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Exam Credit

Did you take an exam on college-level content? If so, you may be able to earn courses and credits! Edmonds College recognizes certain scores from the Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge International (CI) exams, and other exams. Check out the information below to learn more!

Note: This page is not a substitute for speaking with an Advisor. If you have a question or concern, please reach out to them.

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Edmonds College honors the most current course equivalency crosswalks and related information provided by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). Please refer to the crosswalks on their website if our information is out of sync.

If you find equivalency information posted on other websites, including exam company pages, our website and the SBCTC pages take precedence. We are not responsible for non-Edmonds College sites sharing outdated information.

No courses or credits will be awarded for an exam if you have already earned credit in a that course.

Frequently Asked Questions

Advanced Placement (AP)

College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) exams allow you to earn college courses and credit while in high school. Students take specific AP courses before taking the exams.

Edmonds College can award unrestricted elective credit for an AP exam score of three (3) or higher. Credit is awarded based on official AP score reports, not transcript notation (high school, undergraduate, or otherwise).

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International Baccalaureate (IB)

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program is a demanding two-year program offered to young adults around the world. It is aimed at developing college-level skills in six key areas. Courses and credit are awarded for IB exams (standard and higher-level) with a score of 4 or greater. The chart below shows how each exam can be awarded.

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Cambridge International (CI)

Cambridge International (CI) are exams developed by the University of Cambridge. Their are three levels, defined by age group.  Edmonds College recognizes the AS and A-Level exams for courses and credit. 

Students must provide official CI Exam results, not transcript notations. You will not receive duplicate credit for taking different exams on the same subjects. 

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Other Exams (CLEP and DSSTs)

Students may earn college courses and credit from the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP, by College Board) and the DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSSTs). At this time, the SBCTC does not have a crosswalk for these exams.

Edmonds College has the following policies on awarding credits for CLEP and DSSTs exams: 

  • CLEP and DANTES exams will be evaluated by guidelines set by the American Council on Education (ACE).
  • Examination performances are graded as pass or fail. Since some two- and four-year colleges and universities do not accept CLEP credit, you should contact the college to which you are transferring for more information.
  • No credits from the CLEP General Examination will be applied to your Associate of Arts degree, Associate of Sciences degree, or Associate in Applied Science-T degree.
  • Credits earned in the Freshman English Subject Examination are accepted at the discretion of individual academic schools. You should contact the appropriate dean before taking the examination.
  • Subject to approval by the chief academic officer, up to 30 credits from the CLEP exam may be applied to any area of your Associate of General Studies Degree.
  • Certain areas of the CLEP exam may be used as elective credit to fulfill requirements for the Associate of Technical Arts degree, including five credits of English Composition, Mathematics, Humanities, and Social Science.
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