APP examinations are scored by the Educational Testing Service. The scores are reported by The College Board and are sent to the colleges or universities as designated by the high school student when he/she takes the test.

CLEP® examination results are scored by the Educational Testing Service, and the reports are then forwarded to EKU. The department chair determines whether or not the student has passed the examination based upon his/her performance.

Departmental examinations are scored by personnel in the Academic Testing office if the test is designated for machine scoring. If the test is not designated for machine scoring, the grading is done by the chair of the department offering the course which is being attempted for credit or someone designated by the chair. Whether the student has passed or failed the examination is determined by the chair of the department. The chair of the department offering the course reports to the Office of Academic Testing that the student has passed or failed the examination or provides the Office of Academic Testing with the appropriate score information to determine and report the examination results of machine scored tests.

The Office of Academic Testing provides score report information to the student, his/her academic advisor, and the registrar. Credit earned by examination is recorded without a letter grade; hence, it has no effect upon the student's overall grade point average (GPA).