Sociology clep
The sociology clep test has 100 questions and a time limit of 90 minutes. You will need a score of 50 or higher to pass.
This test has a fee of $77 plus a sitting fee that you will need to pay to the testing center for administering the test. This is one of the easier clep tests and should be one of the tests that you begin with even if you do not have background or experience in the subjects talked over the semester.
Sociology is the study of individual behavior and the study of society. This particular test will ask questions on how sociologists conduct their studies as well as terminology used in the field as well as basic concepts and methods. This test will also contain few graphs and charts, however, they are fairly straightforward and to attend so they should pose very little threat to you passing.
As a mentioned earlier, this is one of the easiest clep tests. The sociology clep test is a introductory class that does not go into a lot of detail this making the tests fairly easy because you will be tested on just the overall basic concepts of what would be talked in a semester that is used to give a very brief and surface overview of sociology.
The sociology clep test team consists of:
15% of the test being based on the social perspective.
20% of the tests being based on social processes.
15% of the tests being based on social patterns.
20% of the test based on institutions.
and 30% of the test being based on social stratification.
The key to passing this test is using the official clep test study guide for sociology. It will give you a good overview of each of the items outlined above that you will need to know for the test and will give you 3 practice tests to gauge how ready you are to take the real test.
Some areas of sociology you will need to be aware of our:
Race and ethnic relations
educational institutions
aging
social mobility
religious institutions
groups and organizational behavior
rural patterns as well as urban patterns
deviance and social control
political institutions
demography
family institutions
power and social inequality
social interaction
sex and gender roles
community
collective behavior and social movements
social interactions
history of sociology
These aspects will be touched on and can easily be learned if you go to the study guide, the study guide will also give you a list of vocabulary words, knowing these vocabulary word will help you understand the context of many questions and you will be able to easily pass this test.