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Credit by exam

Did you know you can earn college credit by simply receiving a passing score on an exam? Credit by exam options include:

    • ACT Proficiency Exam Program (ACT-PEP)
    • ACT (English)
    • SAT (Verbal)
    • CEEB (College Board Advanced Placement)
    • CLEP (College Level Exam Program)
    • Dantes-DSST (Standardized Subject Tests) / USAFI Examinations
    • Excelsior College Exam
    • Foreign Language Testing (Credit for Language Testing)
    • International Baccalaureate
    • Local Credit by Exam
    • National Credit by Exam
    • NOCTI: National Occupational Competency Testing Inst Exams
There are several important things to note about receiving credit by exam. For example, credit by exam:
    • Does not affect your GPA.
    • Is not considered residence credit.
    • Is not factored into the semester course load for classification as a full-time student.
    • Is not available for all courses.
    • May require payment of a fee.

For more information, contact the following resources at your local campus:

University of Alaska Anchorage
Advising & Testing Center -
http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/advising%2Dtesting/

Enrollment Management - http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/studentaffairs/enrollment/index.cfm
Academic Catalog - http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/records/catalogs/catalogs.cfm

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Academic Advising Center - http://www.uaf.edu/acadadv/
Student & Enrollment Services - http://www.uaf.edu/ses/
Testing Services - fytest@uaf.edu or http://www.uaf.edu/testing/
Academic Catalog - http://www.uaf.edu/catalog/

University of Alaska Southeast
Academic Advising - http://www.uas.alaska.edu/advising/index.html
Admissions & Records - http://www.uas.alaska.edu/admissions/index.html Academic Catalog - http://www.uas.alaska.edu/catalog/