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Study Plan

CLEP Exam Preparation Tips

Start preparing for a CLEP exam by assessing your readiness:

  1. Review the exam description online or in the CLEP Official Study Guide. Determine how much you know about each topic and if you are familiar with the terms, names, and symbols that are mentioned. If you're familiar with nearly all the material, you only need a minimal amount of review. However, if more than half is unfamiliar to you, you probably need to study extensively to do well on the exam.
  2. Answer sample questions in the CLEP Official Study Guide or in the individual exam guides. Use the answer key to determine your number of correct responses.
  3. Become familiar with the computer-based format of CLEP exams and practice answering different question types. Download and install the CLEP Sampler.

If You Need More Review

  1. Check with your local college bookstore to find out which books and materials are used for the equivalent course in the exam subject. You can often find the course syllabus on your college's website.
  2. Study textbooks and other resources used in the comparable course. Compare the exam's content outline, and the knowledge and skills outline, to the table of contents in the textbooks to ensure that the book covers what's on the test. Learn more about suggested study resources.
  3. Find course materials and lectures online at websites such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) OpenCourseWare, Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative, and the Online Education Database. Most of this material is offered for free. Educational websites, such as the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) or the National Geographic Society, can also be helpful. Learn more about free study resources.
  4. Check with your librarian about locating study aids relevant to the exam you plan to take. These supplementary materials may include videos or DVDs made by educational companies and organizations, language tapes, and computer software.

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