Get CMC Credit for Knowledge & Experience with Challenge Exams

Challenge Exam Requirements & Restrictions

Students may take a challenge exam in lieu of enrolling in and taking a course. A challenge exam is the equivalent of a comprehensive final examination for the course.

Students must be currently enrolled in other classes at Colorado Mountain College to qualify for a challenge exam but prior to completing 18 credits at CMC. Any exams must be requested a minimum of 5 weeks before CMC commencement ceremony for the current semester.

If the student believes they can challenge a class, they should contact their advisor. The advisor will determine if the challenge exam exists and then coordinate an instructor/proctor, date and time of the exam, and registration of the student to the exam.

Upon completion of the exam, the instructor’s evaluation of the student’s performance is sent to the Dean. The Dean will consider this request and make a final determination about award of credit.

If successfully completed with a grade of "C-" or higher, the advisor and Registrar will be notified. The credits allowed for the course will be posted on the student's transcript with a notation indicating the credit was awarded by examination. Challenge exam grades of "D" or "F" will not be posted to the student's transcript.

Current high school students may be granted an exception to the enrollment requirement when testing as part of a high school class. Please contact a College Counselor for more details.

Students may choose to take as many approved challenge exams as they wish but can only attempt one exam per semester for each course.

Challenge Exam Fees

Challenge exams have a non-refundable fee per exam, payable to the registration staff at the student's campus. The fee is due at least one week prior to the examination date. The fees are assessed at 50% of the student's tuition rate.

Available Challenge Exams

Course Course Title Transfer Code
ANT-1001 Cultural Anthropology GT-SS3
ANT-1002 Cultural Anthropology Lab GT-SS3
ANT-1004 Archaeology Laboratory GT-SS3
ANT-1003 Intro to Archaeology GT-SS3
ANT-1005 Biological Anthropology with Lab GT-SC1
ANT-2115 Indians of North America GT-SS3
BIO-1005 Science of Biology GT-SC1
BIO-1111 General College Biology with Lab GT-SC1
BIO-1112 General College Biology II with Lab GT-SC1
BIO-2101 Human Anatomy and Physiology I GT-SC1
BIO-2102 Human Anatomy and Physiology II GT-SC1
BIO-2104 Microbiology GT-SC1
CHE-1011 Introduction to Chemistry I GT-SC1
CHE-1111 General College Chemistry I GT-SC1
CHE-1112 General College Chemistry II GT-SC1
COM-2300 Intercultural Communication GT-SS3
ENV-1111 Introduction to Environmental Science GT-SC1
HIS-1310 Western Civilization: Antiquity-1650 GT-HI1
HIS-1320 Western Civilization: 1650-Present GT-HI1
HIS-1210 US History to Reconstruction GT-HI1
HIS-2125 American Environmental History GT-HI1
HIS-2105 Women in US History GT-HI1
HIS-2145 US History Since 1945 GT-HI1
HIS-2015 20th Century World History GT-HI1
HIS-2120 US Foreign Relations History GT-HI1
HUM-1015 World Mythology GT-AH2
HUM-1021 Early Civilizations GT-AH2
HUM-1022 From Medieval to Modern GT-AH2
HUM-1023 The Modern World GT-AH2
MAN-4027 Project Management N/A
MAT-0250 Quantitative Literacy N/A
MAT-0300 Algebraic Literacy N/A
MAT-1240 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts GT-MA1
MAT-1340 College Algebra GT-MA1
MAT-1420 College Trigonometry GT-MA1
MAT-1400 Survey of Calculus GT-MA1
MAT-1260 Introduction to Statistics GT-MA1
MAT-1440 Pre-Calculus GT-MA1
MAT-2410 Calculus I GT-MA1
MAT-2420 Calculus II GT-MA1
MAT-2430 Calculus III GT-MA1
PHI-1016 World Religions- East GT-AH3
PHI-2018 Environmental Ethics GT-AH3
PHY-1105 Conceptual Physics GT-SC1
POS-2020 Introduction to Political Science GT-SS1
POS-1011 American Government GT-SS1
PSY-1001 General Psychology I GT-SS3
PSY-1002 General Psychology II GT-SS3
PSY-3260 Social Psychology GT-SS3
PSY-2440 Human Growth and Development GT-SS3
PSY-3380 Child Development GT-SS3
PSY-2333 Health Psychology GT-SS3
PSY-2552 Abnormal Psychology GT-SS3
PSY-4650 Psychology of Personality GT-SS3
SOC-1001 Introduction to Sociology I GT-SS3
SOC-1002 Introduction to Sociology II GT-SS3
SOC-2007 Environmental Sociology GT-SS3
SOC-2015 Contemporary Social Problems GT-SS3
SOC-2016 Sociology of Gender GT-SS3
THE-1005 Theatre Appreciation GT-AH1
THE-1008 Theater Script Analysis GT-AH1
THE-2011 Development of Theatre Greek-Renaissance GT-AH1
THE-2012 Development of Theatre Restoration to Modern GT-AH1
THE-2015 Playwriting GT-AH1