for-profit membership association, connects students to college success and opportunity through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT®, and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP). Students, parents, educators, and librarians recognize the College Board as a source of expertise on SAT and CLEP®test preparation, college admissions, and financial aid. The Board publishes the bestselling Official SAT Study Guide, the College Handbook, the Book of Majors, and other books that help students prepare for college, research their options, and succeed in higher education. It also maintains the popular collegeboard.com Web site, which is visited by an average of 1.7 million visitors per month.
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Table of Contents

Introduction vii
I. The College-Level Examination Program
How the Program Works 1
The General Examinations 1
The Subject Examinations 2
What the Examinations Are Like 2
Where to Take the Examinations 2
II. Approaching a College about CLEP
How to Apply for College Credit 5
External Degree Programs 8
Questions to Ask about a College's CLEP Policy 9
III. Deciding Which Examinations to Take
If You're Taking the Examinations for College Credit or Career Advancement ... 13
If You're Taking the Examinations to Prepare for College ... 15
IV. Preparing to Take CLEP Examinations
Using the Examination Guides 17
Assessing Your Readiness for a CLEP Examination 19
Suggestions for Studying 20
Psychological and Physical Preparation 22
Arrangements for Students with Disabilities 26
V. Taking the Examinations
Taking Multiple-Choice Exams 27
Taking Essay Exams 30
VI. Interpreting Your Scores
How CLEP Scores Are Computed 33
How Essays Are Graded 34
VII. Examination Guides
General Examinations
English Composition 37
Humanities 67
College Mathematics 81
Natural Sciences 87
Social Sciences and History 97
Subject Examinations
Composition and Literature
American Literature 115
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 129
English Literature 147
Freshman College Composition 165
Foreign Languages
College French--Levels 1 and 2 189
College Level German Language 203
College Level Spanish Language 221
History and Social Sciences
American Government 235
History of the United States I: Early Colonizations to 1877 253
History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present 271
Human Growth and Development 291
Introduction to Educational Psychology 303
Principles of Macroeconomics 317
Principles of Microeconomics 333
Introductory Psychology 349
Introductory Sociology 363
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 371
Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present 383
Science and Mathematics
Calculus with Elementary Functions 397
College Algebra 411
Trigonometry 423
College Algebra--Trigonometry 431
General Biology 433
General Chemistry 447
Business
Information Systems and Computer Applications 465
Principles of Management 473
Principles of Accounting 483
Introductory Business Law 495
Principles of Marketing 505
Appendices
Appendix A Answers to Sample Questions 517
Appendix B Sample Answer Sheet 521
Appendix C What Your CLEP Score Means 523
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