There is no stipulation as to how many paragraphs you must write. In the official study guide there is an example essay with 2 very long paragraphs that received a passing grade.

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Humanities 64 | Intro Sociology 74 | Intro Psychology 74 | College Mathematics 60 | H.G. & Dev. 66
A&I Literature 65 | Educational Psychology 71 | American Government 67 | US History I 67 | US History II 72
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DSST
Civil War 61 | Substance Abuse 463 | Intro Computing 465 | Technical Writing 66 | Anthropology 66 | Prin. of Supervision 62
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My, "I'm Done" post

Started with 0 credits on April 20, 2008 at 43 (25 years late) - Finished on March 18th 2009

If you've been helped by someone on this forum, then help someone on this forum.

Really? I wrote five paragraphs just to be safe.

I still have two weeks to wait for my scores, however...

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"I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; prose—words in their best order; poetry—the best words in their best order." — Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table Talk (July 12, 1827)

American Government (68) ~ Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (70) ~ Astronomy (66 / A) ~ College Algebra (62) ~ Church History (A) ~ College Mathematics (73) ~ English Composition with Essay (59) ~ GRE Literature in English (610/73%tile) ~ Humanities (75) ~ Introduction to Business (62 / A) ~ Introduction to Computing (459) ~ Introduction to World Religions (478) ~ Introductory Sociology (77) ~ Social Sciences & History (76) ~ US History I (69) ~ US History II (64) ~ World Geography (A)
CLEP Credits: 45 (-9) ~ DSST Credits: 12 ~ GRE Credits: 24 ~ PSEO Credits: 8 ~ Total Credits: 80 ~ In Progress: ENG 407: Chaucer ~ Next: Information Literacy, Western Civilization I & II, Technical Writing, Psychology

Here are some more examples of essay topics. I found these in my clep study guides:

1) Some people believe that too many high school students receive diplomas without having mastered basic skills in reading, math, and social sciences. Some states have already adopted a policy by which a student must pass a standardized test in these areas in order to be graduated from his class.

Write an essay in which you support or refute the proposition that all 12th graders should be required to pass a standardized exam on basic skills before they are given a diploma. Be sure to give reasons for your opinion and to support those reasons with specific examples from your reading or experience.

2) The old saying, "Experience is the best teacher," suggests to some people that they would benefit more from learning on the job or in the world than from continuing their formal education in the school or college classroom.

Write an essay in which you discuss the relative values of experiential and academic learning. Support your view with specific examples from literature, history, current events, or personal experience.

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No, there is no spell check, but I don't think a few misspellings will have a big impact on your grade. The graders are looking more for content, rather than style, punctuation, or spelling.

Hope this helps.

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CLEP/DSST Exams Passed (78 credits and counting!):
College Mathematics (74/80), English Comp w/ Essay (71/80), Social Sciences & History (70/80), Natural Sciences (68/80), Humanities (68/80), Principles of Macroeconomics (74/80), Principles of Microeconomics (73/80), Analyze & Interpret Literature (75/80), Precalculus (66/80), College Algebra (71/80), Principles of Statistics (474/500), Intro to Business (437/500), Financial Accounting (62/80), Principles of Management (69/80), Principles of Supervision (440/500), Human Resources Management (69/80), Organizational Behavior (78/80), Intro to Computing (466/500), Management Information Systems (437/500)

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Passed:
Information Systems and Computer Applications - 66
English Composition with Essay - 56
Freshman College Composition - 68
Analizing and Interpreting Literature - 67