Please visit the following district site to learn more about SSA testing. Dates for the 2025-26 school year have not yet been posted.
Students may earn high school credit for specified courses without spending a set number of hours taking the course in a classroom.
Under the state’s Credit by Demonstrated Mastery (CDM) option, uniquely qualified students may “test out” or bypass a course if they have already mastered the content.
The program provides another opportunity for students to learn new content, to challenge themselves with the next level of rigor in a subject, and even graduate early.
This option is not designed to replace existing accelerated pathways, such as the Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) program at WCPSS.
To learn more about CDM, please review the following resources:
Important Dates (Traditional Calendar) for CDM this school year:
Application Window: October 6 - December 12, 2025
Phase 1 Testing Window: January 16 - 23, 2026