UExcel^®: Helping Your Students Succeed

Many students, often the class achievers, need and appreciate a creditworthy, convenient, and affordable way to earn college credit in order to save time and money. Thousands of student-focused colleges and universities accept credit-by-examination to grant transfer credits, waive lower-level courses, and fulfill admissions requirements.

A Creditworthy Approach

UExcel examinations are a rigorous, recognized way for students to demonstrate competency at the post-secondary level. UExcel exams are:

• Evaluated by American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT).
• Rigorous, created by Excelsior College assessment professionals who manage all activities supporting the development, administration, scoring, and evaluation of UExcel exams, subjecting them to exacting statistical analysis and standard-setting procedures.
• Creditworthy — Students passing UExcel exams receive college credit from Excelsior College, a regionally accredited institution, reported on official Excelsior College transcripts.

Comprehensive and Convenient Resources

UExcel offers a comprehensive, industry-leading package of exams, preparation resources and convenient testing services:

• Student knowledge can be demonstrated across a range of subjects, including calculus, college writing, physics, political science, psychology, spanish language, and statistics.
• Exam content guides, practice exams and computer-based testing tutorials facilitate exam preparation and student confidence within the computerized testing environment.
• Test centers are located around the world, so most students can take UExcel exams at a time and place convenient for them.
• Transcripts are sent directly to designated institutions.

UExcel encourages you to visit the UExcel Resources page and review the exam criteria and content in our Technical and Content Guides.

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