Get Credit for Standard Examinations

At SUNY Empire, you can earn credit from standardized exams you’ve already taken.

The full list of accepted exams is below.

How do you see if you can get credits for standardized exams?

If you’re a SUNY Empire student, contact your faculty mentor to help you determine the relevant learning and experience that you may be able to get credit for.

If you’re not already a SUNY Empire student, you can:
• Call 800-847-3000 and speak with an enrollment officer
• Or find your local enrollment officer here: Enrollment Officers

Here’s the full list of standardized exams we offer credit for.

Standardized Exams You Can Earn Credit for

Empire State University accepts the following standardized examinations:

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS (AP)

College Board (AP)

Exams: different college subjects

Credit recommendation criteria: score of 3 or better

ASSOCIATION OF LANGUAGE TESTERS IN EUROPE (ALTE)

ALTE
Exams: foreign languages

Credit recommendation criteria:

ALTE Level 1 (A2) - 2 credits liberal, introductory

ALTE Level 2 (B1) - 4 credits liberal, introductory

ALTE Level 3 (B2) - 8 credits liberal, introductory

ALTE Level 4 (C1) - 12 credits liberal, 4 credits advanced

ALTE Level 5 (C2) - 16 credits liberal, 8 credits advanced

BRITISH A LEVEL EXAMINATIONS

Cambridge International Examinations

Exams: A Level examinations for different college subjects

Credit recommendation criteria: 6 credits per A Level pass

COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP)

College Board (CLEP)

Empire State University identification code = 2214

Exams: subject and general exams

Credit recommendation criteria: required CLEP scores and available credit

DANTES SUBJECT STANDARDIZED TEST (DSST)

Thomson Prometric, DSST Program

Empire State University identification code = 8732

Note: Exams can be taken at Empire State University.

Exams: about 40 exams in diverse disciplines

Credit recommendation criteria: indicated on score report - most exams are 3 credits

EXCELSIOR COLLEGE UEXCEL® EXAMS

Excelsior College

Note: Examination content outlines and study guides are available at no cost.

Exams: areas of business, education, liberal arts and sciences, nursing

Credit recommendation criteria: indicated on score report

GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) ADVANCED SUBJECT TESTS

Educational Testing Service

Empire State University Identification Code = 2214

Note: Students may earn credit via the GRE Advanced Subject tests only if they receive no other credit in the field(s) covered by the test(s). General aptitude tests are not assessed for credit.

Exams: Biochemistry - Cell and Molecular, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science (discontinued effective April 2013), Literature in English, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology

Credit recommendation criteria: required GRE scores and available credit

MODERN STATES EDUCATION ALLIANCE

Modern States

Note: Modern States, a philanthropy dedicated to making a college degree more affordable and accessible to everyone, is making its "Freshman Year for Free™" program available to SUNY Empire students. Modern States' "Freshman Year for Free™" offers a catalog of tuition-free online courses with free on-line textbooks, resulting in college credit.

Exams: AP and CLEP

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY EXAMINATIONS

New York University

Note: These tests can be taken at locations outside of New York City, but you must make arrangements to have the test proctored by a faculty member, administrator or government official. New York University provides an official letter or transcript and the results are valid for five years.

Exams: foreign languages