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Introduction

Do you feel that you know the material in CIS 100 pretty well? Think you might be bored in class?

If so, you may want to get credit without going through the whole class. This details your options.

Two Ways that Sound the Same but Aren't

Testing Out and Credit by Examination sound like pretty much the same thing, don't they? They're not! Well, they do involve taking the same test, but there are a lot of differences. Use this table to compare the two and decide which works best for you:

  Testing Out Credit by Examination
Your transcript Lists CIS 100 with a letter grade during the term you take it Lists CIS 100 "Credit by Examination" with other test scores (such as Compass)
Your Grade Point Average Includes CIS 100 Does not include CIS 100
Fulfills your computer literacy requirement? Yes Yes
Counts as credits for graduation requirements? Yes No
Fulfills MACRAO transfer requirements? Yes No
What if I don't pass? You may not re-take the test, but you may come to class and do the class work (assignments and tests) for any parts of the test you did not do well on You may not re-take the test. You must enroll in the class the following term.
What if I'm already enrolled in CIS 100? The score you earn on the test will become your percentage score for the class In order to get a refund, you must withdraw from the class by the applicable deadlines.
Your cost In-district: $207
Out of district: $336
Out of State: $441 		All categories: $30
How to do it
  1. Register for CIS 100
  2. Inform your instructor early in the term that you plan to test out
  3. Take the test (details below)
    Note: if you take the test early in the term, you have a better chance of making up in class any areas you do poorly on
  4. Inform instructor when you have finished all six parts of the test
  1. Inform any full-time CIS 100 instructor that you would like Credit by Exam
  2. Fill in the Credit by Exam form and take it to the cashier in the Student Center Building
  3. Pay the fee and have the form stamped
  4. Take the test (details below)
  5. Return the Credit by Exam form to the instructor when you have finished all six parts of the test