If you complete the test with a sufficient score, you may also receive college credit for that specific course. Each of the General Examinations covers material taught in courses that most students take as requirements in the first two years of college. All exams are 90 minutes each. English Composition with Essay tests your ability to write in a way that explains, interprets, analyzes, or presents and supports a point of view. It also tests your knowledge of basic English grammar.
Humanities covers material taught in fine arts and introductory literature survey courses.
It includes questions on painting, sculpture, music, film, dance, architecture, drama, poetry, fiction,and nonfiction. College Mathematics deals with material generally taught in college mathematics courses taken by students majoring in fields that do not require advanced mathematics. It tests arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data interpretation and understanding of logic and sets, the real number system, functions, and probability and statistics. Calculators may be used, but are not required. Contact ETS to find out the types of calculators that are permissible.