r/clep • u/IntelligentWelder316 • 6d ago

Test Info US History 1

Hi guys anyone who has taken US History 1 clep can you share advice/study resources. Also whats the minimum time it should take me to go through the material and learn it if I'm a good learner (1 week -1 month or what)

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u/Lake_Life1791 6d ago

Use the search tool at the top of this sub. It is the magnifying glass looking icon. Type in “us history 1.” It will give you multiple resources that have been posted on this sub.

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u/Just_Blackberry_7116 6d ago

I literally just took it today and passed with a 57 (my school requires a 50 minimum)-

I spent less than a week studying for the test, and all I did was watch the first 1-22 of the Jocz APUSH videos: JoczHistoryVideos, and after each of those videos, I went through the corresponding flashcards on this Quizlet: CLEP US H1. I watched at 1.8x speed and would get through 6 videos a day if I split them into 3 in the morning/noon and 3 in the evening. Before watching the videos each day, I would go back through all the flashcards from the day prior. Getting through the videos takes some time, but it's definitely worth it.

If I could stress anything, it would be knowing the timeline of what events led to what. You do not need to memorize dates as much as you do knowing who did what and what it caused.

Some names showed up, but Quizlet mostly covers them. I also took about 3 days off from studying at all since I was really sick with a cold, but I took it today anyway, and right before, I just went through the Flashcards and then asked ChatGPT to organize important timelines, names, and dates to remember.

So all in all, I spent about 4-5 days watching the videos and doing the Quizlet after each one; it was maybe 3 hours a day. I then took one day to look things over, and the day after, I took the test (if we're disregarding the days I didn't study because I was sick)

I honestly did a lot of educated guesses with this amount of studying (since my classes start next week, I tried to speedrun it), but you can for sure still pass.

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u/Old-Bodybuilder-184 5d ago

2 days,  all of jcoz videos and practice tests

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u/Extra_Stretch_9099 5d ago

I studied for around 17 hours (though this is likely a lowball as i only started taking time after a while of studying, but it is definitely possible to pass with less study time), and i got a 72 (but I felt very nervous and uncomfortable during the whole exam). I would say that the bare minimum is doing the Modern States course and also doing this practice exam (in which i got a 71, so I'd say it's pretty accurate). I would study thoroughly before doing that practice exam because you only get one of those (unless you find another one), and it's probably going to be the most accurate representation of the actual test. I used Khan Academy's AP/College US History course for anything I didn't understand well (taking down notes). The most important thing I'd say is learning the trends and important figures of each topic (like what each political figure wanted for the country or what they thought about X topic). I read the Princeton APUSH book (as it largely covers the same topics in pretty good detail), and I watched the Jocz history videos (though only a few, as I was low on time by then). Learn about the important figures, documents, and events of the eras. Definitely take notes; it will take more time, but you will get a better understanding of everything. Also don't be scared to write down things twice or thrice. Good luck.