Academic Credit

Credit by Examination

General Policy

Each academic department may identify courses for which a student may earn credit by taking an examination. The examination may be a departmental examination or CEEB-AP or CLEP examination. Students must be registered degree seeking during the semester in which the credit by examination is to be awarded.

Students may not earn credit by examination in a subject area in which they have previously earned credit in a higher-level course. Students cannot use credit by examination to replace a failed grade or to raise a passing grade in the same course.

Students may only select credit by examination once, even for the same course. However, credit by examination is a way to obtain credit for courses previously taken at other institutions that did not transfer.

For further information visit Student Success Center in the Gateway Building, rooms 342 or 346.

Departmental Examination

Department exams adhere to the following four statements:

1. The student submits an Intent to Challenge a Course form that identifies the specific course for which credit by examination is sought to the registrar and the appropriate department head. The student pays any required fee.
2. Courses may only be challenged during a semester in which they are being taught and must be taken prior to mid-terms.
3. The student must arrange for the departmental examination with the appropriate department head.
4. The instructor assigned to the course will report the grade for the challenge exam, S or U, to the registrar and the appropriate department head.

Advanced Placement Program Policy

Students showing proficiency by passing the CEEB Advanced Placement Examination will receive Casper College credit and a grade of S. Casper College awards credit for CEEB Advanced Placement Program Examinations as follows:

College Level Examination Program

Casper College is a College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) College Level Examination Program (CLEP) testing center. All available tests are administered via computer in the campus Academic Testing Center.

The fee to take a general or subject matter examinations or a combination of the two, which must be paid online before the testing appointment. The $15 administrative fee  must be paid to Accounting & Financial Management in the Gateway Building prior to testing. Students may select the institution where the examination results are to be sent. After talking with the Student Success Center (268-2231 or 268-3315), students will need to call the Academic Testing Center (BU120) at 268-3850 to schedule a testing appointment.

Although the college allows credit for both general and subject examinations, the transferability of general examinations is uncertain. Students in transfer programs should only take subject examinations to increase the likelihood of transfer. The general examinations with a scaled score of at least 50 are only acceptable toward requirements for the associate of applied science degree.

International Baccalaureate

 *Does not fulfill Wyoming Constitution requirements

*Must have official transcript from International Baccalaureate Program

Military Service Credit

Casper College uses The American Council of Education’s (ACE) publication, The Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services, to determine credit for military training and experience. The National Guide to Credit Recommendations for Noncollegiate Courses, published by ACE, is used to determine credit in exceptional cases.

The college reserves the right to make an independent determination of equivalency of courses or to require departmental examinations and evaluations.

The college will grant one semester credit for physical education to students who present a Report of Discharge (DD Form 214) to the registrar establishing active duty of 181 days or more. Students who present such evidence for more than one year of active duty will be granted two semester credits.