Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

CLEP-0008

Organization:

College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	United States History

Credit is recommended for candidates scoring 50 and above.

Description

Objective:

The History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 examination covers material that is usually taught in the first semester of a two-semester course in United States history. The examination covers the period of United States history from early European colonization to the end of Reconstruction, with the majority of the questions on the period of 1790 through 1877. In the part covering the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, emphasis is placed on the British colonies.The exam contains approximately 120 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. Some of these are pretest questions that will not be scored. Any time test takers spend on tutorials and providing personal information is in addition to the actual testing time

Skills Measured:

The History of the United States I examination requires candidates to demonstrate the following abilities: identification of historical phenomena; analysis and interpretation of historical phenomena; and comparison and contrast of historical phenomena. The skills measured include political institutions, political developments, and public policy (30 percent); social developments (30 percent; economic developments (10 percent); cultural and intellectual developments (20 percent); and diplomacy and transnational interactions (10 percent). Chronological specifications include 1500-1789 (30 percent) and 1790-1877 (70 percent).

Instruction & Assessment