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Credit by Demonstrated Mastery (CDM) offers North Carolina students the opportunity to personalize and accelerate their learning by earning course credit through a demonstration of mastery of course material without requiring the student to complete classroom instruction for a certain amount of seat time.
Through Credit by Demonstrated Mastery, students demonstrate their command of course material, showing a deep understanding of the content standards as well as applying their knowledge of the material. Students will complete a two phase process to show this mastery of the course material.
Phase 1 consists of a state or local assessment aligned to the course. This assessment could be an End of Course test, a Career and Technical Education (CTE) post-assessment, or a locally developed exam depending on the course chosen. In Phase 2, students will be asked to demonstrate their mastery of the course content through a minimum of a written assignment and a presentation. Phase 2 requirements will vary from course to course but will be directly related to the knowledge and skills for the particular course.
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Credit by Demonstrated Mastery is open to all North Carolina students in grades 9-12. Students can apply for CDM for all high school courses except the following:
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) work-based learning courses (co-op, internship, apprenticeship) and courses that are being field tested
- CTE courses with a clinical setting (i.e. ProStart, Early Childhood Education I and II, and Nursing Fundamentals)
- CTE Advanced Studies courses
- English Language Learner (ELL) courses
- Healthful Living required courses
- Advanced Placement courses
