Credit-by-Examination (CBE)
There is no charge for CBE for acceleration or credit recovery. If a parent requests an alternative examination, the district may administer and recognize results of a test purchased by the parent or student from Texas Tech University or the University of Texas at Austin.
Testing Guidelines
Students may take a specific grade level/subject area CBE only once during each testing window.
- A child who is five years old at the beginning of the school year can be assigned initially to grade 1 rather than kindergarten based on qualifying CBE scores earned on district administration of readiness and achievement tests taken prior to the second Monday of September.
- Elementary students in grades 1-5 may accelerate one grade level based on qualifying CBE scores earned in all four tested subject areas prior to the second Monday of September.
- Secondary students (grades 6-12) must take CBE for each semester in order to earn one (1) year course credit in a tested subject area.
- Scores from End-of-Course (STAAR) exams cannot be used for purposes of CBE credit.
Kindergarten – grade 8 students who do not earn CBE credit for acceleration in a specific grade level/subject area before the beginning of the school year must satisfactorily complete the grade level/subject area course in which the student would ordinarily be required to enroll in accordance with the school district’s prescribed sequence.
Qualifying CBE scores earned for high school credit will appear on a student transcript but will not be computed for determining class rank. Scores below 80% on CBE for acceleration or 70% on CBE for credit recovery will not be recorded on student transcripts. A student may attempt to earn CBE for a specific high school course only two (2) times. Students who do not earn course credit must retest within a different testing window.