Credit by Exam

Each year, Comal ISD administers Credit by Exam for acceleration and credit recovery for students in grades K-12.

Please click on the applicable section below for scheduling and administration information.

KINDERGARTEN ACCELERATION

Requests for Kindergarten Acceleration for the 2025-2026 school year can be made with the student's campus of enrollment beginning Monday, July 21. Requests must be made in writing.

The deadline to request acceleration is Tuesday, September 2.

Assessments will be administered at the student’s campus of enrollment.

Generally, students are best placed in grade levels with peers of the same age. However, some kindergarten-age students may have already mastered the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for kindergarten and may be ready to be advanced to first grade. The Kindergarten Acceleration by Examination process allows students who are not yet six years old to be considered for early placement in first grade if they demonstrate academic readiness. This opportunity is typically for students who have been enrolled in a private kindergarten (accredited or non-accredited) or a homeschool setting.

Kindergarten acceleration is offered once per year, and Comal ISD does not accept kindergarten acceleration testing results from other districts. Any student who enrolls in Comal ISD must meet Comal ISD eligibility requirements, provided deadlines have not passed.

Eligibility Requirements

A student in kindergarten may be accelerated to first grade if ALL of the following conditions are met in this order:

The student is five (5) years of age on September 1 of the school year in which tested.
The student is enrolled in kindergarten in the district, and the student has a 6-digit local ID number.
The student’s parent/guardian initiates the request in writing within the first two weeks of school or before school starts.
The student’s parent/guardian attends a conference with the campus principal to discuss the request.
The student meets readiness criteria on the district’s early reading assessment, which is administered by district personnel; AND
The student shows mastery on each of the following kindergarten content area assessments (language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies), which are administered by district personnel.
The principal will make the recommendation for acceleration and the decision made is final.

CURRENTLY ENROLLED COMAL ISD STUDENTS (Dates, Deadlines, Information)

Credit by Exam Testing Dates/Deadlines 2025-2026 School Year

Elementary School (ES)
Testing Window	Applications Due to campus by 4pm	Testing Dates at Campuses
Fall Testing	October 17	November 17-21
Spring Testing	January 23	February 23-27
*Summer I Testing	May 5	Testing at DHS June 2-3
*Summer II Testing	May 5	Testing at CLHS July 29-30

Middle School (MS)
Testing Window	UTHS CBE Applications due to campus by 4 pm	Avant CBE applications due to campus by 4pm	Testing Dates at Campuses
Fall Testing	October 17	November 11	November 17-21
Spring Testing	January 23	February 17	February 23-27
*Summer I Testing	May 5	May 26	Testing at DHS June 2-3
*Summer II Testing	May 5	May 26	Testing at CLHS July 29-30

High School (HS)
Testing Level	Testing Dates and Locations	UTHS CBE Applications due to campus by 4 pm	Avant CBE applications due to campus by 4pm
Fall Testing	October 4 – Canyon Lake HS October 18 – Davenport HS October 18 – Pieper HS October 25 – Smithson Valley HS November 1 – Canyon HS	September 12	September 30 October 14 October 14 October 21 October 28
Spring Testing	January 31 – Canyon HS January 31 – Canyon Lake HS January 31 – Davenport HS February 7 – Pieper HS February 7 – Smithson Valley HS	January 23	CHS - January 27 CLHS - January 27 DHS - January 27 PHS - February 3 SVHS - February 3
*Summer I Testing	June 2-3 – Davenport HS	May 5	May 26
*Summer II Testing	July 29-20 – Canyon Lake HS	May 5	May 26

*ES/MS/HS Summer testing is held at one hill country campus and one in-town campus. The testing will be over two days. ES/MS testing during the school year is held at the student’s home campus.

Middle School Math Advancement

Current Grade	Current Course	Requested Course	Credit by Exam Requirement
5	Math 5	Math 7 Academic or Honors	Math 6
6	Math 6	Math 8	Math 7
6	Math 6 Honors	Algebra I	Math 8
7	Math 7	Algebra I	Math 8
7	Math 7 Honors	Geometry	Algebra I

Credit by Exam information can be found at this link:

https://highschool.utexas.edu/cbe_study_guides

STUDENTS ENROLLING IN COMAL ISD FOR THE FIRST TIME (Dates, Deadlines, Information)

Students enrolling in grades 1-8 for the first time in Comal ISD are eligible to request Credit by Exam for Acceleration. Students must be enrolling from an accredited school. Students must have completed the enrollment process and have a Local ID assigned to them before assessments can be ordered.

The application may be submitted to the counselor at the student's enrolled campus beginning July 21, 2025. The deadline to request Credit by Exam for New Enrollees is Friday, August 15, 2025. The campus will contact the parent/guardian to schedule testing. Assessments will be administered at the student's campus of enrollment no later than August 29, 2025.

For information regarding students enrolling from non-accredited schools, including home school, please visit here.

2025-2026 APPLICATIONS for CREDIT by EXAM

Credit by Exam information can be found at this link:

https://highschool.utexas.edu/cbe_study_guides

NCAA Guidelines- Credit by Exam does not count towards core classes. Consult the school counselor for more information regarding CBE testing and core courses for NCAA eligibility.