Nontraditional Credit

The following programs offer students the opportunity to earn credits through examination and military service. The maximum number of credits that may be applied toward a UNLV degree from these programs is 60. An official copy of appropriate grades/scores must be sent to the Office of Admissions directly from the school, testing service, or reporting agency.

Note: Nontraditional and prior learning credits do not meet the graduation requirement for resident credit. 

• Advanced Placement (AP)     
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP)    
• International Baccalaureate (IB)    
• DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)   
• Other types of Credit for Prior Learning (CPL)    

UNLV will NOT accept the following types of credit:

• Credit awarded by post-secondary institutions for life experience.
• Credit awarded for courses taken at non-collegiate institutions unless otherwise stated above (e.g., governmental agencies, corporations, industrial firms, etc.).
• Credit awarded by post-secondary institutions for non-credit courses, workshops, and seminars offered by other post-secondary institutions as part of continuing education programs.

Go back to the Credit Evaluations page  or go back to the Admissions Information page.