College+Level+Examination+Program+(CLEP)

  Here are the links that will assist educators in providing college level or dual credit courses:  http://clep.collegeboard.org/  http://education-portal.com/  Students take free classes online from the Education Portal and then test out of the college level course through CLEP (College Board) –need to register for exam online. It costs $80.00 per course test. There is also a $20 fee paid to Strayer University for use of their testing site. The university asks that you schedule a test at least one week in advance. I also have the official study guide for the thirty three exams. If you would like copies of the study guides let me know and I will get them out to you. There are five courses that are available offline through Sara Inman of the Education Portal. sara@education-portal.com  650-962-1200 ext. 521 (These are free).   Here are the CLEP courses/credits that the majority of Delaware Colleges accept:   1. Principles of Management (6 colleges accept)   2. Principles of Marketing (6 colleges accept)   3. Intro to Psychology (6 colleges accept)   4. Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (3 colleges accept) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 5. Western Civilization 1 (3 colleges accept) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> Links to all the credits accepted by Del Tech Sites - <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> Del Tech Dover: <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> http://clep.collegeboard.org/college-credit/delaware-tech--community-college-dover?destination=/search/colleges/us%3Fsearch_type%3D0 <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> Del Tech Stanton: <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> http://clep.collegeboard.org/college-credit/delaware-tech--community-college-stanton?destination=/search/colleges/us%3Fsearch_type%3D0 <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> Del Tech Georgetown: <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> http://clep.collegeboard.org/college-credit/delaware-tech-and-comm-coll-georgetown?destination=/search/colleges/us%3Fsearch_type%3D0 <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> Del State, Wilmington University and University of Phoenix also accept CLEP credits. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> Brief test descriptions are below for your convenience, along with “levels” indicating relative exam difficulty. These are the most popular nation-wide. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> Level 1 <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 1. Principals of Management: Principles of Management covers the essentials of management and organization in a variety of settings. It requires knowledge of human resources and operational aspects of management but emphasizes functional aspects of management. (3 credits) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 2. Principals of Marketing: Principles of Marketing deals with the role of marketing in society and within a company, understanding consumer and organizational markers, marketing strategy planning, the marketing mix, marketing institutions, and selected other topics such as international marketing, ethics, market research, services and not-for- profit marketing. (3 credits) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> Level 2 <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 1. Introductory Psychology: Introductory Psychology includes topics such as the biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, states of consciousness, learning, cognition, motivation and emotion, developmental and social psychology, personality, psychological disorders, social psychology, and tests and measurement. (3 credits) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 2. Introduction to Sociology: Introductory Sociology deals with social institutions; stratification; social patterns, processes and changes; and sociological theory. It emphasizes facts and concepts as well as well as general theoretical approaches. (3 credits) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 3. College Composition: College Composition assesses writing skills taught in most first-year college composition courses. Those skills include analysis, argumentation, synthesis, usage, ability to recognize logical development and research. The exams cannot cover every skill (such as keeping a journal or peer editing) required in many first-year college writing courses. Candidates will, however, be expected to apply the principles and conventions used in longer writing projects to two timed writing assignments and to apply the rules of standard written English. (6 credits) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 4. College Mathematics: College Mathematics covers material generally taught in a college course for students majoring in subjects that don’t require advanced math. The test includes questions on the real number system, logic, sets, equations, functions and their graphs, probability, statistics, data analyses, complex numbers, logarithms and exponents, and applications from algebra and geometry. (6 credits) Note: An online scientific calculator (non-graphing) is available during this exam. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> Level 3 <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 1. Humanities: Humanities tests general knowledge of literature, art, music and other performing arts. It covers all periods from classical to contemporary and many different fields: poetry, prose, philosophy, art, architecture, music, dance, theater and film. (6 credits) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 2. Human Growth & Development: Human Growth and Development covers material taught in an introductory developmental psychology or human development course, including the periods of infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and aging. An understanding of the major theories and research related to the broad categories of physical, cognitive and social development is required. (3 credits) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 3. College Algebra: College Algebra includes basic algebraic operations; equations and inequalities; algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions and their properties; and number systems and operations. (3 credits) *Note: An online scientific calculator (non-graphing) is available during this exam. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 4. American Literature: American Literature covers the prose and poetry written in the United States from colonial times to the present. It primarily tests knowledge about literary works, but also requires an ability to interpret poetry, fiction, and nonfiction prose. (6 credits) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;"> 5. Natural Sciences: Natural Sciences is intended to satisfy science distribution requirements for non-science majors. It includes biological and physical science topics such as classification and function of organisms, evolution, genetics, cells, ecology, atomic and nuclear structure, chemical elements, thermodynamics, classical mechanics, electricity, astronomy, and geology. (6 credits) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif;">