Credit By Exam Information

Occasionally, students demonstrate an educational need based on data (such as STAAR, state/district assessments, and previous school records) to be considered for a course or grade-level advancement. Students have the opportunity to be assessed through a Credit By Exam (CBE) process once per year if they show an educational need or by parent request.  A parent request for a CBE assessment may take place during the June and July assessment windows.  (November and February test dates are high school credit recovery-only administrations. For credit recovery, please reach out to the high school counseling departments for further details.) 

If a parent feels a CBE opportunity is in their child's best interest, they should discuss this with their current teacher and school counselor. After this, the parent/guardian should complete the form located below and return it to the school counselor within the timeframe listed on the application.  Requests received after the listed time frame will be considered the following summer assessment window. 

Rockwall ISD utilizes Texas Tech's CBEs. When a CBE is requested, the assessment is administered by district personnel within the specified summer assessment windows. These assessments are scored by Texas Tech and the score results are returned to the district. There is no need to study for the CBE. Students who are ready for acceleration are able to make sense of the content prior to any instruction.  More information about the formatting and content of the CBE assessments can be found at https://www.depts.ttu.edu/k12/cbe/  Students scoring 80% or above on all portions of the attempted CBE will have the opportunity to advance. Students must score 80% or above in all four core content areas in order to advance a grade level. At the elementary and middle school level, single-course advancement occurs only in Math after 4th grade. High school students may advance in single courses. 

Credit By Exam Request Form

 

Registration Deadline	Test Date
October 25, 2024	November 11-15, 2023 Credit recovery only
January 24, 2025	February 10-14, 2025 Credit recovery only
May 16, 2025	June 2-5, 2025
June 5, 2025	July 9-12, 2024

A student who is new to the district may also have an opportunity to request advancement only during the first two weeks of the school year. Please reach out to your elementary or middle school counselor for more information. 

The district Advanced Math Pathway placement process also utilizes the Texas Tech CBEs in the spring each year. For more information, please see the Advanced Math Pathways page.