Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Exam ACE ID: CLEP-0010 Version: 3 Organization: College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028 3/1/2015 - 12/31/2022 7/1/2001 - 2/28/2015 3/1/1996 - 6/30/2001 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 American Literature Credit is recommended for candidates scoring 50 or above on the multiple choice section of the examination. Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The American Literature examination covers material that is usually taught in a two-semester survey course (or the equivalent) at the college level. It deals with the prose and poetry written in the United States from colonial times to the present. It is primarily a test of knowledge about literary works-their content, their background, and their authors - but also requires an ability to interpret poetry, fiction, and nonfiction prose, as well as a familiarity with the terminology used by literary critics and historians. The examination emphasizes fiction and poetry and deals to a lesser degree with the essay, drama, and autobiography. Candidates have 90 minutes to complete the multiple-choice section of the examination. Skills Measured: The skills measured include 15 percent: The colonial and early national period (beginnings - 1830); 25 percent: the Romantic period (1830 - 1870); 20 percent: the period of Realism and Naturalism (1870 - 1910); 25 percent: the Modernist period (1910 - 1945); and 15 percent: the Contemporary period (1945 - present). Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content