Exam Credit

Exam Credit

Test Out of Select Courses

Save time and money on your degree or certificate by testing out of select courses that you’ve already mastered through prior learning or experience. The process is simple.

  1. If you haven't been admitted to OCC, Apply today.
  2. Contact the appropriate Office of the Dean.
  3. You’ll complete a form and discuss your eligibility to sit for the exam.
    Please note that exam credit is only available for some courses in the divisions listed below, not all courses.   You may not request credit by exam for courses that you have already attempted, regardless of time frame, grade or mark.

Department Academic Deans

Department Academic Dean

Business & Information Technology 

  • Course prefixes included: ACC, BUS, CIS, ECO, PLG
 Tom Hendricks 

Communication, Arts and Humanities 

  • Course prefixes included: ARB, ART, CHI, COM, CUL, ENG, ESL, FSH, FRE, GER, GRD, HEA, HUM, INT, ITA, JPN, MUS, PHI, PHO, SPA, THE
 Cindy Carbone 

Engineering, Manufacturing and Industrial Technology 

  • Course prefixes included: APP, APM, APT, ATF, AUT, CAD, CAR, CMN, DDT, EEC, EGR, ETT,
    HVA, HER, IND, MTT, MSE, MCT, ROB, TED, WEL
 Beau Everitt

Library 

  • Course prefixes included: LIB
 Bethany Kennedy

Math & Natural Sciences 

  • Course prefixes included: BIO, CHE, FSN, GSC, MAT, PSC, PHY
 Ken Williams

Nursing & Health Professions 

  • Course prefixes included: DHY, DMS, HCA, MDA, NUR, RAD, RSP, SUR
 Tanya McFadden

Public Services (Criminal Justice, EMS, Fire, Police) 

  • Course prefixes included: CRJ, EMS, FFT, OPA (Police Academy), OFA (Fire Academy)
 David Ceci 

Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology, History) 

  • Course prefixes included: ANT, ECE, GEO, GLS, HIS, MHA, PER, POL, PSY
 Lee Benjamins