Credit By Exam

• Have a declared program. (Non-degree seeking does not qualify.)
• Have completed three semester credit hours of college level coursework at Collin College within the last five years.
• Must be a currently enrolled student or have been enrolled within the past five years at Collin College.
• Must have an active student Workday account at Collin College. If a student does not have an active student Workday account, they will need to reapply to the institution.
• Students should discuss what credits best meet their degree requirements with an academic advisor prior to acknowledging the credits they want applied to their record.
  • Adding credits not needed for your degree program could result in a reduction in financial aid availability for future required classes. 
  • Credits approved by the student to be added to their account cannot be removed. 
  • A maximum of 75% of your degree requirements (approximately 45 hours for an Associates Degree) can be applied to your graduation requirements.
• Credit previously applied at another public Texas institution of higher education will be transferred to Collin College at the student's request. Follow the transfer credit evaluation process.
• Credit previously applied at a private or out-of-state institution of higher education will NOT be transferred to Collin College. To claim credit students must submit their official credit by exam score report(s) to Collin College for review prior to processing.

Credit will be awarded according to the policies in place at the time the exam is taken. Students must email creditbyexam@collin.edu to receive credit for any CLEP, AP, or IB exams. Official test scores must be received and loaded to the student account before credits can be applied to the account.

 

Questions about Departmental PLA Exams should be referred to the specific department.