The test does not serve as a basis for course credit. In addition to the Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation Test, the Department of Journalism Word Processing Test is required of students who wish to enroll in Journalism 312 or in a journalism skills course beyond Journalism 312. A student who believes he or she should be exempted from the Word Processing Test should contact the Department of Journalism. The following optional tests serve as bases for credit by examination at the University of Texas at Austin. University of Texas at Austin tests for credit in biology, chemistry, computer sciences, government, Hindi, history, Latin, management information systems, physics, and Polish.
Eligible students can earn credit for specified courses in the fields named.
Handouts describing the tests in each subject area and test schedules are available at the Measurement and Evaluation Center. Subject Tests and are offered only once each year in May in specific high schools across the country. Forms for requesting information about test center locations are available from AP Examinations, AP Services, P O Box 6671, Princeton, New Jersey 08541-6671, by February 1 each year. Eligibility for credit depends on an evaluation of CLEP test scores in relation to college coursework, if any, in the areas covered by the CLEP General Examinations. Subject examinations are not restricted to unaffiliated students.