College Board Advanced Placement (AP)

Students requesting credit through the College Board Advanced Placement Program (AP) must complete at least one college credit course before appropriate credit is posted on their academic record. Students of Austin Community College who request credit through AP must have official test scores sent directly to the Admissions and Records Office at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, TX 78752.

Scores are obtained by contacting AP Exams, P.O. Box 6671, Princeton, N.J. 08541-6671. For each score at or above the listed minimum, the appropriate credit will be recorded on the Request for AP Credit Form. After the credit is recorded on the Request Form, both the student and the Admissions and Records staff member sign the form. Students must complete at least one college credit course before credit is recorded on the official transcript.

A letter grade (A, B, C, D, F) is not assigned. The AP credit is designated as “CR” (credit) on the ACC transcript. AP credit might not transfer from ACC to other institutions. Pursuant to the Texas Education Codes 51.301 and 51.302, no student may receive more than three semester hours of advanced placement for the six-semester-hour legislative requirement for American Government and no more than three semester hours of advanced placement for the six-semester-hour legislative requirement for American History.

Advanced placement credit is granted for the courses listed below.

AP Exam                         Score               Credit Given

American Government       3, 4, 5               GOVT 2305

Calculus (AB exam)           4 or 5               MATH 2413

Calculus (BC exam)           4 or 5               MATH 2414

Computer Science
(A exam)                        4 or grade A.       COSC 1315

Computer Science
(B exam)                     4, 5 or grade A      COSC 1315 &
                                                                   ITSE 1418

English (Language
and Composition)             3, 4 or 5            ENGL 1301

English (Literature
and Composition)            3, 4, or 5            ENGL 1301
                                                                 or 1302

                                                                 (If credit for
                                                                 1301 has been
                                                                 earned, credit
                                                                awarded for
                                                                1302)

Foreign Language
(FRN, GER, SPN)              2                   1511 & 1512

                                       3, 4, or 5           1511, 1512,
                                                                 2311 & 2312

Credit for Professional Secretary Certification

Students may earn college credit for verified passing scores on the following parts of the Certified Professional Secretary exam:

If exam passed before September 1994:

CPS Exam                                                   Credit Given

Part IV Accounting                                        ACNT 1403

Part V Office Administration
& Communication                                          POFT 1302,                                                                       POFT 2312,                                                                       POFT 1449

Part VI Office Technology                              POFT 2331

If exam passed after September 1994:

CPS Exam                                                   Credit Given

Part I Finance and Business Law                    ACNT 1403

Part II Office Systems & Administration         POFT 1302,
                                                                     POFT 2312,
                                                                     POFT 1449

Part III Management                                     POFT 2331

Professional Administrator Credential and CDA Credential Child
Development Associate Credential)

Students who hold the PAC or the CDA should contact an adviser in the Child Development Program to obtain information about receiving credit for these credentials.

Challenging a Course (Institutional Credit by Examination)

In order to be eligible to take a challenge exam, the applicant must be a current or former ACC college-credit student and meet the course prerequisites and institutional enrollment requirements. Students must complete at least one course in residence before challenge exam results will be recorded on an official transcript. A student receives credit by passing the exam with a grade of A or B. Not all courses at ACC may be challenged. A student may not challenge a course more than once. No student may challenge a course for which she/he is currently enrolled or has a grade of A, B, C, D, F, I, W, or AU. Course challenge grades do not count toward scholastic achievement awards in any given semester.

To challenge a course, a student must:

• Obtain a Course Challenge Form from a campus Admissions and Records Office.
• Obtain the signature of the appropriate Campus Dean, Task Force Chair, or Program Coordinator who approves the testing and assigns an instructor to administer the test.
• Obtain the signature of the assigned full-time or part-time instructor, who has previously taught the   course at ACC and has agreed to administer and grade the challenge examination.
• Return the signed Course Challenge Form to the Admissions and Records Office.
• Pay a fee of $10 per credit hour, with a $30
  minimum.
• Take the Challenge Examination. The instructor submits all copies of the Challenge Form to a campus Admissions and Records Office. If the grade is A or B, it is recorded on the student’s transcript under the heading “Institutional Examination.” If the grade is C or lower, it is not recorded.

             International students may not apply course challenges toward the 12 hour enrollment requirement established by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. International students must be enrolled full-time and attending class.