New to this website and need some guidance.

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I am taking the Introductory to Social Sciences and History CLEP exam in two to three weeks. What is IC and how should I go about preparing for this exam. If I pass this exam I am done with shcool. If I fail I have to go back to class and also take a three credit clep. I want some recommendations and assistance as to how I should appraoch this exam and some hindsight from others who prepared for it.

Thanks!!!!

How to Prepare for the Social Sciences and History General CLEP Exam


We do not offer a separate set of questions specifically for the Social Sciences and History CLEP Exam, but according to the Collegeboard content outline, here's what the test covers:
History (40%)
17% United States History
15% Western Civilization
8% World History
Social Sciences (60%)
13% Government/Political Science
11% Sociology
10% Economics
10% Psychology
10% Geography
6% Anthropology

We recommend studying the following subjects that we already offer to pass this exam:
U.S. History I: Early Colonizations to 1877
U.S. History II: 1865 to the Present
Introductory Psychology
Introductory Sociology
Principles of MicroEconomics
Principles of MacroEconomics

Don't worry about studying any of these subjects too closely, as the Social Sciences and History exam does not go into too much depth. Just do a quick overview of these subjects and get a general understanding of all the material covered, and you should be able to do quite well. One student scored a 75 out of 80 just by studying these subjects for two days (with no prior knowledge).

The exam also covers some Western Civilization and Anthropology, so if you really wanted to, you could study our questions on those subjects as well. That would probably be overkill, and a lot of unnecessary extra studying to pass.