Testing Services
Legislative Exemption Exams
Georgia History & Constitution
U.S. History & Constitution
Cost: No Charge
Test Times: By Appointment Only;
9:00 am - 11:00 am & 2:00 pm
- 4:00 pm
Schedule a Test: Contact the Testing Office one week prior to the desired testing date.
Retesting: One retest is permitted no sooner than two (2) weeks after the first attempt and only twice a semester.
The Georgia State Legislature imposed this test battery on the University System of Georgia to assure that they exposed all college graduates from the system, either through academic courses or written examination, to the fundamentals of federal and state government. Eligibility requirements for this test are established by the Registrar's Office.
Registration: Call the Office of Testing Services to add the study guide materials to your GeorgiaView.
Successful completion of the
following courses may exempt
one or both of the exams:
Georgia Constitution & U.S. Constitution: POLS
1101/1101H
Georgia History & U.S. History: HIST 2110/2110H
Georgia Constitution: POLS 3330
Georgia Constitution & Georgia History: HIST 4130
Preparing for the Exams
The History and Political Science Departments
provide study information for these tests and it is available at the reserve
desk in the Georgia Southern Library.
The Office of Testing Services offers an on-line study course for both the Georgia History and Constitution exams. To get information on the on-line study course, contact the Office of Testing Services at 912-478-5415, to have the study guide added to your GeorgiaView.
Georgia Constitution: Getting to Know Georgia - A Guide for Exploring Georgia's History and Government by the Secretary of State
Georgia History exam: Georgia History in Outline by Kenneth Coleman (A Book)
United States Constitution exam: Excerpts from Government in America by Lineberry, Edwards, & Wattenberg or from any American government or political science textbook. Topics of study should include: the founding fathers and the Constitutional Convention, Federalism, political parties, interest groups, Congress, the Presidency, courts, civil liberties, and civil rights.
United States History exam: The Unfinished Nation by Alan Brinkley
The AP Exam and CLEP Exam study guides for American Government and United States History can be used to prepare for the exams.
Picture
Identification Required for All Tests
Please make sure you bring an acceptable ID
Acceptable IDs are: a valid state driver's license, student ID or passport.
(Not accepted: check cashing cards, picture credit cards, Sam's cards, etc.)
(Not accepted: check cashing cards, picture credit cards, Sam's cards, etc.)
For additional information, please contact:
Testing Office
Georgia Southern University
PO Box 8132
Statesboro, GA 30460-8132
Cone Hall
Room 2031
912.478.5415 (phone)
912.478.5988 (fax)
e-mail: testing@georgiasouthern.edu
Last Updated
August 30, 2012
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