Credit By Exam
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Were you talented in your high school classes and believe your noggin has some college-level knowledge? Consider earning Iowa State credit by exam.
Advantages of earning credit by exam:
- Fulfill basic education requirements with courses from a wider variety of academic areas than most students
- Gain an advance standing in introductory courses
- Accelerate your entire academic career and perhaps even graduate early
Credit earned by examination is not used in figuring out grade point averages. However, it does become part of your official record and may be applied toward graduation requirements. Iowa State will allow a maximum of 60 credits of prior learning credit to satisfy a student's undergraduate degree requirements, of which no more than 32 credits may come from the credit by exam. Please note that you will at least need to have one year of residency for graduation.