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Humanities
This course can be used as a study resource, for professional development, or to earn college credit by passing a CLEP™ exam (multiple-choice examination). Each college sets its own credit-granting policies for the exam, so check with your college admissions office, test center, or academic adviser before taking the test.
The Humanities exam course covers a broad range of topics including general knowledge of philosophy, art, architecture, performing arts (music, dance, film, and theatre), and literature (poetry and prose). The goal is an understanding of the humanities through the application of concepts. The analysis and interpretation of meaning in various works of art and literature will be covered.
The Humanities course pulls from primarily Western history from the Classical period through the 20th century. (Includes the Medieval and Renaissance eras, and 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.) Approximately 5-10% of the course relates to other cultures: African, Asian, and Latin American. Students can expect some questions to cross disciplines and/or chronological periods. Knowledge of terminology, genre, and style will be covered.
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- Understanding important factual knowledge of developments in Western civilization
- Ability to identify the causes and effects of major historical events
- Ability to analyze, interpret, and evaluate textual and graphic materials
- Ability to distinguish the relevant from the irrelevant
- Ability to reach conclusions on the basis of facts
Humanities
Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the time. Today, the humanities are more frequently contrasted with natural, and sometimes social sciences, as well as professional training.* Wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanities
The Humanities exam uses the current identification for the chronology of b.c.e. (before the common era) and c.e. (common era) to replace the previous use of b.c. (before Christ) and a.d. (anno Domini).
The exam contains approximately 140 questions to be answered in 90 minutes. Some of these are pretest questions that will not be scored.
CLEP™ Score Information
Credit-Granting Score for English Literature
ACE Recommended Score: 50
Semester Hours: 3
Each institution reserves the right to set its own credit-granting policy, which may differ from that of ACE. Contact your college as soon as possible to find out the score it requires to grant credit, the number of credit hours granted, and the course(s) that can be bypassed with a satisfactory score.
The American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT) has evaluated CLEP processes and procedures for developing, administering, and scoring the exams. The score listed above is equivalent to a grade of C in the corresponding course. The American Council on Education, the major coordinating body for all the nation’s higher education institutions, seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues and to influence public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives. Visit the ACE CREDIT website for more information.*
