CLEP Study Guides
When it comes to finding the best CLEP study guides, the first place to start is the official CLEP book. You can find these for each of the 34 subjects available to test out of. Each of the CLEP study guides come with an overview of what you need to know to pass the course as well as 3 practice exams.
The best approach when study to take a CLEP test is to thoroughly read through the study guide and take one test to see how you score. If you did not score well enough to pass, find out which answers you missed in the study guide as well as what is the correct answer. You will want to make sure that you can answer a majority of the questions accurately on the first practice test before moving on to the second test.
By applying this model, I was able to pass every CLEP test that I took, in the end, it saved me almost a years worth of college as well as a load of money in tuition fees. Each CLEP test is typically around $70 to take, there is also a sitting fee that will depend on the school or testing center that you are using, this fee should not be much more than $20.
This means, by using a CLEP study guide, you can pass and earn anywhere from 3 to 12 credit for a mere $90. Compare this to spending an entire semester in class as well as full tuition.
There are also additional CLEP study guides available as well as various online practice tests, however, if you use the official study guide, you really don’t need to bother with the ancillary preparation material.
The only reason you would want to use these additional sources is if you are struggling with the subject and are not passing the 3 practice tests. If you are having a hard time with a subject, then make use of these other sources, however, by using the difficult list published on this site and combining it with subjects that you have work or life experience you should find plenty of CLEP tests that will be easy enough to pass.
Remember, there is a limit on how many credits you can test out of so tackle the easiest exams and subjects you have experience in so you don’t have to struggle learning subjects that are taught over an entire semester in a weekend using a book that is meant to be a quick overview only.