Introductory College Algebra - Credit by Examination - DANTES

Earn three college semester hours credit in Introductory College Algebra by passing DANTES examination SF-424 or SG-424 with a recommended minimum score or 60%, using this study guide:

1. Begin your study by downloading the official Fact Sheet for this exam. (If Thompson Prometric has moved these (again) try here.
   
   
2. Assess your current readiness for the exam by reviewing the Content section and answering the sample questions.
   
   
3. Obtain materials to improve your skills in areas where you need additional study from among the following:
   
   

   The equivalent PBS course: College Algebra: In Simplest Terms One or more of the texts from the Reference Publications section of the fact sheet, or other suitable textbook. You may wish to use the DANTES Series Introductory College Algebra Guide. (See "rudman.html" first.) Our Bookstore features additional General Algebra titles, which may be cheaper and easier to use than the "official" texts. Practical Algebra: A Self-Teaching Guide Barron's Painless Algebra Algebra Survival Guide Barron's Algebra the Easy Way

   
   
4. When you are ready, schedule an examination:
   
   
   • Active duty (U.S.) military personnel contact your command DANTES office.
   • National Guard and Reserve personnel may also be eligible for assistance.
   • Others contact the College or University administering the test.

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DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support) offers credit by examination via a group of standardized tests developed for the voluntary education programs of the U.S. Armed Forces which have now been made available for civilian use. The civilian tests are administered by the Chauncey Group International , a wholly owned subsidiary of the Educational Testing Service.

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The bibliography below is based on the suggested preparation readings for the DANTES tests. It has been updated from the original recommendations with respect to current editions and changes of publisher so far as is practicable.

• Aufmann, Richard N. College Algebra and Trigonometry. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
• * Barnett, Raymond, et. al. College Algebra McGraw Hill, 2001.
• Hirsch, Lewis, and Arthur Goodman. Understanding Intermediate Algebra with CD: Algebra for College Students. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2001.
• Lial, Margaret L., et. al. Intermediate Algebra, 9th ed. New York, NY: Addison Wesley, 2003.
• Martin-Gay, K. Elayn. Beginning Algebra. 4th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2004.
• Ogden, James R. The Algebra and Trigonometry Problem Solver. Piscataway, NJ: Research and Education Association, 1990.
• Spiegel, Murray R., et. al. Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of College Algebra. 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2005.

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