GENERAL EXAMINATIONS CLEP EXAMINATION Indian Hills Community College awards no credit for General Examinations. If you plan to transfer to a four-year college or university, you must check that school s policy on acceptance or non-acceptance of CLEP credits, as it may be different from Indian Hills Community College s policy! SUBJECT EXAMINATIONS Each Subject Examination covers material taught in an undergraduate course with a similar title at many colleges and universities. A college usually grants the same amount of credit to students earning satisfactory scores on the CLEP examination as it grants students who successfully complete that course. Many Subject Examinations are designed to correspond to one-semester courses; some, however, correspond to full-year courses. Unless stated otherwise in its description below, an examination is intended to cover material in a typical one-term course. Exams are administered on computer and are 90 minutes long w/exception of college composition which is 120 minutes long. To view a tutorial, go to: www.collegeboard.org/clepprep Indian Hills complies with Iowa College s agreement that only CLEP scores at 50 or higher (the most recent national norms of people who have taken the course) will receive any credit. If you do not meet the minimum requirement to receive credit for the examination, you must wait three months before you can retake the same exam. The retake fees are the same as the original fees. Credit by examination will not be granted: 1. If it duplicates courses previously passed or failed. 2. For a course for which the student does not meet the stated prerequisites(s) listed in the granting community college s catalog. 3. For a course which is a prerequisite to one for which credit has previously been earned. Students may use a maximum of 16 credits toward the Associate of Arts degree. CLEP Exams do not remove grades of F on courses taken, nor will credit be awarded for any course previously passed or failed. CLEP credit will not affect your grade point average. All CLEP exams are computerized exams. Students should allow approximately 2 hours for each CLEP exam. To register for CLEP Exams, create an account online and pay CLEP with a credit card $80.00. The website is www.collegeboard.org/clep. To schedule for CLEP Exams in Ottumwa, contact the Testing Center (ground floor of Trustee Hall) at 641-683-5142 or 800-726-2585 ext. 5142.
For CLEP testing in Centerville, contact the Centerville Success Center at 641-856-2143 or 800-670-3641 ext. 2214. The fee for CLEP testing is currently $80 for each exam. This fee is established by the Educational Testing Services and may increase at any time. Indian Hills Community College requires an additional $25 fee at the time of testing. These payments must be separate payments. The Indian Hills fee can be in the form of check, cash or money order. Students will receive their score immediately for all exams as soon as the test is finished w/the exception of the College Composition w/essay. For those students taking College Composition w/essay allow 4-5 weeks for score. If you have questions about your score report, or whether or not credit has been awarded, please contact Joni Kelly in the Registrar s office located in the Bennett Student Services Building or by calling 641-683-5151. COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE *American Literature deals with the prose and poetry written in the United States from colonial times to the mid-twentieth century. It is primarily a test of knowledge about literary works, their content, their backgrounds, and their authors. Indian Hills Course: American Literature (LIT110) *Analysis and Interpretation of Literature tests the ability to analyze and interpret literary passages from poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama. Familiarity with specific literary work is not required. Indian Hills Course: Introduction to Literature (LIT 110) *English Literature deals with the prose, poetry, and drama written by British authors from the pre-chaucer era to 1790. It requires knowledge of the major authors and literary works and familiarity with common literary terms (e.g., metaphor and personification) and basic literary forms (e.g., sonnet and ballad). Indian Hills Course: British Literature I (LIT 140) *College Composition measures the skills required in most first-year English courses. It is a test that addresses the elements of language, grammar, various types of writing, both formal and informal, and limited analysis and interpretations of short passages of prose and poetry. The examination assumes that the candidate knows the fundamental principles of rhetoric and can apply the principles of standard written English. In addition, the test requires familiarity with 2
research papers and reference skills. Indian Hills requires students to complete the essay portion of this test. Indian Hills Course: Composition I (ENG 105) Composition II (ENG 106) Hours: 6 Sem. FOREIGN LANGUAGES *College French covers the French language skills usually learned from the end of the first year through the second year of college study. It includes reading and listening skills. Indian Hills Course: Elementary French I (FLF 131) Elementary French II (FLF 132) Elementary French III (FLF 133) Hours: 9 Sem. *College German covers the German language skills usually learned from the end of the first year through the second year of college study. It includes reading and listening skills. Indian Hills Course: No Indian Hills Course Equivalent Hours: 0 Sem. *College Spanish covers the Spanish language skills usually learned from the end of the first year through the second year of college study. It includes reading and listening skills. Indian Hills Course: Elementary Spanish I (FLS 131) Elementary Spanish II (FLS 132) Elementary Spanish III (FLS 133) Hours: 9 Sem. HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE *American Government emphasizes the 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. Indian Hills Course: American National Government (POL 111) 3
*American History I: Early Colonization to 1877 covers the period of American foreign history from the Spanish and French colonization to the end of the Reconstruction. Primary emphasis is on the English colonies and the period of nationhood. Indian Hills Course: U.S. History to 1877 (HIS 151) *American History II: 1865 to the Present covers the period of American history from the end of the Civil War to the present. Primary emphasis is on the twentieth century. Indian Hills Course: U.S. History since 1877 (HIS 152) TOTAL MAXIMUM FOR BOTH AMERICAN HISTORY EXAMS IS 6 SEM. HRS *Growth and Development covers material that is generally taught in a one-semester introductory course in development psychology or human development. (Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence, Adulthood, and Aging) Prerequisite: General Psychology Indian Hills Course: Developmental Psychology (PSY 121) *Introductory Psychology includes topics such as learning and cognition, behavior, personality, abnormal behavior, perception, motivation and emotion, and developmental and social psychology. Indian Hills Course: Introduction to Psychology (PSY 111) *Introduction to Educational Psychology includes topics such as educational aims and philosophies, cognitive perspective, behavioristic perspective, development, motivation, individual differences, testing, pedagogy, and research design and analysis. Prerequisite: General Psychology Indian Hills Course: Educational Psychology (PSY 281) *Principles of 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. It emphasizes the determinants of aggregate demand and the monetary and fiscal policies appropriate to achieve particular policy objectives. Indian Hills Course: Principles of Macroeconomics (ECN 120) *Principles of Microeconomics covers the principles of economics that apply to functions of groups, organizations, and individuals within the large economic system. It emphasizes analytical capabilities rather than factual understanding of United States institutions and policies. Indian Hills Course: Principles of Microeconomics (ECN 130) 4
TOTAL MAXIMUM FOR BOTH ECONOMICS EXAMS IS 6 SEM. HRS. *Introductory Sociology deals with social institutions, stratification, social patterns, processes, changes, and the social perspective. It emphasizes facts and concepts as well as general theoretical approaches. Indian Hills Course: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 110) *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. Indian Hills Course: Western Civilization: Ancient to Early Modern (HIS 110) *Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present covers European history from the seventeenth century through post-world War II. It 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. Indian Hills Course: Western Civilization: Early Modern to Present (HIS 111) TOTAL MAXIMUM FOR BOTH WESTERN CIVILIZATION EXAMS IS 6 SEM. HRS. SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS *Calculus includes differential and integral calculus, as well as algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions; theory of equations; and miscellaneous other topics. Students are not permitted to use a calculator during the CLEP calculus exam. Indian Hills Course: Calculus I (MAT 210) Calculus II (MAT 216) Hours: 7 Sem. *College Algebra includes basic algebraic operations; linear and quadratic equations, inequalities, and graphs, algebraic, exponential, and logarithmic functions; theory of equations; and miscellaneous other topics. An online scientific (non-graphing) calculator is available during the exam. Indian Hills Course: College Algebra (MAT 120) 5
*Pre-Calculus covers the mastery of skills and concepts required for success in a first-semester Calculus course. Topics include polynomial and rational functions and graphs, trigonometric functions and identities and conic sections. A graphing calculator is integrated into the exam software and is available during section 1 of the exam. Indian Hills Course: Pre-Calculus (MAT 125) *General Biology covers three major areas of the biological sciences; molecular and cellular biology, organismal biology, and populational biology. Indian Hills Course: Introductory Biology (BIO 101) Does not satisfy Lab Science graduation requirement. Hours: 2 Sem. *General Chemistry requires understanding of the structure and states of matter, reaction types, equations and stoichiometry, equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, and descriptive and experimental chemistry. Non-programmable, non-graphing, scientific calculators may be used, but are not required. Indian Hills Course: Principles of Chemistry I (CHM 157) Does not satisfy Lab Science graduation requirement. BUSINESS *Informational Systems and Computer Applications requires familiarity with computer hardware and software; systems development; design tools and programming logic; data management; telecommunications; organization and user support systems; information processing; and social and ethical issues. Indian Hills Course: No Indian Hills Equivalent Hours: 0 Sem. *Principles of Management deals with the principles of management and organization in a variety of settings. It requires knowledge of human resources and operational aspects of management, but emphasizes functional aspects of management. Indian Hills Course: No Indian Hills Equivalent Hours: 0 Sem. *Principles of Marketing deals with the role of marketing in society and within a firm, understanding consumer and organizational markets, marketing strategy planning, the marketing mix, marketing institutions, and selected other topics such as international marketing, ethics, market research, services and not-for-profit marketing. Indian Hills Course: Principles of Marketing (MKT 110) 6