FREE Resources for the AP & CLEP exams

One of my recommendations if you decide to attempt credit by examination (using AP or CLEP tests) is to get a prep book (or online resource) and work through the book while completing your related high school subject.

With it being January and the start of a new semester, it's a great time to start preparing for the tests.

I won't get into the details about the AP & CLEP here, but rather want to point you to some awesome resources to help you be ready!

NOTE: though there are definite differences in the exam formats, resources to help you prepare for the AP can typically be used to prep for the CLEP and vice versa.

AP EXAMS

• Khan Academy: Khan Academy has teamed up with College Board to offer free courses for many of the AP exams. These even include videos that work through actual problems from the tests (something most publishers can't do due to copyright issues). Khan Academy's courses include:
  • AP Art History
  • AP Biology
  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC
  • AP Chemistry Beta
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Macroeconomics
  • AP Microeconomics
  • AP Physics
  • AP Statistics
  • AP US Government & Politics
  • AP US History
• Modern States: Modern States has put together a collection of crash courses for both AP Exams and CLEP Tests, which includes videos, text and practice questions.
  • Modern States Courses
• Official College Board AP Course & Exam Page (click through on any subject to get descriptions of course/exam contents and free support resources).
• UniversityReady Members: Check out the Academic Resources under Phase 1, you get access to hundreds of videos covering all core high school subjects as a perk of being a member! You can learn more about UniversityReady here.

CLEP TESTS

• Modern States: Modern States has put together a collection of crash courses for both CLEP Tests and AP Exams, which includes videos, text and practice questions. For the CLEP tests, Modern States even offers a test voucher program that allows for you to take CLEP tests for free (details here).
  • Modern States Courses
• Official College Board CLEP Page (you can find a list of CLEP exams here).
• UniversityReady Members: Check out the Academic Resources under Phase 1, you get access to hundreds of videos covering all core high school subjects as a perk of being a member! You can learn more about UniversityReady here.

Looking for other FREE test prep resources? Check out our FREE 10-page ACT Prep Guide here!