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CLEP Principles of Management

Provider
College Board CLEP; test-center or remote-proctored delivery
Format
Internet-based examination, mainly multiple-choice; scored by correct answers with unscored pretest questions included
Exam questions
Total questions: 100; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit
90 minutes
Examination outline

The authority publishes percentage ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.

  • Organization and Human Resources — Official range: 15–25% (Practice allocation: 20%)
    • Personnel administration
    • Human relations and motivation
    • Training and development
    • Performance appraisal
    • Organizational development
    • Legal concerns
    • Workforce diversity
    • Recruiting and selecting
    • Compensation and benefits
    • Collective bargaining
  • Operational Aspects of Management — Official range: 10–20% (Practice allocation: 15%)
    • Operations planning and control
    • Work scheduling
    • Quality management (e.g., TQM)
    • Information processing and management
    • Strategic planning and analysis
    • Productivity
  • Functional Aspects of Management — Official range: 45–55% (Practice allocation: 50%)
    • Planning
    • Organizing
    • Leading
    • Controlling
    • Authority
    • Decision-making
    • Organization charts
    • Leadership
    • Organizational structure
    • Budgeting
    • Problem-solving
    • Group dynamics and team functions
    • Conflict resolution
    • Communication
    • Change
    • Organizational theory
    • Historical aspects
  • International Management and Contemporary Issues — Official range: 10–20% (Practice allocation: 15%)
    • Value dimensions
    • Regional economic integration
    • Trading alliances
    • Global environment
    • Social responsibilities of business
    • Ethics
    • Systems
    • Environment
    • Government regulation
    • Management theories and theorists
    • E-business
    • Creativity and innovation
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