Social Sciences and History CLEP
The Social Sciences and History CLEP is exam is one of the General Five CLEPs. Which means that it is a very broad test, but you are also awarded 6 credit hours for this test. Unlike the Subject Exam CLEPs, this test worth an entire semester’s worth of study. That is the bad news and the good news. On one hand it is a very broad exam that covers a lot of information, but on the other hand, it is so broad that it doesn’t go into much detail.
This test has a basic CLEP format, 120 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. There is no essay.
CollegeBoard gives the following breakdown for the Social Sciences and History CLEP:
- 40% History
- 13% Government and Political Science
- 11% Geography
- 10% Economics
- 10% Psychology
- 10% Sociology
- 6% Anthropology
Obviously the largest part of this exam is the History section. Of this section, 17% is American History, 15% is Western Civilization, and 8% World History.
While CLEP has done a fairly good job of being neutral in this test, some politically correct stuff has made it’s way onto the exam. For instance, b.c.e (before common era) is used, instead of B.C (Before Christ).