What Is CLEP?
The knowledge you’ve gained from your
education or professional experiences can
take you further than you think. CLEP offers
you the opportunity to earn college credit by
earning qualifying scores on any of 33 CLEP
examinations. The exams are administered
at 1,700 colleges, and 2,900 colleges and
universities will grant credit for successful
scores.
Who Should Know
About CLEP Business
Exams?
High-achieving business
students
Use CLEP to help you save time and
money while you’re earning your business
degree.
College faculty and advisers
Help your students move ahead in their
education and in their business majors.
High school business teachers
and counselors
Tell academically qualified business
students and their parents about
CLEP exams.
© 2010 The College Board. College Board, CLEP, College-Level
Examination Program and the acorn logo are registered trademarks
of the College Board. Inspiring minds is a trademark owned by the
College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks
of their respective owners. Visit the College Board on the Web:
www.collegeboard.com.
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CLEP Business Exams
These five CLEP exams cover business
fundamentals. If you’re taking business
courses or pursuing a business degree,
earning qualifying scores can help you
place into the right classes so you can
avoid repeating material and move into
more advanced classes sooner.
1. Financial Accounting
Covers general topics, income statements,
balance sheets and statements of cash
flow.
2. Principles of Management
Covers organization and human resources,
the operational and functional aspects of
management, international management
and contemporary issues.
3. Principles of Marketing
Covers the role of marketing in society
and in a firm; target marketing; and the
marketing mix.
CLEP offers additional exams that can help you
satisfy prerequisites for some business courses:
• P
rinciples of
Macroeconomics
• P
rinciples of
Microeconomics
• College Mathematics
• Precalculus
• Calculus
4. Introductory Business Law
Covers the history and sources of American
law, constitutional law, the American legal
system and procedures, contracts, the
legal environment and torts — all from a
business perspective.
Get Started:
5. Information Systems and
Computer Applications
Step one:
Covers information systems and office
application software in organizations;
hardware and systems technology;
information systems software development;
programming concepts; data management;
and business, ethical, and social
implications and issues.
Visit www.collegeboard.com/clep.
Find out your college’s CLEP policy by
contacting your professor, academic adviser,
test center or admission office.
Step two:
Read descriptions of all 33 exams and decide
which exam(s) to take.
Step three:
Register to take your exam(s) by contacting a
CLEP test center on your campus, or nearby,
and making an appointment. For a list of CLEP
test centers, visit www.collegeboard.com/
cleptestcenters.
Step four:
Start studying. Get official preparation
materials and study tips online.
Step five:
Take your CLEP exam!
CLEP Business Exams
These five CLEP exams cover business
fundamentals. If you’re taking business
courses or pursuing a business degree,
earning qualifying scores can help you
place into the right classes so you can
avoid repeating material and move into
more advanced classes sooner.
1. Financial Accounting
Covers general topics, income statements,
balance sheets and statements of cash
flow.
2. Principles of Management
Covers organization and human resources,
the operational and functional aspects of
management, international management
and contemporary issues.
3. Principles of Marketing
Covers the role of marketing in society
and in a firm; target marketing; and the
marketing mix.
CLEP offers additional exams that can help you
satisfy prerequisites for some business courses:
• P
rinciples of
Macroeconomics
• P
rinciples of
Microeconomics
• College Mathematics
• Precalculus
• Calculus
4. Introductory Business Law
Covers the history and sources of American
law, constitutional law, the American legal
system and procedures, contracts, the
legal environment and torts — all from a
business perspective.
Get Started:
5. Information Systems and
Computer Applications
Step one:
Covers information systems and office
application software in organizations;
hardware and systems technology;
information systems software development;
programming concepts; data management;
and business, ethical, and social
implications and issues.
Visit www.collegeboard.com/clep.
Find out your college’s CLEP policy by
contacting your professor, academic adviser,
test center or admission office.
Step two:
Read descriptions of all 33 exams and decide
which exam(s) to take.
Step three:
Register to take your exam(s) by contacting a
CLEP test center on your campus, or nearby,
and making an appointment. For a list of CLEP
test centers, visit www.collegeboard.com/
cleptestcenters.
Step four:
Start studying. Get official preparation
materials and study tips online.
Step five:
Take your CLEP exam!
CLEP Business Exams
These five CLEP exams cover business
fundamentals. If you’re taking business
courses or pursuing a business degree,
earning qualifying scores can help you
place into the right classes so you can
avoid repeating material and move into
more advanced classes sooner.
1. Financial Accounting
Covers general topics, income statements,
balance sheets and statements of cash
flow.
2. Principles of Management
Covers organization and human resources,
the operational and functional aspects of
management, international management
and contemporary issues.
3. Principles of Marketing
Covers the role of marketing in society
and in a firm; target marketing; and the
marketing mix.
CLEP offers additional exams that can help you
satisfy prerequisites for some business courses:
• P
rinciples of
Macroeconomics
• P
rinciples of
Microeconomics
• College Mathematics
• Precalculus
• Calculus
4. Introductory Business Law
Covers the history and sources of American
law, constitutional law, the American legal
system and procedures, contracts, the
legal environment and torts — all from a
business perspective.
Get Started:
5. Information Systems and
Computer Applications
Step one:
Covers information systems and office
application software in organizations;
hardware and systems technology;
information systems software development;
programming concepts; data management;
and business, ethical, and social
implications and issues.
Visit www.collegeboard.com/clep.
Find out your college’s CLEP policy by
contacting your professor, academic adviser,
test center or admission office.
Step two:
Read descriptions of all 33 exams and decide
which exam(s) to take.
Step three:
Register to take your exam(s) by contacting a
CLEP test center on your campus, or nearby,
and making an appointment. For a list of CLEP
test centers, visit www.collegeboard.com/
cleptestcenters.
Step four:
Start studying. Get official preparation
materials and study tips online.
Step five:
Take your CLEP exam!
What Is CLEP?
The knowledge you’ve gained from your
education or professional experiences can
take you further than you think. CLEP offers
you the opportunity to earn college credit by
earning qualifying scores on any of 33 CLEP
examinations. The exams are administered
at 1,700 colleges, and 2,900 colleges and
universities will grant credit for successful
scores.
Who Should Know
About CLEP Business
Exams?
High-achieving business
students
Use CLEP to help you save time and
money while you’re earning your business
degree.
College faculty and advisers
Help your students move ahead in their
education and in their business majors.
High school business teachers
and counselors
Tell academically qualified business
students and their parents about
CLEP exams.
© 2010 The College Board. College Board, CLEP, College-Level
Examination Program and the acorn logo are registered trademarks
of the College Board. Inspiring minds is a trademark owned by the
College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks
of their respective owners. Visit the College Board on the Web:
www.collegeboard.com.
100114192
10b-2779
Save time and money
while earning your
business degree
What Is CLEP?
The knowledge you’ve gained from your
education or professional experiences can
take you further than you think. CLEP offers
you the opportunity to earn college credit by
earning qualifying scores on any of 33 CLEP
examinations. The exams are administered
at 1,700 colleges, and 2,900 colleges and
universities will grant credit for successful
scores.
Who Should Know
About CLEP Business
Exams?
High-achieving business
students
Use CLEP to help you save time and
money while you’re earning your business
degree.
College faculty and advisers
Help your students move ahead in their
education and in their business majors.
High school business teachers
and counselors
Tell academically qualified business
students and their parents about
CLEP exams.
© 2010 The College Board. College Board, CLEP, College-Level
Examination Program and the acorn logo are registered trademarks
of the College Board. Inspiring minds is a trademark owned by the
College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks
of their respective owners. Visit the College Board on the Web:
www.collegeboard.com.
100114192
10b-2779
Save time and money
while earning your
business degree