Advanced Credit ('Accelerated' program)

Students may be awarded up to 90 credits toward their degree using one or more of the following:

1. Transfer Credit: As much as three years of applicable college credit (90 credits) may be transferred from work completed previously at other colleges or universities.
   
   
2. Military Training: As much as three years of college credit (90 credits) may be granted for military training and/or experience.
   
   
3. Credit Documentation: As much as three years of college credit (90 credits) may be granted for job and work experience, personal enrichment, or participation in conferences and workshops (up to 24 credits of this total may be granted through portfolio assessment).
   
   
4. College Level Examination Program: As much as three years of college credit (90 credits) may be granted for successful completion of CLEP tests.

These exams measure the learning of an individual compared with a student who has completed two years of college.  A wide variety of subjects can be tested.  To qualify for CLEP credit, students must have been out of high school for at least three years and must not have earned equivalent course credit at another institution of higher education.