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Northern Arizona University Academic Catalog |
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August 2011–August 2012 Undergraduate and Graduate |
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Northern Arizona University Academic Catalog |
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August 2011–August 2012 Undergraduate and Graduate |
You may be able to use the credit-by-exam option to gain credit for college courses in which you have already acquired proficiency.
You can only use credit-by-exam for courses that your college or department has approved for this option. (Some colleges and departments do not permit credit-by-exam, and those that do may limit the availability of courses to be challenged by exam.)
Where exams for credit are allowed, they are governed by the general requirements that follow and by the policies of your college or department.
The following requirements apply to all exams for credit.
You may earn up to 60 units by exam, whether these units are earned at Northern Arizona University or transferred from another accredited institution. Credit-by-exam earned at another institution is re-evaluated using Northern Arizona University standards.
You may not repeat a particular exam within a year of your first attempt. Under no circumstances will you be permitted to take an exam for the same course more than twice.
Credit earned through an exam must not duplicate credit you have already earned for the same course.
You may not earn credit-by-exam in a course that is equivalent to, more elementary than, or substantially overlaps another course in which you have already obtained credit.
Courses in Progress: If you are currently enrolled in a language course other than English and want credit for a more introductory course(s), you must take the exam for that course before the midterm of the course in which you are currently enrolled.
Credit earned by exam becomes part of your academic record.
The credit-by-exam program includes four categories of exams, which are discussed in the sections that follow:
Advanced Placement Program, administered by the College Exam Board
Nationally normed, standardized exam programs recognized by Northern Arizona University, such as the College Level Exam Program (CLEP) and the DSST Exam [formerly known as the DANTES Subject Standardized Tests or the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES)].
More information is available at Credit by Examination.
