Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Exam
ACE ID:
CLEP-0025
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Business Law or Law
Credit is recommended for candidates scoring 50 and above.
Description

Objective:

The Introductory Business Law examination covers material that is usually taught in an introductory one-semester college course in the subject. The examination places not only major emphasis on understanding the functions of contracts in American business law, but it also includes questions on the history and sources of American law, legal systems and procedures, torts, and other topics.The examination contains approximately 100 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. Some of these are pretest questions that will not be scored. Any time candidates spend on tutorials or providing personal information is in addition to the actual testing time.

Skills Measured:

The Introductory Business Law examination requires candidates to demonstrate the following abilities: knowledge of the basic facts and terms; understanding of concepts and principles; and ability to apply knowledge to specific case problems. The skills measured include history and sources of American law/constitutional law (5-10 percent); American legal systems and procedures (5-10 percent); contracts (30-40 percent); legal environment (20-25 percent); torts (10-15 percent); and miscellaneous (5-10 percent).
Instruction & Assessment
Supplemental Materials

Other offerings from College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

(CLEP-0007)
(CLEP-0010)
(CLEP-0018)
(CLEP-0038)
(CLEP-0019)
(CLEP-0013)
(CLEP-0040)
(CLEP-0004)