COURSE PLACEMENT AND CREDIT BY EXAMINATION

• The University affords students the opportunity to demonstrate that their knowledge is equivalent to that of students who complete a UT Austin course with a grade of C or higher. The University permits students to apply to take an examination in any undergraduate course. Credit earned by examination satisfies degree requirements in the same way as credit earned by passing a course, except that it does not count as credit earned in residence. UT Austin uses the results from many standardized and departmentally constructed tests in this program.
  
  
• Many high school students who have attained college level proficiency use the credit by examination program to earn credit for introductory courses that would be repetitious for them. Other students view credit by examination as an incentive for independent study.
  
  
• In addition to awarding credit by examination, some departments use test results to place a student in the course most appropriate for his/her level of proficiency. Such placement tests are required before students can continue study in certain subjects.