*Check with your institution first to see if they accept credit for the various types of tests listed below.

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

A series of tests developed by the College Board initially for AP High School courses, including 34 exams in 19 subject areas. For more information visit https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/home.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Exams

There are 33 CLEP exams in 5 different subject areas offered by the College Board. Most CLEP tests cover lower level and introductory knowledge of certain subjects, many of which fall within general education requirements. The cost is typically $80-90 per exam. For more information visit https://clep.collegeboard.org/.

Course Challenge Exams

Local tests developed by a college to verify learning achievement for a particular course. Often in the form of a final exam, this is usually developed by individual departments or faculty members.

DSST Credit by Exam Program

Formerly known as the DANTES Program, tests knowledge of both lower-level and upper-level college material through for upper and lower division credit. Originally only available to military personnel, DSST exams have been made available to the general public for a fee of $80 per test. Because of its military origins, some exams have a focus more useful to military personnel. Exams cover both general topics, and more specific advanced topics. Military personnel should see http://www.dantes.doded.mil/ for more information. If you are not in the military or a veteran, please see http://www.getcollegecredit.com/.

Excelsior College Examinations (formerly, ACT-PEP/RCE)

Excelsior exams are a set of tests offered by Excelsior College on a wide variety of subjects. While often more specific than other standardized exams, Excelsior exams cover both upper and lower division subject areas for college credit. While most of the exams are paper-based, Excelsior does offer 8 lower division exams in a computer-based format (called UExcel). While the cost of each exam can vary, they typically are about $95-$375 per exam. For more information visit http://www.pearsonvue.com/excelsior/.

Thomas Edison State College Examination Program (TECEP)

TECEP exams are a collection of 37 exams in 7 subject areas for both upper and lower division credit. The topics of TECEP exams in many cases are specific and advanced, although there are some introductory subjects covered. For more information, see http://www2.tesc.edu/listalltecep.php.

*Check with your institution first to see if they accept the various types of credit listed below.

ACE CREDIT (Workforce-based credit recommendation service)

This is a service offered through ACE to recognize learning that takes place in the work place in the form of training (corporate, nonprofit, government, etc.) to transfer toward a college degree at participating institutions. Over 600 businesses, agencies, and organizations have had their training evaluated by ACE resulting in thousands of evaluated courses. Students request that ACE compile the details of the training that they have taken into an ACE transcript. The credit is kept on file through ACE and transferred by transcript to institutions, which means that students may need to request the transcripts to apply this credit. Samples of training programs include those offered through McDonald's and Wal-Mart. For more information visit http://www2.acenet.edu/credit/?fuseaction=browse.main.

ACE Military Credit

This is a service offered through ACE to recognize learning that takes place in the military. For more information visit http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/Military-Guide-Online.aspx

Assessment of Licensure/Certificate/Apprenticeship Programs

Some institutions and organizations have evaluated professional certifications and apprenticeships for college credit. Some professional qualifications can also become part of a portfolio assessment. Please check with your institution for more information or check out our information on portfolio assessment.

Locally Assessed Training

Much like ACE's workforce training evaluations, many colleges and universities make special arrangements with local businesses and organizations to evaluate their training for college level credit. Please check with your organization or your local institution for details.

National College Credit Recommendation Service

NCCRS is a national training evaluation service. 76 Businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations have their trainings evaluated for college level credit. Although most of the participating organizations are from the northeast United States, examples can be found from across the country. For more information, see http://www.nationalccrs.org/.