Credit by Examination enables students to use their acquired knowledge, abilities, and competence to challenge certain existing courses for units. Credit will be granted to any student who satisfactorily passes an examination approved or conducted by proper authorities of the College. Such credit maybe granted only to a student who is registered at the College and in good standing and only for a course listed in the College Catalog. Students may obtain a Student Agreement & Application for Credit by Examination form at the Department Office or Service Center for the particular discipline for which he/she is seeking to apply for Credit by Examination.
The following is the list of current courses that may be taken as credit by exam:
| AGRI 20 Intro to Plant Science |
| ANAT 1 General Human Anatomy |
| ANAT 58 Intro to Human Anatomy |
| ANAT 140 Fundamentals Anat/Physio |
| ANSCI 20 Basic Animal Science |
| APTECH 43 Computer Animation |
| ASTRON 4 Astronomy/Solar System |
| AUTO 80 Intro Automotive Tech |
| BBK 50 Computer Bbkg & Acctg 1 |
| BGN 201 Beginning Typing |
| BGN 203 10-Key Skills |
| BGN 71 Business English |
| BGN 81 Practical Business Math |
| BIO 10 Intro Prin Biology |
| CHLD 110.1 Dev Trends/Child Under 3 |
| CHLD 110.2 Dev Trends/Chld 3-5 |
| CHW 150 Into to Comm Hlth Work |
| CS 50A Web Development I |
| CS 57.11 Intro Social Media |
| CS 60.11A MS Word, Part I |
| CS 70.11A Adobe Photoshop I |
| CS 74.11 Intro to Digital Media |
| CS 74.21A Digital Video Postprod 1 |
| CS 74.21B Digital Video Postprod 2 |
| CS 80.15 IT Essentials I |
| CS 82.21A Network Fundamentals |
| CSKLS 100 Skills for Admin of Meds |
| CUL 250 Sanitation and Safety |
| CUL 252.3 Knife Skills |
| DET 179 Diesel Foundation |
| DET 181 Prevent. Maint. & Inspc. |
| FDNT 10 Elem Nutrition |
| FDNT 62 Nutr Diet Therapy |
| FLORS 83A Beg Floral Design |
| FREN 1 Elementary French I |
| GEOG 3 World Regional Geography |
| GERM 1 Elementary German I |
| GIS 40 Intro to GIS |
| HLC 160 Medical Terminology |
| HLE 5 Health and Wellness |
| HOSP 50 Intro Tourism Sonoma Co |
| HOSP 80 Intro to Hospitality |
| IED 190 Industrial Math |
| LIR 10 Intro to Info Literacy |
| MACH 51A Beg Machine Tool Tech |
| MATH 1A Calculus I |
| METRO 10 Weather and Climate |
| MUSC 2A Music Theory I |
| MUSC 3A Musicianship I |
| NR 74.2 Psyc Nurs/Career Laddeer |
| NRV 51L Fundmntls/Basic Voc Nsg |
| PHYSIO 1 Human Physio |
| SPAN 1 Elementary Spanish I |
| WTR 110 Water Trtmnt Plnt Operat |
| WWTR 120 Wastewater Treatment 1 |