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Subject Exams
Subject exams are offered in the areas of behavioral and social sciences, business, literature, foreign languages, history and political science, and mathematics and science. Each subject exam covers material taught in a one - semester undergraduate course. Most subject exams are 90 minutes long and are composed of multiple-choice questions. Study guides may be available in the La Salle Campus Bookstore or through CLEP Web site: www.collegeboard.com/CLEP.
Behavioral and Social Sciences
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| Educational Psychology includes topics such as principles of learning, teaching
methods and classroom management, child growth and development, and
evaluation and assessment of learning. |
None. |
EDC
103 -- 3 credits -- required score 50. |
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| General Psychology includes topics such as learning and cognition, behavior,
personality, perception, motivation and emotion, Iife-span development,
and social psychology. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any other Psychology course
except PSY 310-311. |
PSY
155 -- 3 credits -- required score 50. |
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| Human Growth and Development deals with development in early and middle
childhood. Requires understanding of the major theories and research
related to physical, mental, emotional, social, and personality development,
and ability to apply this knowledge to child rearing, child care,
and educational services. |
None. |
PSY
210 -- 3 credits -- required score of 50. |
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| Introductory Macroeconomics covers the principles of economics that apply to
a total economic system, particularly the general levels of output
and income and interrelations among sectors of the economy. Emphasizes
the determinants of aggregate demand and the monetary and fiscal policies
appropriate to achieve particular policy objectives. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any other Economics course
except ECN 213-214. |
ECN
150 -- 3 credits -- required score 53. |
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| Introductory Microeconomics covers the principles of economics that apply to
the functions of groups, organizations, and individuals within the
larger economic system. Emphasizes analytical capabilities rather
than a factual understanding of institutions and policies. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any advanced Economics course,
except ECN 213-214. |
ECN
201 - 3 credits -- required score 54. |
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| Introductory Sociology deals with social institutions; stratification; social
patterns, processes, and changes; and the sociological perspective.
Emphasizes facts and concepts as well as general theoretical approaches
used by sociologists. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any other course in Sociology
except SOC 301-302.Day
division students must be juniors or seniors. |
SOC
150 -- 3 credits -- required score 50. |
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CLEP
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Restrictions |
La
Salle Equivalent |
| Information Systems and Computer Applications requires familiarity with computer
hardware and software; system development; design tools and programming
logic; data management; telecommunications; organization and user
support systems; information processing; and social and ethical issues. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any Computer Science courses.
Not available to School of Business Day students. |
CSIT
154 or CSC 151
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CSC 152-- 3 credits -- required score 50.
May
be used to fulfill core requirement in Computer Science. |
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| Introduction to Management deals with the principles of management and organization
in a variety of settings. Requires knowledge of human resources and
operational aspects of management but emphasizes functional aspects
of management. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any advanced Organizational
Management course with the exception of MGT 352. |
BUS
203 -- 3 credits -- required score 50. |
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| Financial Accounting includes the principles of both financial and managerial
accounting. Unprogrammed hand calculator permitted. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any advanced Accounting
course. |
BUS
101 --3 credits -- required score 50. |
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| Introductory Business Law deals primarily with the functions of contracts in
American business law and the legal environment of law. Also includes
torts, the history and sources of American law, legal systems and
procedures, agency and employment, partnerships and corporations,
and other topics. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any advanced Law course. |
BUS
303 -- 3 credits -- required score 50. |
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| Introductory Marketing deals with marketing in the economy; buyer behavior
and consumption patterns; role of the environment in marketing; marketing
functions and institutions; and selected issues and policies related
to marketing problems, strategies, and decisions. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any other Marketing course. |
BUS 204 -- 3 credits -- required score 50. |
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CLEP
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Restrictions |
La
Salle Equivalent |
| American Literature deals with the prose and poetry written in the United
States from colonial times to the present. Primarily a test of knowledge
about literary works their content, their backgrounds, and their authors. |
Not available to students who have credit for any part of the
ENG 248-249 sequence or who have credit for ENG 353 or 446 or 447. |
ENG
248 or 249-- 3 credits --
required score 50. |
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| Analyis and Interpretation of Literature assesses the ability to analyze
and interpret passages presented in the test book, including poetry,
fiction, nonfiction, and drama. Familiarity with specific literary
works not required. Familiarity with literary terms needed. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any literature courses. |
ENG 150 -- 3 credits -- required score 50.
May
be used to fulfill first literature requirement in Patterns of Meaning. |
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| English Literature deals with the prose, poetry, and drama written by
British authors from 1500 to the present. Requires knowledge of the
major authors and literary works and familiarity with common literary
terms (e.g., metaphor and personification) and basic literature forms
(e.g., sonnet and ballad). |
Not
available to students who have credit for any part of the ENG 246 or 353 or 442 or their equivalent. |
ENG
246 -- 3 credits -- required score 50. |
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CLEP
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Restrictions |
La
Salle Equivalent |
| College French levels 1 or 2 -- A single examination that covers the French
language skills usually learned from the end of the first year through
the second year of college study. Includes reading and listening skills.To
be taken for maximum 6 credits only. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any French language course. |
Level
1 -- FRN 101-102 -- 6 credits --- required score 50.
Level
2 -- FRN 201-202-- 6 credits -- required score 62. |
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| College Spanish levels 1 or 2 -- A single examination that covers the Spanish
language skills usually learned from the end of the first year through
the second year of college study. Includes reading and listening skills.To
be taken for maximum 6 credits only. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any Spanish language course. |
Level
1 -- SPN 101-102-- 6 credits required score 50
or
Level
2 -- Spanish 201-202 -- 6 credits -- required score 66 |
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| College German levels 1 or 2 -- A single examination that covers the German
language skills usually learned from the end of the first year through
the second year of college study. Includes reading and listening skills. To
be taken for maximum 6 credits only. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any German language course. |
Level
1 -- GER 101-102 -- 6 credits required score 50
or
Level
2 -- GER 201-202 -- 6 credits -- required score 63. |
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| Foreign
Language exams are comprehensive and levels will be assigned according
to final score. Once credit is assigned, the student may not repeat a language to attempt
a higher score and level. |
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History and Political Science
CLEP
Test |
Restrictions |
La
Salle Equivalent |
| American government emphasizes national government and includes topics
such as the institutions and policy processes of the federal government,
the federal courts and civil liberties, political parties and pressure
groups, political beliefs and behavior, and the content and history
of the Constitution. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any advanced American government
course. |
POL 151 -- 3 credits -- required score 55. |
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| American
History I: Colonization to 1877 covers the period of American
history from the Spanish and French colonizations to the end of Reconstruction.
Primary emphasis on the English colonies and the period of nationhood. |
Not available to students who have credit for HIS 155 or any related 300 or higher level History courses. |
HIS
300 -- 3 credits -- required score 56. |
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| American
History II: 1877 to the present covers the period of American history
from the end of the Civil War to the present. Primary emphasis on
the 20th century. |
Not available to students who have credit for HIS 155 or any related 300 or higher level History courses. |
History
305 -- 3 credits -- required score 57. |
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| Western
Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 covers the civilizations
of Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Near East; the Middle Ages; the Renaissance
and Reformation; and early modern Europe. |
Not available to students who have credit for any related 300 or higher level History course. |
HIS
310 -- 3 credits -- required score 57. |
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| Western
Civilization II: 1648 to the present covers European history from
the 17th century through post World War II, Includes political, economic,
and cultural developments such as scientific thought, the Enlightenment,
the French and Industrial Revolutions, nationalism, imperialism, the
Russian Revolution, and World Wars I and II. |
Not available to students who have credit for any related 300 or higher level History course. |
HIS
311 -- 3 credits -- required score 56. |
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CLEP
Test |
Restrictions |
La
Salle Equivalent |
| Calculus with Elementary Functions includes topics from both differential
and integral calculus, as well as algebraic, trigonometric, exponential,
and logarithmic functions. Unprogrammed hand calculator permitted. |
Not
available to students who have credit for MTH 221 or beyond. |
MTH
120 -- 4 credits -- required score 50. |
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| Precalculus covers the material generally found in a first-semester calculus course, including algebraic equations, trigonometric and geometric functions and applications. May be taken by students planning to take calculus and other advanced mathematics. Online use of graphing calculator is required. See College Board’s Precalculus Resource Center for full details.
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available to students who have credit for MTH 120 or beyond. |
MTH
113 -- 4 credits -- required score 50. |
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| General Biology covers three major areas of the biological sciences; molecular
and cellular biology, organismal biology, and populational biology. |
Not
available to students who have credit for any Biology course. |
BIO
157-158 -- 6 credits -- required score 50. |
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| General Chemistry requires understanding of the structure and states of matter, reaction types, equations and stoichiometry, equilibrium, kinetics, thermo-dynamics, and descriptive experimental chemistry. Unprogrammed hand calculator permitted. |
Not available to students who have credit for any Chemistry course. |
CHM
111-112 -- 8 credits -- required score 50. |
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