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Credit-By-Exam (CBE)

A possible method of earning credit toward high school graduation is for a student to take a comprehensive exam that covers the information for a particular course.

If a student scores 80% or above (for acceleration) or 70% or above (for recovery) on the credit-by-exam (CBE), credit toward high school graduation is awarded.  Typically, there is one exam per semester (A for first semester, B for second) so that each exam earns 0.5 credit.  A student can only attempt to earn credit for a course by CBE twice.

Chaparral Star Academy accepts CBE credit from two institutions: The University of Texas at Austin (individual study guides are available) and Texas Tech University ISD (individual review sheets are available).

Expenses and the arrangements for the process for any Credit-by-Exam are the responsibility of the student/parent.  Credit is granted by Chaparral Star Academy upon receipt of official final grade.

Credit-by-Exams are typically divided into two semesters labeled with an A for first semester and a B for second semester.  For example, if a student took and passed the ALG2A CBE, he/she would receive credit for first semester Algebra II (e.g. 0.5 credits).  Typically, to earn a full credit, students need to perform satisfactorily on BOTH semesters (e.g. two CBEs (A and B)).

All credit-by-exams must be completed by May 1st of the respective school year for the student to earn credit during that school year.

For UT-Austin & Texas Tech, students will take his/her online exam anytime, anywhere once he/she is ready before the expiration date.  Both entities use an online proctoring tool, Proctorio, for all CBEs.

CREDIT-BY-EXAM – PREVIOUS INSTRUCTION

For the purposes of earning credit via credit-by-exam for recovery, CSA will define “previous instruction” as follows:

  • The student attended class (e.g. physically present) for the respective credit to be earned for at least 75% of the days the course was offered
  • The student completed an online course (e.g. TxVSN) or a correspondence course, but did not earn credit (e.g. did not pass course or did not pass final exam)
  • The student completed at least 0.5 credits in the respective course (e.g. a student can earn credit via credit-by-exam for recovery for Algebra I B if he/she earned credit in Algebra I A) if the original 0.5 credit was taken as a course (e.g. not credit-by-exam)
  • The student participated/completed in at least 75% of respective coursework in a homeschool/unaccredited environment to be determined by administration on a case-by-case situation