Credit-by-Examination (CBE)
Students interested in taking a Credit-by-Exam (CBE) for acceleration or credit recovery should contact their home campus counselor to register for upcoming test administration. Â Confirmation of CBE registration will occur through email approximately 2 weeks in advance of scheduled test date. Students will be required to provide an email that is checked regularly.
Our district administers Credit-by-Exams (CBE) to students currently enrolled in Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD a minimum of four times throughout the year. Future CBE registration deadlines and testing dates will be published after school board approval of the upcoming academic school year calendar.
2019-20 Registration Deadlines and Testing Dates
| UT or Texas Tech Deadline for CBE Registration (Paper/Online) | Avant World Language Deadline for Registration (Online) | 2019-20 Credit-by-Exam Testing Dates | 2019-20 Credit-by-Exam Testing Locations |
| October 29, 2019 | November 12, 2019 | December 4 & 5, 2019 December 7, 2019 |
Home Campus ESDC Building |
| November 9, 2019 | December 10, 2019 | January 8 & 9, 2020 January 11, 2020 |
Home Campus ESDC Building |
| March 3, 2020 | March 6, 2020 | March 28, 2020 | ESDC Building |
| April 7, 2020 | April 14, 2020 | April 29 & 30, 2020 May 2, 2020 |
Home Campus ESDC Building |
| May 5, 2020 | May 12, 2020 | June 2 & June 4, 2020 | ESDC Building |
Students are encouraged to review the grade level and content area study guides available on the Texas Tech or University of Texas websites. Some high school CBE require completion of assignments in advance of testing date. Avant World Language CBE are completed online requiring reading, listening, speaking, and writing components.
Final results are typically mailed to parents/guardians and made available to counselors within 3-4 weeks after testing. No information on the final results will be provided over the telephone or by email. Parents should pay close attention to application deadlines and testing dates.