Any person who has successfully completed a 45-hour Pre-Service Training offered by a Maryland MSDE/OCC-Approved Private Vendor may be eligible to take a challenge exam to receive articulated credits for the courses listed below. 

This includes high school students who have earned their 90-clock-hour certificate as part of their Child Development courses.

Requirements for Credit by Exam

In order to be eligible for articulated credits, the student must:

• Submit documentation from a Maryland MSDE/OCC Approved Private Vendor verifying successful completion of the corresponding 45-hour Pre-Service Training(s). Date of completion must be within the past five years.
• Apply to the college as an EDU degree-seeking student.
• Successfully complete any course prerequisites for the course for which the student will test.
• Complete required paperwork and pay a $75 fee per exam.
• Score 80% or higher on the corresponding Challenge Exam.
• Successfully complete the corresponding 15-hour AACC fieldwork course (for EDU 133 and EDU 247); tuition for each fieldwork placement is an additional $85.
• Successfully complete corresponding fieldwork assignments.

AACC will award 3 credits per exam taken and passed after the student has successfully completed a corresponding 3-credit college course within the Education requirements for an EDU degree. AACC will indicate on the student’s transcript that these credits were earned by passing a Challenge Exam.

Getting Started

To discuss and verify eligibility to take the Challenge Exam, please contact the TEACH Institute at [email protected]. 

Credit/Noncredit Equivalent Courses