Palm Beach State College has identified certain courses within the curriculum as being eligible for earning credit through a challenge examination. If the student achieves a passing score on the examination, credit or hours will be awarded to the student's transcript.

Initiator: Student

Process: Student pays the fee associated with the challenge exam. The student then takes the examination at a Palm Beach State testing center*.   The testing center scores the exams based on the  key provided by the department that developed the challenge exam. The student takes the test results to the department faculty member. The department faculty member completes the Challenge Exam form and forwards it to the Registrar's office for transcript loading. The form can be downloaded by clicking here.

*The challenge exam for OST 1100C is administered in the business lab in ETA 211. Contact Gwen Nicholson for information about the exam and its administration.
**The challenge exam for BSC 1404C is a two part written and hands-on exam administered in the Biotechnology labs on the Palm Beach Gardens location of Palm Beach State College.  Contact Dr. Elizabeth Handel for more information.
  
Palm Beach State Office(s) Responsible for Processing: Palm Beach State Testing Center, faculty member/instructor who develop the exam and complete the challenge exam process

Fees: $45.00

Eligibility: Any student is eligible to take a challenge exam.

Proviso(s): Student can only take each challenge examination associated with a specific course once.

Current Challenge Exams

• BCN1003 - Construction Calculations
• BSC1404C - Introduction to Biotechnological Methods
• HSC0003 - Health Care Concepts (PSAV)
• HSC2100 - Health Concepts and Strategies
• HSC2531 - Medical Terminology
• MEA0230 - Medical Terminology for Body Systems (PSAV)
• OST1100C - Beginning Keyboarding
• NUR1023/1023L/1022L - Sufficient score on National League for Nursing ACE 1 exam
• PRN 0022 - Body Structure and Function (PSAV)