Non-Traditional and Advanced Placement Credit

Non-Traditional Credit 

Students may establish credit in courses offered by UACCB by test-out, experience, or examination. Credit earned through non-traditional methods is limited to 30 credit hours, and may not transfer to other institutions.

Test-out: Test-out examinations for specific courses may be taken only once each spring, summer, or fall semester, with at least a 30 day period between testing. Students must complete the test in one sitting, unless it includes two parts (i.e., lab and written exams). Students may not apply test-out credits toward credit computation for financial aid programs or student grade point average or certificates of proficiency requirements.

An examination fee (see tuition and fees chart) must be paid prior to the exam. A student must present receipt at the time of testing. If the student passes the test, the student will be required to pay a per credit hour fee for the credit by examination to be documented on their transcript. Students must be enrolled at UACCB before credits will be applied to transcript.

Students may test out of the following courses:

By Experience: Students may request credit for a college course through life experience. Students requesting such credit must submit sufficient documentation. The division chair responsible for the course should be contacted for specific details of the process. Upon notification of experiential learning credits to be awarded, the student must pay the per credit hour fee in order for these credits to be transcripted.

If a test-out is offered in a course, credit by experiential learning may not be requested.

Examination: UACCB serves as an open CLEP test center. CLEP tests will be administered online, by appointment. UACCB will only award credit for tests that are the equivalent of its courses. Students must achieve the minimum acceptable score, as listed by the American Council on Education, to be awarded credit at UACCB. Students’ transcripts will indicate a grade of "CR” for the credit awarded. A fee for each exam will be charged. For further details, please contact the Director of Access & Testing.

A minimum score of 50 will be accepted for each CLEP Subject Exam. UACCB will award credit for the following CLEP examinations:

Advanced Placement 

UACCB offers credit based on the Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board. This program gives students the opportunity to pursue college-level studies while in high school and to receive advanced placement and/or credit at UACCB. The AP examinations are offered annually by high schools that participate in the program. Students should contact their high school counselor for information about the AP exams.

High school students seeking credit for AP examinations should contact the Director of Student Information/Registrar at UACCB. The college offers credit for the following AP exams: