Proficiency Exams

Description: Heartland Community College offers various profiency exams to earn credit for specific courses. A course proficiency exam should be completed at least 2 weeks before the beginning of a term as to allow time for credit processing. If you are interested in taking a Proficiency Exam, please contact your Academic Advisor to discuss your options. 

Cost: Start by requesting your exam. When you are prepared to take your selected Proficiency Exam, you will need to pay the non-refundable fee of $34 per credit hour to HCC Business Office. After payment is received, the Testing Center will reach out to assist you in scheduling your exam

Credit acceptance: Students may be granted a max of 30 credits or 50% of their program plan. In order for prior learning credit to be posted to an account, students must be in a HCC degree seeking program. 

The Records Office will only post prior learning credit relevant to your HCC degree. Posting irrelevant credit could negatively impact your financial aid and/or veterans benefits. Please contact Financial Aid for more information at FinAid@heartland.edu

Transferability: Proficiency courses may only be applicable to your program at Heartland and may not transfer. Please consult your transfer institution about transferability.

Request an Exam

To request a Proficiency Exam, please reach out to the Testing Center via email with the following information:

1. Full Name
2. HCC ID Number
3. Proficiency Exam you are interested in taking [see list below]
4. Contact Information [HCC email address & Phone Number]

The Testing Center will contact you within 3 business days with your next steps!

Current Proficiency Exams

Language proficiency exams are no longer available, however we do offer select Language Placement Exams.