| Many baccalaureate degrees, such as education, | | | | Psychology CLEP test is multiple choice; in addition, |
| psychology, and nursing, require that students | | | | the examinee is given 90 minutes to complete the |
| complete an introductory level general psychology | | | | CLEP. ACE, The American Council on Education, |
| course. This course is typically a three hour course, | | | | recommends that colleges and universities accepting |
| meaning that students will spend three hours in the | | | | CLEP exams to grant three semester credit hours |
| classroom each week during a normal semester. In | | | | for a student who achieves a score of 50 or higher |
| addition to being present during lectures each week, | | | | on the Introductory Psychology CLEP test. In order |
| students will be expected to complete work outside | | | | to prepare to take this exam, students must first |
| of class such as writing and research assignments | | | | find out what material and topics they need to study |
| and studying for tests and quizzes. Between | | | | in order to gain the knowledge level required to |
| commuting or walking to class, attending class, and | | | | obtain a qualifying score. The Introductory |
| completing required work outside of class, a three | | | | Psychology CLEP test covers the following thirteen |
| hour introductory psychology course can be quite | | | | different topics: history, approaches, and methods; |
| time consuming. Many students may not know that | | | | states of consciousness; learning; cognition; biological |
| their college or university may allow them to take a | | | | bases of behavior; sensation and perception; |
| standardized test, known as a CLEP exam, instead of | | | | motivation and emotion; social psychology; statistics, |
| having to take their introductory level psychology | | | | tests, and measurement; psychological disorders and |
| course. | | | | health; treatment of psychological disorders; |
| CLEP (College Level Examination Program) allows | | | | developmental psychology; personality. Examinees |
| students to earn credits through demonstrating | | | | must have a thorough knowledge of these topics |
| college level knowledge on standardized exams in | | | | including theories, terminology, and core principles. In |
| subjects such as social sciences, science, | | | | addition to knowing theories, principles, and |
| mathematics, business, foreign language, and history. | | | | terminology associated with the 13 topics, the |
| Over 2,900 colleges and universities grant credits to | | | | examinee must possess comprehension, analytical, |
| students who earn qualifying CLEP test scores. With | | | | and evaluation skills and be able to apply knowledge |
| each exam costing only $72 to take (plus a small | | | | of the topics to various situations and problems. |
| administration fee), CLEP can provide an inexpensive | | | | Students can use a variety of CLEP prep methods to |
| way to earn college credits. In addition, because | | | | study for the Introductory Psychology CLEP test, |
| students can often prepare for these exams in as | | | | including CLEP study guides, college psychology |
| little as a few days or a few weeks and take the | | | | textbooks, or online study programs. |
| test on their own schedule, CLEP can provide | | | | Students who must take an introductory psychology |
| significant time savings. Even students who have little | | | | course as part of their undergraduate degree |
| or no background knowledge of psychology can | | | | requirements may be interested in taking the CLEP |
| quickly prepare for the Introductory Psychology CLEP | | | | test instead of attending the actual course. College |
| exam. Students interested in taking the Introductory | | | | academic counselors can be excellent resources for |
| Psychology CLEP test should first understand the | | | | students who are interested in learning how they, |
| structure of the test and the subject matter that will | | | | too, can use CLEP tests to quickly and affordably |
| be covered. | | | | earn credits toward their undergraduate degree. |
| Each of the 95 questions on the Introductory | | | | |