Credit by Examination
- All Division Exams require faculty appointment; see the HCC Test Center for details.
- Academic advising is strongly suggested for students who intend to transfer.
- Some exams require additional papers, essays, or lab experience. Please contact the Test Center for details.
- HCC is an Open Center for CLEP and DSST exams. If you are having credit applied elsewhere, you may still test at HCC. The list below is not a comprehensive listing of all available CLEP and DSST exams; see Test Center staff for details or visit the CLEP or DSST websites.
- AP and IB exams are given in conjunction with coursework taught in high school. AP credit is awarded only for AP exams; IBO credit is awarded after review of official IB transcript.
| Exam Type | Exam Title | HCC Course | Score Required | Credit Awarded |
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| AP | Art History | ART 202 | 3 | 3 |
| AP | Art: Studio Art | Determined by Faculty Review | 3 | Determined by Faculty Review |
| AP | Biology | BIO 100 or BIO 119 | 3 | 4 |
| AP | Biology | BIO 120 or BIO 119 | 4 | 4 |
| AP | Biology | BIO 120 and 121 | 5 | 8 |
| AP | Calculus AB | MATH 109 | 3 | 4 |
| AP | Calculus AB | MATH 203 | 4,5 | 4 |
| AP | Calculus BC | MATH 203 and MATH 204 | 4, 5 | 8 |
| AP | Chemistry | CHEM 100 | 3 | 4 |
| AP | Chemistry | CHEM 111 | 4 | 4 |
| AP | Chemistry | CHEM 111 and CHEM 112 | 5 | 8 |
| AP | Computer Science A* | CSI 131 and CSI 132 | 3 | 8 |
| AP | English Language & Composition | ENG 101 | 3 (as of 07/01/2022) | 3 |
| AP | English Language & Composition | ENG 101 and ENG 102 | 4 | 6 |
| AP | English Literature & Composition | ENG 101 | 3 | 3 |
| AP | English Literature & Composition | ENG 101 and ENG 102 | 4 | 6 |
| AP | Environmental Science | ENV 111 + ENV 112 | 3 | 3 + 1 |
| AP | European History | HIST 101 and HIST 102 | 3 | 6 |
| AP | French Language | FR 101, FR 102, FR 201 and FR 202 | 3 | 12 |
| AP | German Language | GER 101, GER 102, GER 201, and GER 202 | 3 | 12 |
| AP | Human Geography | GEOG 102 | 3 | 3 |
| AP | Macroeconomics | ECON 101 | 3 | 3 |
| AP | Microeconomics | ECON 102 | 3 | 3 |
| AP | Music Theory | MUS 103 | 3 | 4 |
| AP | Psychology | PSY 101 | 3 | 3 |
| AP | Physics I | PHYS 101 | 3 | 4 |
| AP | Physics II | PHYS 102 | 3 | 4 |
| AP | Physics C: Mechanics | PHYS 101 | 3 | 4 |
| AP | Physics C: Mechanics | PHYS 200 and PHYS 203 or PHYS 201 | 4 | 4 |
| AP | Physics C: Elec/ Magnetism | PHYS 101 | 3 | 4 |
| AP | Physics C: Elec/Magnetism | PHYS 204 | 4 | 4 |
| AP | Spanish Language | SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 201, and SPAN 202 | 3 | 12 |
| AP | Spanish Literature | SPAN 203 and SPAN 204 | 3 | 6 |
| AP | Statistics | MATH 216 | 3 | 4 |
| AP | U.S. Government and Politics | PS 101 | 3 | 3 |
| AP | U.S. History | HIST 103 and HIST 104 | 3 | 6 |
| AP | World History | HIST 109 and HIST 110 | 3 | 6 |
| CLEP | American Government | PS 101 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | History of US I Colonization to 1877 | HIST 103 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | History of US II 1865-present | HIST 104 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (requires essay) | ENG 102 | 50 (and passing essay) | 3 |
| CLEP | Calculus | MATH 203 | 50 | 4 |
| CLEP | Chemistry (requires proof of lab experience) | CHEM 111 and CHEM 112 | 50 | 8 |
| CLEP | College Algebra | MATH 101 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | College French Levels I and II | FR 101 and FR 102; FR 201 and FR 202 | 50 (FR 101 and 102); 59 (FR 201 and 202) | 6 (FR 101 and 102); 12 (FR 201 and 202) |
| CLEP | College German Levels I and II | GER 101 and GER 102; GER 201 and GER 202 | 50 (GER 101 and 102); 60 (GER 201 and 202) | 6 (GER 101 and 102); 12 (GER 201 and 202) |
| CLEP | College Mathematics | General Education Math Elective | 50 | 3** |
| CLEP | College Spanish Levels I and II | SPAN 101 and SPAN 102; SPAN 201 and SPAN 202 | 50 (SPAN 101 and 102); 63 (SPAN 201 and 202) | 6 (SPAN 101 and 102); 12 (SPAN 201 and 202) |
| CLEP | College Composition (effective July 1, 2010, this exam replaced English Comp with Essay) | ENG 101 | 50 (requires essay) | 3 |
| CLEP | College Composition Modular | ENG ELC (not ENG 101) | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | English Literature | ENG 203 and ENG 204 | 50 | 6 |
| CLEP | Financial Accounting | ACCT 101 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | Humanities | General Elective Arts/Humanities Elective | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | Intro Psychology | PSY 101 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | Intro to Educational Psychology | PSY 207 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | Human Growth and Development | PSY 214 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | Natural Sciences | General Elective 3 General Education Biological/Physical Science (GS) 3 | 50 | 6 |
| CLEP | Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 101 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | Principles of Management | BA 109 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | Principles of Marketing | BA 203 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | Principles of Microeconomics | ECON 102 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | Precalculus | MATH 109 | 50 | 4 |
| CLEP | Social Sciences/History | General Elective | 50 | 6 |
| CLEP | Introduction Sociology | SOC 101 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | Western Civilization I: Ancient-1648 | HIST 101 | 50 | 3 |
| CLEP | Western Civilization II: 1648-present | HIST 102 | 50 | 3 |
| Excelsior College Exam | Abnormal Psychology | PSY 204 | 45 | 3 |
| DSST | Astronomy | ASTR 151 | 48/400*** | 3 |
| DSST | Principals of Statistics | MATH 216 | 48/400*** | 4 |
| DSST | Introduction to Law Enforcement | CJ 101 | 45/400*** | 3 |
| DSST | General Anthropology | ANTH 102 | 47/400*** | 3 |
| DSST | Introduction to Business | BA 101 | 46/400*** | 3 |
| DSST | Technical Writing | ENG 209 | 46/400*** | 3 |
| DSST | Health and Human Development | HLTH 101 | 48/400*** | 3 |
| DSST | Lifespan Development Psychology | PSY 214 | 46/400*** | 3 |
| DSST | Personal Finance | ECON 106 | 46/400*** | 3 |
| DSST | Human/Cultural Geography | GEOG 102 | 48/400*** | 3 |
| DSST | Math for Liberal Arts | MATH 102 | 400*** | 3 |
| Division | Accounting Principles 1 | ACCT 101 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Medical Terminology and Ethics for Medical Office Assistants | AHS 101 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Introduction to Business | BA 101 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Principles of Marketing | BA 203 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Introduction to CADD | CADD 101 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Intermediate CADD | CADD 102 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Intro to Information Science (requires lab experience) | CIS 102 | 70% (and passing lab) | 3 |
| Division | Introduction to PowerPoint | CIS 113 | 70% (and passing lab) | 3 |
| Division | Fundamentals of Programming | CIS 115 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Introduction to Microsoft Excel | CIS 145 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Introduction to Corrections | CJ 103 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Police Organization and Administration | CJ 109 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Introduction to Crime Scene Technology | CJ 112 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | The Young Child (requires prerequisite coursework) | EDUC 103 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Materials and Curriculum (requires prerequisite coursework) | EDUC 104 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Infant and Toddler Development (requires prerequisite coursework | EDUC 110 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | School-Age Child Care (requires prerequisite coursework) | EDUC 215 | 70% | 3 |
| Division | Keyboarding Basics (requires lab experience) | OS 100 | 70% (and passing lab) | 1 |
| Division | Intermediate Keyboarding (requires lab experience) | OS 113 | 70% (and passing lab) | 3 |
| IB | Language AI (Higher Level) English | ENG 101 and ENG 102 | 4 | 6 |
| IB | Language A2 (Standard Level) French, Spanish | FR 101 and FR 102 or SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 | 5 | 6 |
| IB | History of the Americas (Higher Level) | HIST 202, HIST elective | 4 | 6 |
| IB | Psychology (Standard Level) | PSY 101 | 5 | 3 |
| IB | Geography (Standard Level) | GEOG 102 | 5 | 3 |
| IB | Biology (Standard Level) | BIO 100 | 5 | 4 |
| IB | Biology (Higher Level) | BIO 120 and BIO 121 | 4 | 8 |
| IB | Chemistry (Standard Level) | CHEM 111 | 5 | 4 |
| IB | Chemistry (Higher Level) | CHEM 111 and CHEM 112 | 4 | 8 |
| IB | Mathematical Studies | MATH 102 | 5 | 3 |
| IB | Mathematics (Standard Level) | MATH 109 | 5 | 4 |
| IB | Mathematics (Higher Level) | MATH 203 | 5 | 4 |
| IB | Physics (Standard Level) | PHYS 101 | 5 | 4 |
| IB | Physics (Higher Level) | PHYS 101 and PHYS 102 | 5 | 8 |
| IB | World Religions (Standard Level) | RELG 210 | 5 | 3 |
| IBO | other courses not listed above may be considered on a case-by-case basis with official IB transcript |
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No credit given for AP Computer Science Principles
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Effective May 2023, students may be awarded 3 credits. See past catalogs for information prior to May 2023.
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Some DSST exams revised and rescaled on a 200-800 scale in 2008. New American Council on Education (ACE)-recommended credit-granting score for revised exams is 400. HCC abides by the ACE recommendations for CLEP and DSST exams.