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Grades 6-8 Middle School Credit By Exam for Acceleration

Middle School Math & Accelerated Math Tests

Please contact your student's school counselor for additional information regarding accelerated math CBE tests, prerequisites, and course selections.   

Students who qualify for Math Rocks may still take the CBE test. However, if the CBE test is passed, the student is no longer eligible for Math Rocks. 

NOTE - Credit by Exam tests for Honors Math 6 and Honors Math 7 will be administered In Person Only.

Honors Math 6 CBE

Honors Math 7 CBE

Math 8 CBE

 

About Middle School Grade-Level Acceleration

Students seeking grade-level acceleration/advancement must achieve 80% or higher on the criterion-referenced tests in the following subjects for the grade level they want to skip: 

  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • English Language Arts (ELAR) 
  • Mathematics (if applicable, see Middle School Math & Accelerated Math CBE tab above)

Grades 6-8 Acceleration/Advancement CBE tests are provided through the University of Texas High School (UTHS) and are administered over multiple days.  

  • Assessments are given following the order listed above, and the time limit is 3 continuous hours per assessment.
  • To accelerate to the next grade level, the student is required to successfully pass all four assessments.

Study Guides for Grade-Level Acceleration   

The University of Texas High School CBE provides Study Guides for all grade-level acceleration subject tests on the following webpage: University of Texas - Credit By Exam Study Guides Webpage 

Results and Advancement

Results will be sent to the principal and counselor of the school where the student is registered. The principal or counselor will contact you directly regarding your student’s test scores. The Credit by Exam office will not give out any information to parents regarding the results of Grades 6-8 Advancement testing.

  • Results from Plano ISD for Honors Math, Math 8, and High School Credit courses will be sent via School Messenger (https://www.pisd.edu/schoolmessenger) to the email address(es) of the parents/guardians in Skyward and to the student's Plano ISD email address. Results are sent approximately three to five weeks after the close of the testing window. 
    • Score Reports are sent directly to the Counseling office at your student's current school.   
    • Per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), No results will be released over the phone or in response to an email request.  

Application Deadlines and Testing Information

Applications must be obtained from the school counselor. The application must be returned to the counselor who will then submit it to the Credit by Exam Office. The deadlines for the application to be in the Credit by Exam Office are listed on the Test Calendar. 

  • All applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the date of the deadline listed below.

CBE Calendar

NOTE - In summer 2026, Credit by Exam tests for Honors Math 6 and Honors Math 7 will be administered In Person Only.

Contact
Assessment, Research and Program Evaluation

If you have any additional questions, please email the Credit by Exam office at CBE@pisd.edu.