College Exemption Examination

A student may receive credit for a course by passing the College exemption exam (generally administered during the week of final exams) only if the student has neither attempted nor failed the course(s) or equivalent course(s) at Augusta Technical College or another postsecondary institution.

Students desiring credit by exemption examination must:

1. Be regularly accepted or enrolled in non-learning support courses at Augusta Technical College.
2. Complete the Credit by Exemption Examination application (located in Student Services) and obtain approval from the Director of Admissions or Enrollment Manager.
3. Take the application to the appropriate program Dean for approval.
4. Take the completed application to Student Accounts (Augusta campus) or Student Services (Waynesboro and Thomson campuses or Columbia County Center) and pay the required exemption exam fee for each course to be challenged (the current exemption exam fee is $50).
5. Take the application to the person responsible for administering the exemption exam.
6. Earn a minimum score of 80 percent (required to pass an exemption examination). Qualified students are allowed one exemption exam attempt per course.

Note: Not all courses offer an exemption examination.