Credit by Examination
Laredo College acknowledges that some students may have mastered college-level subjects prior to enrollment in college and therefore provides testing and credit programs to validate such learning. The College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Advanced Placement (AP) Program, and the Local Spanish Exam may be used for awarding credit by examination. To register for the CLEP exam go online to: http://clep.collegeboard.org
A maximum of one-half of a two-year degree requirement may be earned through credit by examination programs. A student may attempt a specific exam only once during a three-month period. Credit by Examination is granted under the following conditions:
- The required examination fee has been paid. The examination fee is assessed when the exam is administered.
- CLEP Credit or Grade is awarded if the student enrolls for the current semester in which they are attempting to add their score, and has paid tuition and fees for the current semester.
- Students must notify the Office of the Registrar and Admissions, if he/she wishes to have the course credit earned placed on his/her transcript by completing Permission to Post form,
- Effective June 13, 2005 LC resumed awarding a letter grade for the CLEP Spanish Language Exam as follows: 50-59 "C" or credit "CR"; 60-67 "B"; 68-80 "A". For all other CLEP Examinations you will receive credit "CR" for the course(s).
- It is the student’s responsibility to submit CLEP testing documentation to the Office of the Registrar and Admissions for either Credit or Grade prior to the end of the semester in which they took the exam in. CLEP scores will not be added for a previous term if scores are submitted after the last day of the semester in which they took the exam and scores will not be added for a semester the student did not attend.
Laredo College grants course credit for areas indicated below.