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Practice Tests
Testing & Education Reference Center (TERC) makes practicing for preparatory exams — from the GDE to the GRE — easy with downloadable practice tests. Students and users can prepare themselves for questions and ideologies in these tests:
- Advanced Placement Program (AP) for:
- Biology
- Calculus AB
- Calculus BC
- Chemistry
- English Language & Composition
- English Literature & Composition
- European History
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
- Physics B
- Physics C
- Psychology
- Spanish
- Statistics
- US Government & Politics
- US History
- World History
- American College Test (ACT)
- Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP) for:
- Algebra
- American
Government
- American Literature
- Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
- Biology
- Business Law
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- English Composition
- Financial Accounting
- Freshman
Composition
- Human Growth and Development
- Humanities
- Information Systems and Computer Applications
- Introduction to Educational Psychology
- Introductory Psychology
- Introductory Sociology
- Mathematics
- Natural Sciences
- Pre-Calculus
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Management
- Social Sciences and History
- Spanish
- US History I
- US History II
- Western Civilization I
- Western Civilization II
- General Education Development (GED)
- Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
- Graduate Record Examination General Test (GRE® CAT)
- Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
- Preliminary SAT®/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
(PSAT)
- Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT)
- More!
eBooks
TERC has compiled a comprehensive list of titles designed to help interested parties find the right school, prepare for the right test and look into financial aid in eBook format. These titles are available 24 hours a day via the database. There are guides for SAT, GMAT, LSAT and Military Aptitude Tests as well as Civil Service Exams, Law Enforcement and health professionals, among many others.
Career Pathing
Now this database is even more powerful as TERC with Careers, which consists of the Career Assessment, the Resume Builder and the Virtual Careers Library. The Career Assessment helps users map a career path through a multiple-choice assessment that determines their Holland Type, which then matches their answers to job categories, industries, and occupations that are most suitable to them. The Resume Builder helps users build outstanding, appealing resumes based on the stage of their career and type of position they are applying for. It also includes help tools specific to the user including high school students, those transitioning out of the military, and those looking for internships. The Virtual Careers Library provides resume, cover letter, and interviewing tips for users in high school to the seasoned professional that is changing careers.
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