Credit by Exam

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.

General Requirements

The following requirements apply to all exams for credit.

  • You may earn up to 60 units by exam, whether these credits 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.

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.

   
 
 

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