External Challenge Examinations

Footnotes (Arts & Music)

The following footnotes refer to activities which must take place on campus. Please contact the counseling office for additional information.

⁴Portfolio review with Lone Star College System faculty required. Students who take the Design-Studio Art exam can apply for credit for ARTS 1311, and those who take Drawing-Studio Art exam can apply for credit for ARTS 1316.

Footnotes (Foreign Language)

The following footnotes refer to activities which must take place on campus. Please contact the counseling office for additional information.

¹ The CLEP score determines maximum possible credit. Effective for students registering for spring 2010: foreign language CLEP tests no longer require additional interview or essay components, and 2000-level foreign language courses are no longer credited through this method of PLA; no fee will be charged to the student for the PLA processing, though students will still need to pay for the CLEP exam; students may resubmit a CLEP score for PLA consideration every 6 months, and advisors need to enter all CLEP PLA applications with scores and dates in iStar.

² Students are placed according to the score they obtain on the computerized test. Upon completion of the course with a grade of C or better, the student receives credit for the course and can request credit for lower level courses. Effective for students registering for spring 2010: further assessment through interview or essay is no longer required; students will pay $25 for the test, and not for the PLA credit determination; the test fee will be collected regardless of the number of courses credited through PLA; the fee will be waived for dual credit students for the initial assessment; students will be charged $25 for each subsequent test; students may retake the test once a semester, but students currently enrolled in a course may not attempt any PLA once enrolled on official day; any PLA application by CAPE should be entered in iStar with the score and date.

³ A heritage learner of Spanish is someone who achieved a competent level of communicative proficiency in the home. The purpose of the Spanish Heritage Learner Exam is to place students in the appropriate course. The test fee is $25 payable prior to testing and regardless of whether PLA credit is granted later. Upon completion of the course with a grade of C or better, the student receives credit for the course and may request credit for certain lower level courses listed in the table above.

Footnotes (Social & Behavioral Sciences)

The following footnotes refer to activities which must take place on campus. Please contact the counseling office for additional information.

⁵Lone Star College System Essay required.