Credit for Nationally Recognized Exams

• AP Exams (College Board Advanced Placement Examinations)

  WNC can grant credit for Advanced Placement examinations with a score of 3 or higher.  In order for credit to be applied to the student’s account, students must request that the College Board send an official AP score report directly to WNC Admissions & Records. 

   

• CLEP Exams (College Level Examination Program)

Credit may be granted for the satisfactory completion of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) general examinations with a score of 50 or above.  

In order for credit to be applied to the student’s account, students must request that the College Board send an official CLEP score report directly to WNC Admissions & Records. 

• IB Exams (International Baccalaureate Exams)

Credit may be granted for the satisfactory completion of the International Baccalaureate Exams (IB Exams) with a score of 4 or higher on the IB higher-level examination and a score of 5 or higher on the IB standard-level examination.

In order for credit to be applied to the student’s account, students must request that their IB Programme transcripts be sent directly to WNC Admissions & Records.

Other national testing organizations may be considered.  Students should contact Admissions and Records.

Current WNC students may be eligible to earn credit by successfully completing a challenge examination for certain courses. Challenge examinations are offered only with the required approvals and are not available for all courses.  WNC reserves the right to deny any request for Challenge Examination.

How to Request a Challenge Examination

Students should first review the policies associated with credit for prior learning. Students who believe they might qualify should:  

1. Reach out to Admissions and Records to request a challenge examination. admissions.records@wnc.edu
2. Admissions and Records will connect the student to the appropriate academic division/faculty.
3. Student should speak with a full-time instructor in the appropriate subject area and fill out the Challenge Examination Request Form. If a full-time instructor is unavailable, a part-time instructor may be authorized to administer the exam with approval from the division director.
4. If the instructor approval is obtained, students must submit the signed form to Admissions and Records.
5. If approved by Admissions and Records, students must pay the required challenge examination fee at the Cashier's Office and submit the payment receipt and completed Challenge Examination Request Form to Admissions & Records.
6. The instructor will then be able to administer the exam.  It is the students responsibility to work with the instructor to schedule the exam.
7. The student will have until the end of the semester in which the challenge exam is requested to complete the exam.
8. Once the examination is complete, the instructor will forward the exam with results to Admissions and Records for final processing.

Students are responsible for obtaining all required approvals, arranging to complete the exam with the instructor, and requesting the official score be posted on the challenge exam form and sent to Admissions and Records for final processing.

Dept

Number

Title

Credits

Cost

Division

AM

141

American Sign Language III & IV

6

$150

Liberal Arts

AM

145

American Sign Language I

4

$100

Liberal Arts

AM

146

American Sign Language II

4

$100

Liberal Arts

AM

147

American Sign Language III

4

$100

Liberal Arts

AM

150

American Sign Language VI

4

$100

Liberal Arts

CEM

100

Fundamentals of Construction Management

3

$75

WCTE

CEM

330

Soils and Foundations for Construction

3

$75

WCTE

CEM

350

Facility Systems Design and Construction I

3

$75

WCTE

CEM

452

Construction Cost Control

3

$75

WCTE

CEM

453

Construction Scheduling

3

$75

WCTE

CEM

454

Heavy Construction Methods and Equipment

3

$75

WCTE

CEM

455

Construction Management Practice

3

$75

WCTE

CEM

485

Construction Law and Contracts

3

$75

WCTE

CONS

108

Construction Materials and Methods I

4

$100

WCTE

CONS

109

Construction Materials and Methods II

4

$100

WCTE

CONS

111

Commercial Building Codes

3

$75

WCTE

CONS

118

Construction Contract Documents

2

$50

WCTE

CONS

120

Blueprint Reading and Specification

3

$75

WCTE

CONS

121

Principles of Construction Estimating

3

$75

WCTE

CONS

205

Construction Site Safety

2

$50

WCTE

CONS

281

Construction Planning Scheduling and Control

3

$75

WCTE

DFT

110

Blueprint Reading for Industry

3

$75

WCTE

EDCT

239

Introduction to CTE Teaching Methods

3

$75

WCTE

EDCT

247

Introduction to CTE Curriculum & Instruction

3

$75

WCTE

EDCT

290

Career Preparation through Performance Based Education

3

$75

WCTE

SUR

119

Construction Surveying

3

$75

WCTE