Earning college credit through ACE CREDIT^®

About ACE

Founded in 1918, ACE is the major coordinating body for all the nation’s higher education institutions, representing more than 1,600 college and university presidents and more than 200 related associations nationwide. It provides leadership on key higher education issues and influences public policy through advocacy.

ACE CREDIT connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping adults gain access to academic credit at colleges and universities for formal courses and examinations taken in the workplace or other settings outside traditional higher education. For more than 40 years, colleges and universities have trusted ACE CREDIT to provide reliable course equivalency information to facilitate their decisions to award academic credit.

Planned exams

More exams coming soon.

Approved exams

The American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT^®) has evaluated and recommended college credit for the following current Certiport exams:

ACU - Autodesk Certified User exams

AutoCAD
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024
- Recommended credits: 1
Revit for Architecture
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024
- Recommended credits: 2

Adobe Certified Professional exams

Visual Design using Adobe Photoshop
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024
- Recommended credits: 1
Graphic Design & Illustration using Adobe Illustrator
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024
- Recommended credits: 1

CSB - Communication Skills for Business exams

Professional Communication
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024
- Recommended credits: 1
English for IT
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 1

ESB - Entrepreneurship and Small Business exams

Entrepreneurship & Small Business - U.S. v.2
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024
- Recommended credits: 3

IC3 - Digital Literacy exams

GS6: Levels 1, 2, and 3
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024
- Recommended credits: 1

Intuit exams

Intuit - QuickBooks Online Certified User
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
Intuit - Certified Bookkeeping Professional
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
Intuit - Design for Delight Innovator
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3

IT Specialist exams

IT Specialist - Artificial Intelligence
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - Cloud Computing
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - Computational Thinking
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - Cybersecurity
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - Databases
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - Device Configuration and Management
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - HTML and CSS
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - HTML5 Application Development
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - Java
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - JavaScript
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - Network Security
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - Networking
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - Python
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3
IT Specialist - Software Development
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3

Microsoft Certified Fundamentals exams

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals - AZ-900
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2020 to May 30, 2023
- Recommended credits: 2
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Fundamentals - MB-901
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2020 to May 30, 2023
- Recommended credits: 3
Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals - PL-900
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2020 to May 30, 2023
- Recommended credits: 2
Microsoft 365 Fundamentals - MS-900
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2020 to May 30, 2023
- Recommended credits: 3
Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals - AI 900
- Eligible from: Sep 1, 2020 to Aug 31, 2023
- Recommended credits: 1
Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals - DP-900
- Eligible from: Sep 1, 2020 to Aug 31, 2023
- Recommended credits: 2

MOS - Microsoft 365 Apps & Office 2019 exams

Microsoft Word
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024
- Recommended credits: 1
Microsoft Excel
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024
- Recommended credits: 1
Microsoft PowerPoint
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024
- Recommended credits: 1

PMI - Project Management Institute exams

PMI - Project Management Ready
- Eligible from: Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025
- Recommended credits: 3

UCU - Unity Certified User exams

Unity Certified User: Programmer
- Eligible from: Jun 1, 2021 to May 31, 2024
- Recommended credits: 1

Archived exams

As long as a you passed an exam during the eligible period, you may still request credit from ACE at any time after that. For example, MOS 2016 Word was only eligible from August 2017 to July 2020, but you could still apply for ACE CREDIT^® today.

To see a list of archived exams that were previously eligible for ACE credit, view the list below.

Exam list

Exam Title	Active Dates
ACA Graphic Design & Illustration using Adobe Illustrator	Feb 1, 2016 to Jan 31, 2019
ACA Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash CS3	Feb 1, 2008 to Nov 30, 2014
ACA Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash CS4	Apr 1, 2009 to Nov 30, 2014
ACA Rich Media Communication using Adobe Flash CS5	Jun 1, 2010 to Nov 30, 2014
ACA Rich Media Communication Using Adobe Flash	Apr 1, 2007 to Jan 31, 2012
ACA Video Communication using Adobe Premiere Pro CS5	Dec 1, 2010 to Nov 30, 2014
ACA Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop CS4	Mar 1, 2009 to Nov 30, 2014
ACA Visual Communication using Adobe Photoshop CS5	May 1, 2010 to Nov 30, 2014
ACA Visual Communication Using Adobe Photoshop CS3	Dec 1, 2011 to Nov 30, 2014
ACA Visual Design Using Adobe Photoshop	Feb 1, 2016 to Jan 31, 2019
ACA Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3	Jul 1, 2008 to Nov 30, 2014
ACA Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver CS4	May 1, 2009 to Nov 30, 2014
ACA Web Communication using Adobe Dreamweaver CS5	Jun 1, 2010 to Nov 30, 2014
ACA Web Communication Using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3	Apr 1, 2007 to Jan 31, 2012
ESB Entrepreneurship and Small Business v.1	Aug 1, 2017 to Jul 31, 2020
IC3 2005 Computing Fundamentals	Apr 1, 2004 to May 31, 2012
IC3 2005 Key Applications	Apr 1, 2004 to May 31, 2012
IC3 2005 Living Online	Apr 1, 2004 to May 31, 2012
IC3 GS5 - Living Online Exam	Feb 1, 2016 to Jan 31, 2019
IC3 GS5 Computing Fundamentals Exam	Feb 1, 2016 to Jan 31, 2019
IC3 GS5 Key Applications Exam	Feb 2, 2016 to Jan 31, 2019
IC3/ GS3 Key Applications	Dec 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2014
IC3/GS3 Computing Fundamentals	Dec 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2014
IC3/GS3 Living Online	Dec 1, 2011 to Feb 28, 2015
IC3 Internet and Computing Core Certification	Feb 1, 2002 to Jun 30, 2008
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Access 2003	Sep 1, 2004 to Aug 31, 2011
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2002 Expert	Jan 1, 2009 to Jan 31, 2012
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2016	Aug 1, 2017 to Jul 31, 2020
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint 2016	Aug 1, 2017 to Jul 31, 2020
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2016	Aug 1, 2017 to Jul 31, 2020
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Access 2000	Mar 1, 2000 to May 31, 2008
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Access 2002	Jan 1, 2009 to Jan 31, 2012
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2000	Jan 1, 2000 to Jun 30, 2009
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2000 Expert	Feb 1, 2000 to Nov 30, 2007
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2002	Jan 1, 2009 to Jan 31, 2012
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2003	Jun 1, 2004 to Aug 31, 2011
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2003 Expert	Jul 1, 2004 to Aug 31, 2011
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Outlook 2000	Dec 1, 2000 to Dec 31, 2007
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Outlook 2002	Jan 1, 2009 to Jan 31, 2012
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Outlook 2003	Oct 1, 2005 to Aug 31, 2011
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint 2000	Feb 1, 2000 to Jun 30, 2008
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint 2002	Jan 1, 2009 to Jan 31, 2012
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint 2003	Sep 1, 2004 to Jan 31, 2012
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Project 2002	Jan 1, 2009 to Jan 31, 2012
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2000	Feb 1, 2000 to Jun 30, 2008
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2000 Expert	Feb 1, 2000 to Jun 30, 2008
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2002	Jan 1, 2009 to Jan 31, 2012
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2002 Expert	Jan 1, 2009 to Jan 31, 2012
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2003	Oct 1, 2003 to Aug 31, 2011
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2003 Expert	Jul 1, 2004 to Jan 31, 2012
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Access 2010	Feb 1, 2011 to May 30, 2015
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2007 Expert	Oct 1, 2010 to Nov 30, 2014
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2010	Jun 1, 2010 to May 30, 2015
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2010 Expert	Feb 1, 2011 to Nov 30, 2014
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist OneNote 2010	Nov 1, 2011 to Nov 30, 2014
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Outlook 2010	Dec 1, 2010 to Apr 30, 2015
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint 2010	Nov 3, 2010 to May 30, 2015
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist SharePoint 2010	Jun 1, 2011 to Nov 30, 2014
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2007 Expert	Dec 1, 2011 to Nov 30, 2014
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2010 Core	Jun 1, 2011 to Mar 30, 2015
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Word Expert 2010	Feb 1, 2011 to Nov 30, 2014
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Access 2007	Dec 1, 2011 to Nov 30, 2014
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2007	Dec 1, 2011 to Apr 30, 2015
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Outlook 2007	Dec 1, 2011 to Nov 30, 2014
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2007	Dec 1, 2011 to Feb 28, 2015
MOS Microsoft Office Specialist PowerPoint 2007	Dec 1, 2011 to Nov 30, 2014
MTA Microsoft Technology Associate - Software Development Fundamentals	Mar 1, 2014 to Feb 28, 2017
MTA Microsoft Technology Associate - Web Development Fundamentals	Mar 1, 2014 to Feb 28, 2017
MTA Microsoft Technology Associate - Security Fundamentals	Mar 1, 2014 to Feb 28, 2017
MTA Microsoft Technology Associate - HTML5 Application Development Fundamentals	Mar 1, 2014 to Feb 28, 2017
MTA Microsoft Technology Associate - Introduction to Programming Using Java - Exam 98-388	Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 30, 2021
MTA Microsoft Technology Associate - Introduction to Programming Using JavaScript - Exam 98-382	Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 30, 2021
MTA Microsoft Technology Associate - Introduction to Programming Using Python - Exam 98-381	Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 30, 2021
MTA Microsoft Technology Associate - Introduction to Programming Using HTML and CSS - Exam 98-383	Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 30, 2021
MTA Microsoft Technology Associate - Networking Fundamentals - Exam 98-366	Oct 1, 2018 to Sep 30, 2021
Windows Vista® for the Business Worker	Dec 1, 2011 to Nov 30, 2014
Project 2000 Comprehensive Examination	Jun 1, 2001 to Mar 31, 2006

For detailed information on archived exams please refer to the national guide on the ACE website.

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