College Credit by Examination Incentive Program (CCEIP)

CCEIP Incentive Bonus Requirements

A student who receives a passing score on a qualifying examination and who is enrolled in a school where 50% or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced price lunches shall generate for the school district or charter school a bonus of $450 per passing score on a qualifying examination (subject to availability of funds). A student who receives a passing score on a qualifying examination and who is enrolled in a school where less than 50% of the students are eligible for free or reduced price lunches shall generate for the school district or charter school a bonus of $300 per passing score on a qualifying examination (subject to availability of funds). If the statewide sum of per student bonuses awarded exceeds the amount of available monies appropriated by the legislature for incentive bonuses, the bonus monies shall be reduced proportionally to cover all eligible bonus awards. A school district or charter school that receives an incentive shall distribute at least 50% of the bonus monies to the associated classroom teacher for each student who passes a qualifying examination, and to other teachers of relevant subjects who instructed that student, including but not limited to teachers in the same department or subject matter that contributed to the student passing the examination, as identified by the school district governing board, the charter school governing body or the school principal.

Bonus monies awarded to a teacher pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to any regular wage, compensation or other bonus the teacher receives or is scheduled to receive and shall be provided to the teacher by the end of the school year or not later than thirty days after the end of the school year. The remainder of any bonus monies received by a school district or charter school shall be used for teacher professional development or student instructional support, reimbursement of examination fees or instructional materials. Any bonus monies received by a school district or charter school shall be separately accounted for in the school district's or charter school's Annual Financial Report. Additionally, Incentive bonuses distributed to and any bonus monies received by a school district or charter school through this program are not subject to collective bargaining.

CCEIP Qualifying Examinations and Passing Scores

The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) maintains a list of qualifying examinations that a high school student may take in order to receive college credit in mathematics, English language arts, social studies or science from any university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Board of Regents and the passing scores required on those examinations in order to receive college credit.

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FY22 ABOR Approved Exams and Cut Scores (for exams taken SY20-21)

ABOR Qualifying Exam Scores

• FY21 (for exams taken SY19-20)
• FY20 (for exams taken SY18-19)
• FY19 (for exams taken SY17-18)
• FY18 (for exams taken SY16-17)

CCEIP Payment History

• Click Here for information regarding the FY21 (for exams taken SY19-20) CCEIP Final Payment
• Click Here for information regarding the FY20 (for exams taken SY18-19) CCEIP Final Payment
• Click Here for information regarding the FY19 (for exams taken SY17-18) CCEIP Final Payment
• Click Here for information regarding the FY18 (for exams taken SY16-17) CCEIP Final Payment

Additional Credit by Examination Resources at Arizona Universities

• Arizona State University
• Northern Arizona University
• University of Arizona