US History I CLEP Study Materials

[UptonSinclair]

I would like to throw in a vote for open Yale. You will rarely have the opportunity to learn from a better professor for such a small amount of money. Dr Joanne Freeman is amazing as long as her hair flipping isn't a distraction.

[TheGuards]

great suggestions in this thread! I am taking this test soon and stressed about it and pretty embarrassed at my lack of US history knowledge!

[i_aint_got_no_masters]

American History: "Growth of a Nation"

Good visual for geography - it's an animated map.

[lowjohn19]

This video series isn't geared for the clep, but does a great job of keeping things remotely interesting. http://https://www.youtube.com/user/hughesDV

You will need to know more than he covers, but he does a good job of the basics.

[tellsplatte]

Passed U.S. History I CLEP a few hours ago with a 65. I wouldn't have passed it without the information I gathered here. There's a reason why I came here to get more information on how to pass this CLEP. A few weeks ago, I did some research online on U.S. History I pass/fail ratio, and I found out that roughly 60% to 65% fail this exam. That's right. Less than 4 people out of 10 pass this exam. And if you consider 1st time testers only (since many people retest after they fail), the initial fail rate could be as high as 80%. When you search Google on this exam, you may come across people's posts stating that this exam is easy... Well, this exam is easy to study for, but it is not easy to pass without studying for it adequately. In my opinion, if you just got done with American History I class in school (like in High School) and want to satisfy your college requirement, you will still need to go through IC plus REA's practice tests. If it has been a long time since you got out of school (like me. I am 39 years old), then I suggest a U.S. History I CLEP program (like videos--such as Education Portal videos) or a text book, REA practice tests (all 360), and IC. I used all three of these resources to pass this exam. (As a note, I did not use Peterson's to study for this exam based on many people stating that it was not useful for this test.)

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U.S. History I: 65 (Studied 3-4 resources for one week 3-4 hours a day)
College Composition: 53 (Studied basic grammar, essay structures and citing works ~2 days)
Analyzing & Interpreting Lit: 57 (Did not study for this exam)