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A Challenge Exam is an exam developed by Strayer University that allows a student to demonstrate that he/she can meet the learning objectives of a course. Successful completion of a Challenge Exam, as evaluated by the discipline head, allows a student to earn credit for that course, and therefore fulfills that requirement within a student’s undergraduate program. Exams are often similar to final exams or final projects for the course.

• Challenge Exams are available for many of our undergraduate courses.
  • Click here for a full list of courses with Challenge Exams available.
  • Please note, Challenge Exams are not available for courses where an equivalent CLEP or DSST exam already exists.
• For policies and instructions on how to apply to take a Challenge Exam, please click here.