Credit by Exam

CREDIT BY EXAM

STUDENTS GET 6 CHANCES DURING SUMMER TO “TEST OUT OF CLASSES”

The state’s education law, the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), will allow Cuero ISD public school students to obtain credit in a course or grade level by passing tests approved by school district trustees. Texas law, 19 TAC Chapter 74, allows students to "test out of a course" by taking a “Credit by Examination" without prior instruction in the course(s) being tested. To earn credit for a grade or a subject the student must answer 80% of the questions correctly. In accordance with local school district policy, a student in any of Grades 6-12 may be given credit for an academic subject in which he or she had some prior instruction, if the student scores 70% on the test. The tests are rigorous, targeting all the objectives for the courses covered. 

The tests will be administered in Victoria through Region 3 Education Service Center on June 16th, 17th, and 18th, 2026 and again on July 14th, 15th, and 16th, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on each date.

Registration applications may be picked up at the student’s campus or at the district administration building during the months of April and May. The completed packet must be turned in to  your campus counselor on or before May 20, 2026.  Cuero ISD campuses will then ensure that they are complete and send them to Region 3 ESC. There are no fees or costs to take the tests. For more information call Kimberly Fleener, Deputy Superintendent, at 275-1900 ext. 122, or email her at kfleener@cueroisd.org.

ESC EXAM ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE

8:30 a.m. Students report to ESC and complete sign-in.
9:00 a.m. Morning testing session begins.
12:00 p.m. Student(s) picked up for lunch by parents/guardians. 
(Lunch arrangements are to be made by the parent/guardian and student.)
12:30 p.m. Students sign-in for the afternoon testing session.
1:00 p.m. Afternoon testing session begins.
4:00 p.m. Testing ends. Parent/Guardian picks up student(s) from ESC.

STUDY GUIDE

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