| Many college students are often bored with tedious | | | | The exam will cover broad topics of organization and |
| general education courses. Some students already | | | | human resources as well as functional, operational, |
| possess knowledge of material taught in general | | | | and international aspects of management. About 10 |
| education courses; others simply want move on to | | | | percent of the Principles of Management CLEP test |
| exciting upper level course work. Either way, these | | | | will cover techniques of management, functions, |
| students can often benefit from CLEP, the College | | | | general understanding of purposes, recall, and specific |
| Level Examination Program, which allows students to | | | | factual knowledge. Approximately 40 percent of this |
| demonstrate college-level knowledge on examinations | | | | CLEP exam will test your ability to associate the |
| in order to gain college credits. | | | | meaning, and understanding, of specific terminology |
| One of the popular CLEP exams that can benefit | | | | with important management elements, concepts, |
| many students is the Principles of Management exam. | | | | techniques, processes, and ideas. Another 40 percent |
| This test evaluates students’ knowledge of | | | | of the Principles of Management CLEP test will |
| information that is taught in an introductory level | | | | examine your understanding of the limitations of |
| college course about management and organization. | | | | management data, including a comprehension of the |
| Because information about management and | | | | rationale of analyses, methods, and procedures; of |
| organization is offered in other courses besides the | | | | theory, and of significant underlying concepts and |
| field of business, the information on the Principles of | | | | assumptions. Also, about 10 percent of this CLEP |
| Management CLEP exam has been written with this | | | | exam will assess what you know about the |
| in mind. To pass this CLEP test, you’ll need to | | | | application of principles to specific problems, general |
| know about human resources as well as the | | | | concepts, as well as knowledge. |
| functional and operational aspects of management. | | | | Although some students may already possess the |
| This particular CLEP exam consists of 100 questions | | | | skills and knowledge required to take this exam, |
| and affords you 90 minutes to answer all the | | | | others will need to complete independent studying in |
| questions on the CLEP exam. Some of the questions | | | | order to become proficient. Both students who |
| on this CLEP exam are actually pretest questions and | | | | already feel proficient and those who require |
| will not count towards your overall CLEP score. You | | | | additional studying may benefit from taking a practice |
| should also be aware that any time you spend on | | | | test such as one published by the College Board, the |
| CLEP tutorials or on entering in your personal | | | | company overseeing CLEP. Students can use the |
| information will not count against the allotted 90 | | | | practice exam to evaluate testing readiness, identify |
| minutes you’re given in which to answer all 100 | | | | areas needing additional study, and familiarize |
| questions on the CLEP exam. | | | | themselves with the structure of the actual CLEP |
| Students who are interested in taking the Principles | | | | exam. |
| of Management CLEP test are often interested in | | | | Once students take the Principles of Management |
| having a general understanding of the skills and | | | | CLEP tests and gain valuable college credit, they may |
| knowledge they will have to possess in order to pass | | | | want to duplicate their success and begin preparing |
| the exam prior to beginning the studying process. | | | | for additional CLEP exams. |