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Credit By Exam (CBE)
Credit By Exam (CBE)
Utilized to earn credit for a course, when a student has had prior instruction, and under the following conditions:
The student is enrolling in Denton ISD from a nonaccredited school and needs to verify credit for courses taken;
The student has failed a subject or course and needs to retrieve credit; or
The student has earned a passing grade in a subject or course but has failed to earn credit because of excessive absences and needs to retrieve credit
Students must demonstrate mastery of 70% or higher on a CBE to earn verification or retrieval credit.
Eligibility to Register for CBE
Only students currently enrolled at a Denton ISD campus are eligible to apply for a Credit by Exam
Per Texas Education Code §74.24(6), a student may not attempt to earn credit by examination for a specific high school course more than two times.
Per Texas Education Code §74.24(7), If a student fails to earn credit by examination for a specific high school course before the beginning of the school year in which the student would ordinarily be required to enroll in that course in accordance with the school district's prescribed course sequence, the student must satisfactorily complete the course to receive credit.
AWARDING CREDIT
After successful completion of a CBE taken for high school credit, the numerical score earned will be posted to the student’s high school transcript and the student will earn high school credit.
The transcripted credit will be calculated into the student’s grade point average (GPA).
Scores that are not meeting the passing standard are not documented in the student’s high school transcript or middle school permanent record.
PAYMENT
Students who register for Credit by Exam with prior instruction for purposes of retrieval will be responsible for the cost of the exam.
Exam for Acceleration (A-CBE)
Exam for Acceleration (A-CBE)
Exams for Acceleration (EA) provide students an opportunity to earn grade level subject area credit or to advance through a grade level without prior instruction.
The only students that should take an Exam for Acceleration (EA) are those who display an extremely advanced level of understanding of the learning objectives assessed.
Exams for Acceleration (EA) are not designed for grade level recovery when a student is retained in a previous grade level.
Students must demonstrate mastery of 80% or higher on all Exams for Acceleration (EA).
Exams for acceleration are to allow students to advance through a subject area course without prior instruction.
High school students wishing to advance through a course must take two exams (Fall semester - A and Spring semester - B) per subject area.
Students may take up to two exams during each testing day.
A student in grades 9-12 will be given credit for an academic course if the student scores 80% or above on each exam taken. Scores are not averaged.
If credit is awarded, the score earned on each exam will be recorded on the student’s transcript and calculated into the GPA.
A student may attempt each exam a maximum of 2 times.
To Register for Exams for Acceleration - Click Here
**Note: Students need to fill out the registration form for each subject area exam to be taken. Example: Math, Science, English, Social Studies**
Payment
While there is no charge to parents when students take an EA, there is a cost to the district for both the test and the proctor who monitors the exam as it is given. Therefore, please carefully consider availability during the testing window before completing the application and gather input from educators and/or counselors to determine whether or not acceleration is in the best interest of the student. Students who register for an examination and do not take the exam may be required to pay for the cost of procuring the examination, including charges for shipping and handling.
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