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For courses where there is no nationally recognized assessment available, students may request to complete a locally developed Challenge Exam prepared and administered by faculty. Below is our Credit by Examination Quick Guide, followed by detailed instructions for each type of credit by examination opportunity.  \nCREDIT BY EXAMINATION QUICK GUIDE  \n\n| Examination & Link to Credit Crosswalk | Cost to Student | Score Eligibility |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Advanced Placement (AP) | No WMCC Fee | 3 or Higher |\n| College Level Examination Protocol (CLEP) | No WMCC Fee | Varies |\n| DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) | No WMCC Fee | Varies |\n\nAdvanced Placement (AP)  \nStudents may be awarded credit for prior learning demonstrated through a score of 3 or higher on Advanced Placement (AP) exams that are considered part of a student’s degree program. Students should carefully review our WMCC AP Exams Crosswalk, which provides a comprehensive list of AP Exams and the White Mountains Community College courses with which they align. Students who wish to obtain credit for AP exam scores must submit the CPL Request Form to the Admissions Office and request official AP score reports from the College Board to be sent directly to the White Mountains Community College Admissions Office. The official score reports should be ordered during the summer prior to enrollment. More information about how to order an official score report can be found online at [https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/sending-scores](https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/sending-scores,)[,](https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/sending-scores,) by phone at (609) 771-7300, and by mail at College Board, Advanced Placement Examinations, CN6671, Princeton, NJ 08541-6671.  \nCollege Level Examination Protocol (CLEP)  \nStudents may earn credits toward a degree by passing College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams in a wide variety of subjects, including English, math, biology, chemistry, psychology, sociology, macroeconomics, accounting, marketing, business law, and other areas. If interested in registering for a CLEP exam, students can view all exam topics, exam content descriptions, and free study resources for each exam at College Board’s CLEP exam website:  [https://clep.collegeboard.org/clep-exams.](https://clep.collegeboard.org/clep-exams.) At the time of the publication of this guide, each exam costs $89.00, and when registering for an exam through the website provided above, students can also elect to purchase study guides with practice exams at an additional cost of $10.00 to $24.99.  \nPrior to registering for a CLEP exam, students should carefully review the WMCC CLEP Exams Crosswalk to determine the course credit that may be granted for scores of 50 or higher. Credit granted for CLEP exams does not count toward GPA, and no credit will be granted until WMCC receives a completed CPL Request Form and an official score report sent directly to the White Mountains Community College Admissions Office from the College Board. More information about how to send score reports can be found on College Board’s Send Scores and Transcripts website [https://clep.collegeboard.org/scores/send-scores-transcripts.](https://clep.collegeboard.org/scores/send-scores-transcripts.)  \nTo ensure timely credit, students should take the exam at least one semester prior to needing the course to advance in any degree path and send the score report to WMCC as soon as it is available. If a student elects to take a CLEP exam for a course already registered for at WMCC, the course must be dropped during the add/ drop period of the semester or term for the student to receive a full refund of course tuition and fees.  \nActive-duty members","cbCaipiLizLTFBZm","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipiLizLTFBZm","pdf",44090,"English","# Credit by Examination Quick Guide\n## Advanced Placement (AP)\n## College Level Examination Protocol (CLEP)\n## DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)","[{\"question\":\"What is Credit by Examination and what exam types are included?\",\"answer\":\"Credit by Examination allows students to earn course credit for prior learning by completing standardized exams such as AP, CLEP, and DSST. 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