EARN
3 CREDITS FOR COLLEGE ALGEBRA BY PASSING A SINGLE
RELATIVELY EASY TEST!
CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
Many students are not aware of this incredible option. You may know why!
This seems to be the best kept secret to earning college credits without necessarily "stepping" into the classroom. If you have the basic fundamental algebra skills ( at least from high school or even if you were self taught) then you can build upon it and cover all the required topics from the CLEP syllabus to pass this test easily. You will find the outline of the topics covered and the percentage break down below.
I learned about the CLEP when I almost completed my first degree, but was able to test out of Math for Liberal Arts ( called College Math by CLEP) and Pre-calculus with Trigonometry ( This is a combined course, which is now offered by most community colleges and universities so you do not have take these courses separate)...
This seems to be the best kept secret to earning college credits without necessarily "stepping" into the classroom. If you have the basic fundamental algebra skills ( at least from high school or even if you were self taught) then you can build upon it and cover all the required topics from the CLEP syllabus to pass this test easily. You will find the outline of the topics covered and the percentage break down below.
I learned about the CLEP when I almost completed my first degree, but was able to test out of Math for Liberal Arts ( called College Math by CLEP) and Pre-calculus with Trigonometry ( This is a combined course, which is now offered by most community colleges and universities so you do not have take these courses separate)...
In fact there are many other courses that you can earn college credits for by CLEPing to shorten the path to your degree. But this site is dedicated exclusively to the math related sections of the CLEP exams and so if you are interested in passing any or all of these math tests in a short time and need information on how to succeed then you need to look no further. You will find all the the tools and resources here to pass the CLEP like many other students who have been successful already.
BRIEF GENERAL
INFORMATION ON THE CLEP
CLEPing DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR GPA
CLEPing DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR GPA
CLEP provides a great opportunity for you to earn 3 credits for College Algebra and other college level courses by just simply passing each test. You might not believe the passing score starting range! You need at least 50 points to pass. Usually they want you to check with the college/university to which you desire to transfer the credits to see what pass mark is accepted. But the standard CLEP-recommended minimum scaled score is a 50. You do not need to be concerned about your GPA if you were to score the max or minimum points on the passing scale because it is a pass / fail test so no letter grade will be assigned to your transcript. These credits are accepted at nearly all the public and private colleges and universities nationwide. You can take the test at any testing center, at any day of the week, that it is administered. But make sure you get some basic preparation before you do. I have a lot of great resources I am going to share to guide you to success. But in the event you need a tried and proven tutor, that makes students happy with their results every semester, to refresh and guide you through some of the more challenging topics related to piece-wise and logarithmic functions just contact this number: 954-780-6284
AN EXPERIENCED TUTOR TO GUIDE YOU TO SUCCESS
I am very familiar with the test after tested out of a few of the CLEP math courses. In addition, I have tutored a large number of students over the years to successfully test out of math by CLEPing it.
DESCRIPTION OF THE
CLEP COLLEGE ALGEBRA EXAMINATION
Most of these topics are covered in Intermediate Algebra coursework ( It may be called by a different name by some institutions. This is the course taken prior to College Algebra---a prerequisite to it. ) except for exponential, and logarithmic functions which are not mainly covered. I have a very simply and straightforward way to break this topic down in just a few virtual tutoring sessions with you. I will also post some resources pertinent to this topic here.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED
- Solving routine, straightforward problems (about 50 percent of the examination)
- Solving nonroutine problems requiring an understanding of concepts and the application of skills and concepts (about 50 percent of the examination)
Click on each link below --------Basic Introductory Lessons--------to learn and/ or refresh the basic concepts of the lessons that would be covered by the CLEP exam. This is step- by -step and easy to follow overview. Go through each lesson as numbered with the link. You should do all the practice questions until you are comfortable with the lessons. These questions are found immediately after the the last lesson in each section. It is very imperative that you practice these questions because this is the only way you'll know whether or not you are understanding the lessons. These shall familiarize you with the type and nature of the questions you may encounter on the test at the foundational level.
25% Algebraic operations
- Operations with exponents
- Properties of logarithms
Factoring 1-8
Multi—Add polynomials 1-7
Divide polynomials 1-4
Exponents rules of operation 1-8
25% Equations and inequalities
- Linear equations and inequalities
- Quadratic equations and inequalities
- Absolute value equations and inequalities
- Systems of equations and inequalities
- Exponential and logarithmic equations
Solving Quadratic Equations 1-6
Solving Inequalities 1-6
Absolute value equations and inequalities 1-4
2x2 System of Equations and Inequalities 1-5
3x3 System of Equations 1-3
30% Functions and their properties*
- Definition and interpretation
- Representation/modeling (graphical, numerical, symbolic, and verbal representations of functions)
- Domain and range
- Algebra of functions
- Graphs and their properties (including intercepts, symmetry, and transformations)
- Inverse functions
Lines in general 1-15
Functions in general 1-8
Graphing polynomials general and properties 1-11
Graphing quadratic functions 1-10
Inverse Functions 1-6
Graphing Rational Functions 1-6
Advanced Graphing and Properties 1-5
20% Number systems and operations
- Real numbers
- Complex numbers
- Sequences and series
- Factorials and Binomial Theorem
- Determinants of 2-by-2 matrices
