Credit by Exam

Students can earn college credits before high school graduation and while enrolled in a Florida College System institution. Eastern Florida offers acceleration programs to secondary and postsecondary students, including earning credit by examinations.

Click on the specific exam in the lists below to see how credit will be awarded.

ACC Credit by Examination (National Exams)

College credits are earned after taking a required course in high school and earning a passing score on the corresponding exam. The state's Articulation Coordinating Committee (ACC) established passing scores and credit equivalents for the following examinations:

According to the ACC, students enrolled in postsecondary institutions also can earn college credits after earning a passing score on the following examinations:

General Credit-by-Exam Guidelines

Eastern Florida follows the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) guidelines in acceptance of credit by exam mechanisms, allowing students to proceed toward their educational goals as rapidly as possible.

Credit is awarded in accordance with recommendations established by the ACC. Minimum satisfactory scores are subject to change. View the approved ACC Credit by Examination List (PDF).

Earning Credit

• Scores must be submitted on an official score report or transcript from the organization administering the examination. See details on sending such documents to EFSC.
• A maximum of 45 semester hours of combined credit from accelerated mechanisms and/or prior learning assessments can be applied toward a degree.
• Duplicate credit cannot be awarded, i.e. if student has already received a grade of “C” or higher for a course, student will not be awarded credit for the course again.
• Courses may be used for grade forgiveness purposes if student did not previously pass the course.
• The grade of “S” is given for each course and will not calculate into student’s GPA.
• Students must be aware of initial testing and retake policies for each exam. Some exams require students to wait a specific amount of time before they can retake the exam.
• For graduation purposes, exams must be taken and successfully passed prior to the last date of the month in which graduation is sought.
• Students will not be assessed any tuition or fees for credits awarded. Students are responsible for costs associated with taking the exam and any documentation needed.