Departmental exams award credit at various course levels from 100 to 499. Following is the policy for accepting credit-by-examination based on different course levels and credit-by-examination types.

1. Only admitted students will be awarded credit-by-examination.
2. Credit earned by examination is recorded without a letter grade; hence, it has no effect upon the overall grade point average (GPA).
3. Departmental or proficiency examination credit earned at other colleges and universities is not eligible for transfer credit.
4. A student may not earn credit-by-examination in a course the student has failed.
5. A student may attempt to earn credit-by-examination in a particular course only once.
6. A student may not take a course-specific College-Level Examination Program (CLEP®) or departmental examination for credit for a course in an area in which advanced course work has already been completed, as determined by the department responsible for the discipline under consideration.
7. Special fees are assessed for credit-by-examination and must be paid prior to taking an examination.
8. Students seeking AP or IB credit must have information sent to EKU for recording of test information within the first 30 hours of EKU enrollment.
9. Incoming freshmen attempting to demonstrate competence in courses through CLEP® or departmental examinations must have a recommendation from the academic advisor and approval from the departmental chair in which credit is to be awarded in order for credit to be recorded. Upon demonstration of competency, credit will be awarded after the last day to add a full semester course.
10. EKU students with academic history or students transferring to EKU must have an overall GPA of 2.0, recommendation of student's academic advisor, approval of the department chair in which credit is to be awarded, and less than 45 earned credit hours to attempt credit-by-examination for courses at the 100-299 level.
11. EKU students with more than 45 credit hours who wish to attempt credit-by-examination of courses at the 100-299 level must have an overall GPA of 2.0 and secure Provost-level permission via approval of a Request for Exception to University Academic Policy.
12. EKU student with academic history or students transferring to EKU must have an overall GPA of 2.0, recommendation of the student's academic advisor, and approval of the department awarding credit in order to attempt credit-by-examination for courses at the 300 level or above.