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CLEP Chemistry
- Provider
- College Board; ETS operates the testing platform as subcontractor
- Format
- Computer-delivered examination with multiple-choice questions; test-center or eligible remotely proctored delivery of the same examination
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 75; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Passing score
- ACE recommends a credit-granting scaled score of 50 for 6 semester hours; each institution sets its own credit-granting policy
- Exam fee
- $97 examination fee, plus any applicable test-center or remote-proctoring administration fee
Examination outline
Structure of Matter (20%)
- Atomic theory and atomic structure
- Chemical bonding
States of Matter (19%)
- Gases
- Liquids and solids
- Solutions
Reaction Types (12%)
- Acid-base reactions; Arrhenius, Brønsted-Lowry and Lewis concepts; amphoterism
- Reactions involving coordination complexes
- Precipitation reactions
- Oxidation-reduction reactions
Equations and Stoichiometry (10%)
- Ionic and molecular species; net-ionic equations
- Stoichiometry: mass and volume relations and the mole concept
- Balancing equations, including redox reactions
Equilibrium (7%)
- Dynamic physical and chemical equilibrium; LeChâtelier's principle; equilibrium constants
- Quantitative treatment
Kinetics (4%)
- Concept of rate of reaction
- Activation energy and the role of catalysts
- Rate-determining step and reaction mechanism
Thermodynamics (5%)
- State functions
- First law
- Second law
- Free energy, equilibrium constants and electrode potentials
Descriptive Chemistry (14%)
- Chemical reactivity and products of chemical reactions
- Horizontal, vertical and diagonal periodic relationships
- Main groups and transition elements
- Organic chemistry
- Experimental Chemistry (9%)
Examination sources
- Chemistry Exam – CLEP | College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required, scope and percentage definition
- Chemistry Exam – CLEP | College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > Structure of Matter
- Chemistry Exam – CLEP | College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > States of Matter
- Chemistry Exam – CLEP | College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > Reaction Types
- Chemistry Exam – CLEP | College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > Equations and Stoichiometry
- Chemistry Exam – CLEP | College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > Equilibrium
- Chemistry Exam – CLEP | College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > Kinetics
- Chemistry Exam – CLEP | College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > Thermodynamics
- Chemistry Exam – CLEP | College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > Descriptive Chemistry
- Chemistry Exam – CLEP | College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > Experimental Chemistry
- CLEP Chemistry At a Glance
p. 2, Knowledge and Skills Required; complete outline continues through p. 4
- CLEP Chemistry At a Glance
p. 4, Note under Sample Test Questions
- Chemistry Exam – CLEP | College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required, examination length and pretesting
- What Your CLEP Score Means
p. 1, score calculations 1–2
- On the multiple-choice section, is there a penalty for guessing an answer?
FAQ answer
- CLEP Chemistry At a Glance
p. 4, Sample Test Questions introduction; p. 5, questions 1–8
- Register for an Exam
Introduction and Keep in Mind
- Register for an Exam
Keep in Mind, registration and scheduling
- Find a Test Center and Schedule Your Test
Instructions, step 2, test-center types
- Find a Test Center and Schedule Your Test
Instructions, step 3
- CLEP Exam Eligibility Requirements
General eligibility
- CLEP Exam Eligibility Requirements
Who Can't Take a CLEP Exam
- CLEP Terms and Conditions
Section 2.a, Admission to the Test Center
- CLEP Terms and Conditions
Section 2.b, Eligibility and CLEP Remote Proctoring Requirements
- CLEP Terms and Conditions
Section 2.b, CLEP Remote Proctoring Requirements, equipment responsibility
- CLEP Exam Policies
CLEP Retest Policy
- How to Register
Instructions, step 4, preferred testing location