Credit by Exam (CBE)

One way to earn college credit for what you have already learned is by taking an examination (test).

Florida State College at Jacksonville has several options for credit by examination whereby you may earn college credits for what you have learned in life or on the job. This may allow you to skip taking some courses and complete your degree faster. The cost of earning credit by exam is oftentimes less than half the cost of tuition, and don’t forget the savings in your valuable time!

Students may earn up to 45 semester hours credit towards a degree through credit by examination, which may be a combination of subject standardized tests and/or transfer credit.

  1. FSCJ's assessment and certification centers administer CLEP, DSST, and Excelsior College Examinations (at approved Pearson VUE sites) exams and maintain a list of our current course equivalents for each exam. The State Articulation Coordinating Committee determines course equivalents.
  2. FSCJ also offers College Course Challenge Exams ( CCCE). These are developed and approved annually for use at the college.
  3. Below is a cross-matrix of all CLEP, DSST, Excelsior, and CCCE courses that are offered at the College and their course equivalents.
FSCJ Course Equivalent
 
C.C.C.E.
C.L.E.P.
D.S.S.T.
Excelsior
ACG 2021+
 
X
X
 
ACG 3024  X   
ACG Elective
 
X
 
 
AMH 2010
 
X
 
 
AMH 2020
 
X
X
 
AML 2010
 
X
 
 
ANT 2410
 
 
X
 
ARH 1000
 
 
X
 
ASL 1140
X
 
 
 
ASL 1150
X
 
 
 
AST 1002
 
 
X
 
BSC 1005
 
X
 
 
BUL 2242+
 
 
X
 
BUL 2131
 
X
 
 
CGS 1060
 
X
X
 
CGS 1100
X
 
 
 
CHM 1020
 
X
 
 
CCJ 1020
 
 
X
 
CJC 2400
 
 
X
 
COS 0001
X
 
 
 
DEP 2004
 
X
X
X
DEP 2402
 
 
 
X
DSC 2570
 
 
X
 
ECO 2013
 
X
 
 
ECO 2023
 
X
 
 
EDF 1005
 
 
X
 
EDP 2002
 
X
 
 
ENC 1101/1102
 
X
 
X
ENC 2210
 
 
X
 
ENL 2012
 
X
 
 
EUH 1000
 
X
 
 
EUH 1001
 
X
X
 
EVR 1015
 
 
X
 
FIN 2000
 
 
X
 
FIN 2100
 
 
X
 
FRE 1120/1121
 
X
 
 
FSE 1204
X
 
 
 
FSE 2061
X
 
 
 
FSE 2080
X
 
 
 
FSE 2100
X
 
 
 
FSE 2202
X
 
 
 
GEB 1011
 
 
X
 
GEO 2420
 
 
X
 
GER 1120/1121
 
X
 
 
GLY 1010C+
 
 
X
 
HSC 1531
X
 
 
 
HLP 1082
 
 
X
 
HUM 2250
 
X
 
 
HUM 2472+
 
 
X
 
HSC 2105
 
 
X
 
IDS Elective
 
X
 
 
INP 1390
 
 
X
 
ISM 4011
 
 
X
 
ISC 1075
 
X
 
 
LIT 2000
 
X
 
 
MAC 1105
 
X
 
 
MAC 1114
 
X
 
 
MAC 1140
 
X
 
 
MAC 1147
 
X
 
 
MAC 2233
 
X
 
 
MAT 1033
 
 
X
 
MAN 2021
 
X
 
X
MAN 2125
 
 
X
 
MAN 3065
 
 
X
 
MAN 4301
 
 
X
 
MAR 2011
 
X
 
 
MCB Elective
 
 
 
X
MGF 1107
 
X
 
 
MLT 1022C
X
 
 
 
MLT 2192L
X
 
 
 
MLT 2840L
X
 
 
 
OST 1100
X
 
 
 
OST 1324
 
 
X
 
PHI 1603
 
 
X
X
POS 2041
 
X
 
 
PSC 1341
 
 
X
 
PSY 1012
 
X
 
 
REL 2300
 
 
X
 
SPC 2608
 
 
X
 
SPN 1120/1121
 
X
 
 
STA 2023
 
 
X
 
SYG 2000
 
X
 
 

Other examinations not offered at Florida State College at Jacksonville:

+Beginning January 1, 2015 these exams will no longer be offered by DSST; however, FSCJ will still award college credit for these exams, with acceptable scores, taken prior to 1/1/2015.

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