What to Expect from the Biology CLEP Exam

Once you’ve decided to take a CLEP test toFor the Biology CLEP exam, you’ll be required to
earn credit for a college course, you’ll want toprove your proficiency in one or more of the
start preparing to take the exam before your CLEPfollowing areas:
exam date arrives. Knowing in advance what to•    Know the processes, principles, and facts
expect on the CLEP will help you to study the rightof biology.
information so you can be prepared to pass the test•    Understanding of the process of
with flying colors. If you’ve chosen to take theinformation collection, interpretation, how to make a
CLEP exam for Biology to earn your college credit inhypothesis from the information you’ve
the area of Biology, here’s what you can expectgathered, how the outcome is decided once a
on the CLEP test.hypothesis is made, and how to make other
A Glance At The Biology CLEP Exam:predictions once a conclusion is reached.
On the Biology CLEP tests, you can expect to see•    To prove you understand that science is a
material that’s usually taught in a one yearhuman undertaking which encompasses social
college biology course. The subject matter you’llpenalties.
be tested on for this CLEP exam covers the wideSo, if you’re science minded and think you’d
field of biology and is broken down into the threerather take a CLEP exam instead of sitting through a
main categories of biological Science. Those threeyear of biology coursework, grab the text book your
categories are: population biology, molecular andcollege uses for its biology course and begin studying
cellular biology, and organismal biology.those areas. If you do, you’ll have a great
All three of these areas are weighted almost equallychance of passing the biology CLEP test.
and you’ll have 90 minutes to answer 115There are several sites online that offer CLEP test
questions on the Biology CLEP test. Some of thepreparation tools including study guides and sample
questions on the Biology CLEP exam are actuallyquestions. The best way to ensure you pass the
pretest questions that won’t be scored. AnyBiology CLEP exam is to prepare using a text book
time you spend going through the tutorials andand any of the study tools offered online.
entering in your personal information is not countedIf you do pass the CLEP exam for biology and your
towards the 90 minutes you’re given to answerschool accepts CLEP credit, you’ll be given the
the questions on the Biology CLEP exam.same amount of credit you would have earned had
Knowledge and Skills Needed for the Biology CLEPyou sat in a biology course for a year.
Test: