CLEP College Algebra — Information & Free Practice
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CLEP College Algebra
- Provider
- College Board; ETS operates the online testing platform as subcontractor.
- Format
- Computer-based theory examination, at an authorized test center or with remote proctoring; scientific nongraphing calculator embedded throughout.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 60; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Exam fee
- $97 examination fee, plus the applicable test-center or remote-proctoring administration fee.
Examination outline
Algebraic operations (25%)
- Operations with exponents
- Factoring and expanding polynomials
- Operations with algebraic expressions
- Absolute value
- Properties of logarithms
Equations and inequalities (25%)
- Linear equations and inequalities
- Quadratic equations and inequalities
- Absolute value equations and inequalities
- Systems of equations and inequalities
- Exponential and logarithmic equations
Functions and their properties (30%)
- Definition, interpretation, and representation/modeling (graphical, numerical, symbolic, and verbal)
- Domain and range
- Evaluation of functions
- Algebra of functions
- Graphs and their properties (including intercepts, symmetry, and transformations)
- Inverse functions
Number systems and operations (20%)
- Real numbers
- Complex numbers
- Factorials and binomial theorem
Examination sources
- College Algebra — College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required, controlling scope statement and all four domain headings/lists
- College Algebra — College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required, ability distribution
- College Algebra — College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required, footnote to Functions and their properties
- College Algebra — College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > Algebraic operations (25%)
- College Algebra — College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > Equations and inequalities (25%)
- College Algebra — College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > Functions and their properties* (30%)
- College Algebra — College Board
Knowledge and Skills Required > Number systems and operations (20%)
- College Algebra — College Board
Overview, question count and duration paragraph
- Information for Test Takers
p. 9, What Your CLEP Score Means, calculations 1–2
- Information for Test Takers
p. 9, What Your CLEP Score Means, examination independence
- Information for Test Takers
p. 4, Exam Descriptions, examination format
- Register for an Exam
opening paragraph
- Register for an Exam
Keep in Mind > Registering for an exam and scheduling your test with a test center are separate steps
- Find a Test Center and Schedule Your Test
Instructions, step 2, test-center labels
- Find a Test Center and Schedule Your Test
Instructions, step 3
- CLEP Exam Eligibility Requirements
opening eligibility statement
- CLEP Exam Eligibility Requirements
Who Can't Take a CLEP Exam
- CLEP Terms and Conditions
Section 2.b, remote-proctoring eligibility
- CLEP Terms and Conditions
Section 2.a, Required Items for Testing