Accelerate your career path with credit by exam
Test out of college courses and earn credits in less time and with less stress.
What is credit by exam?
Credit by exam is an educational system supported by the U.S. Department of Education designed to help adults going back to school. Rather than attending semester-long college courses, this path allows you to test out of college courses and earn the same credits by passing a proficiency exam instead. These credits transfer to your college of choice, helping you save time while making real progress.
Traditional college introductory courses average 16 weeks to complete. But our online test prep courses prepare you to test out of your general education college courses via CLEP® exams. You can earn the same credits in less time by prepping for and passing one CLEP exam so you can get ahead faster.
How we compare
Test prep with peers
Traditional learn-on-demand platforms typically only offer self-paced options. Enjoy a fully synchronous online learning experience with live instructors, so you can get the personalized support and guidance needed to stay motivated and on track.
Course availability days, nights, and weekends
Courses meet once a week for 3-hour lessons
Receive expert teaching from live instructors
Receive expert support from tutors and mentors
Connect with a community of adult learners
Pass exam for credits
Once you complete your Achieve online test prep course, you’ll be ready to pass your CLEP or DSST exam and earn college credit.
Find a local or online testing center
Schedule your proficiency exam
Pass your exam with confidence
Earn transferable college credits
What you’ll love about Achieve
With our credit by exam preparation you’ll learn exactly what you need to pass your proficiency exam.
Eliminate extra work. Our test prep courses don’t have pop quizzes, term papers, homework, and group work.
Each online test prep course offers a single digital textbook and learning resources, provided at no extra cost.
Answers to your questions
No. Achieve does not offer degrees or credits directly. But we support those pursuing their education with CLEP exam prep services that save time and stress. Our services fill in the educational gaps and support systems that traditional colleges do not offer.
In a traditional college course, you’ll attend classes several times each week and complete a semester’s worth of assignments, quizzes, research projects, essays, term papers, etc. At the end of the course, you’ll take a final exam to prove that you’ve learned the material.
When you take an online test prep course with Achieve, you study a small subset of focused material and prepare to test out of college courses by passing a credit by exam proficiency test. Our courses teach you what you need to pass your exam with confidence, putting you in the best possible position to pass on your first try.
With Achieve, you’ll meet one time each week and attend 5-10 weekly sessions. Our online test prep courses are designed by curriculum experts who know what will be on the exams. This streamlines the learning experience, helping you focus on what’s important to move forward.
Yes. We help adults at many stages in their education. If you’ve already passed some courses, we can research which classes remain and show you how to transfer credits.
With Purchase of College Bridge Plan, an Achieve Dedicated Advisor will verify whether or not the credits will transfer to your school of choice. Our team stays up to date with credit by exam guidelines for colleges and universities across the United States so you can receive expert guidance.
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