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Summer school and credit by exam in Prosper ISD

Two ways to earn a high school credit outside a regular class: Prosper ISD's online summer school, and credit by exam (CBE), where you pass a test instead of taking the course.

Last checked November 10, 2026About 8 min readUnofficial

Unofficial guide. Dates, prices and course lists change every year. Always confirm with your school counselor and the official Prosper ISD pages linked at the bottom.

Summer school: the basics

Summer 2027 dates, prices and courses aren't posted yet. Here is how summer 2026 worked, as an example. Invitations and sign-ups usually come in April and May.

  • Prosper ISD's summer school has three parts: original credit (called “Initial Credit”, for getting ahead), credit recovery, and help for STAAR end-of-course (EOC) retests.
  • Online: courses are on Edgenuity (the Edgenuity tile in the Prosper ISD Portal). In-person help was available 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Prosper High School Learning Cottages.
  • Dates (2026): May 28 to June 18.
  • Who (2026): students going into grades 9–12 in 2026-27. Whether this year's 8th graders can join in summer 2027 isn't posted yet. Ask your counselor.
  • To pass: finish 100% of the course and earn at least 70%. The final cumulative exam must be passed, and it's taken in person.
  • Students who are inactive for 7 days in a row are removed, with no refund.
  • Sign-up is in Skyward Family Access.

Courses for new credit (original credit)

The 2026 list had six courses, each offered as a full year (A and B semesters):

CourseCredits
English II1
Geometry1
Chemistry1
Spanish II1
Government½
Economics½
  • Price (2026): $250 per semester (½ credit), so $500 for a full credit. Students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch paid $125 per semester.
  • Sign up (2026): April 13 to May 12, in Skyward Family Access. No late registrations.
  • Up to two courses in one summer. One Edgenuity course is one semester (½ credit).
  • You must take the next course in your sequence.
  • The 2026-27 High School Academic Course Guide says you need your counselor's approval first, and that summer original credit can't be taken for EOC subjects (except U.S. History dual credit through Collin College). The 2026 list included English II, which is an EOC subject. Ask your counselor what's allowed.

Other places to take a summer course

  • The guide says you can use a Prosper ISD-approved online program or another Texas school district, with your counselor's approval first, and give the grade to your counselor before the first day of the semester.
  • Correspondence courses (Texas Tech K-12 and UT High School are the approved ones) need an application and counselor approval first. The student pays. Seniors must turn in grades by May 1.

Credit recovery

Summer credit recovery is for high school students their campus counselor or administrator says need to recover a credit (or earn one) to stay on track to graduate with their class. It's by invitation from your campus.

  • Price (2026): $100 per semester; $50 with free or reduced-price lunch.
  • Sign up (2026): May 11 to June 1.
  • The 2026 list: English I–IV, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, PreCalculus, Biology, Chemistry, IPC, Physics, World Geography, World History, US History, Government, Economics, Spanish I and Spanish II.
  • STAAR EOC help was free in 2026 (May 28 – June 15, with EOC tests June 16–18). Those prep courses don't earn credit.

Does summer school count in your GPA?

It depends on your graduating class, and Prosper ISD's pages don't all agree yet.

Classes of 2027 to 2030 (this year's 9th to 12th graders)

No. You earn the credit and the grade goes on your transcript, but summer grades don't count in GPA or class rank. The same is true for correspondence courses and for dual credit taken in summer or online.

Class of 2031 and later (this year's 8th graders and younger)

Prosper ISD's class rank policy (Board Policy EIC (LOCAL), adopted May 18, 2026) changed for these classes. Only English, math, science, social studies and languages other than English count for rank. The policy no longer leaves out courses taken outside the regular school year, and it says online courses and district courses for original credit count at the On-Level weight. It still leaves out distance learning courses for credit recovery.

But Prosper ISD's summer school page, its 2026 summer handbook and its 2026-27 course guide all still say summer grades don't count in GPA. The policy also doesn't name correspondence courses for these classes. Ask your counselor whether, and how, a summer course will count for you before you sign up. See Prosper ISD GPA and class rank for the full rules.

Credit by exam for acceleration

Credit by exam (CBE) for acceleration, also called an exam for acceleration (EA), means you earn credit for a course you never took, by passing a test. Students use it to skip ahead.

  • You need 80% or higher. If a course has two exams, you must pass both: Prosper ISD doesn't give acceleration credit for one semester. In high school, if you score below 80% on the semester A exam, the semester B exam isn't given.
  • Free in the district. A missed exam counts as a failed try (“NG” on your transcript) and costs $32.
  • Two tries at most for each course or grade level.
  • Your counselor starts the registration, and a parent and the counselor must approve. Only students enrolled in Prosper ISD can test, and you must not have had any instruction in the course (including trying a correspondence course).
  • Tests come from Texas Tech University and the University of Texas; world language tests are from Avant Assessment (up to four language credits). Some CLEP exams are also accepted; ask your counselor which.
  • Up to 2 tests a day, and up to 1 grade level (4 exams) or 2 courses (up to 4 exams) in each window.
  • All tests are for the next school year: you can't skip ahead in the middle of a year. You can test for the next course in the spring window if you're on track to pass your current course.
  • Testing outside the district is allowed only through UT High School or Texas Tech K-12, during Prosper ISD's windows, and a parent pays.

Does it count in GPA?

  • Classes of 2027 to 2030: no. The credit and score are on your transcript but not in your GPA or class rank.
  • Class of 2031 and later: yes, as an On-Level course, according to Prosper ISD's credit by exam page, its credit by exam policies and Board Policy EIC. The 2026-27 course guide hasn't been updated and still says it doesn't affect GPA, so confirm with your counselor.

Middle school students who skip past Geometry (or 8th grade English, science or US History) take the next course as a virtual course on their home campus. Those courses are only On-Level and count in GPA as On-Level.

2026-27 credit by exam windows

Testing windowRegisterParent confirms by (noon)Exams offered
November 9–20, 2026September 21 – October 19, 2026 (closed)October 21, 2026World language (7th–12th); high school credit recovery; acceleration if you've met the prerequisite
February 1–26, 2027December 8, 2026 – January 6, 2027January 8, 2027World language (7th–12th); high school credit recovery; acceleration if you've met the prerequisite
April 27 – May 25, 2027March 11 – April 14, 2027April 16, 2027Acceleration, all grades; world language (7th–12th); high school credit recovery
July 20 – August 6, 2027April 19 – May 18, 2027May 20, 2027Acceleration, all grades; Avant language tests (7th–12th); high school credit recovery
  • The fall and winter windows are only for one-semester high school courses and language exams. Year-long courses are tested in the spring or summer window.
  • Exam dates are final. Your campus assigns your test day when you register.

Credit by exam for credit recovery

For high school students who took a course but didn't earn the credit:

  • You need 70% or higher.
  • It costs $32 per semester exam, paid before the test.
  • High school only, during the windows above.
  • The 2026-27 course guide says these grades don't affect GPA. For the Class of 2031 and later, Board Policy EIC counts credit by exam “with or without prior instruction” at the On-Level weight. Ask your counselor how yours will count.

Thinking about where summer courses or credit by exam fit? See the Prosper ISD 4-year plan guide.

Texas rules for everyone

These rules come from the State of Texas (19 TAC §74.24), so they apply in every Texas public school district:

  • Four testing windows a year, one in each quarter: January–March, April–June, July–September and October–December. You can take a given exam only once per window.
  • Without prior instruction, you earn credit with 80% on the district's approved test, a 3 or higher on an AP exam, or a scaled score of 50 or higher on a CLEP exam. Your score goes on your transcript, and you don't have to take that course's end-of-course (EOC) STAAR test.
  • Districts can't charge for these exams. If a parent asks for a different test, the district may accept one the parent or student buys from Texas Tech University or The University of Texas at Austin.
  • Two tries at most for each high school course.
  • If you don't earn the credit before the school year you'd normally take the course, you take the course.
  • With prior instruction (you took the course before), a district may give credit for 70%, following its own local policy.
  • The state rule doesn't say whether credit by exam counts in GPA. Each district decides that.

See it for your own courses

In My GPA Planner (choose Prosper ISD in Settings), add summer courses in the Summer school & other credits section to see them in your four-year plan and graduation credits. Because the GPA rules for summer courses aren't settled for the Class of 2031 and later, check with your counselor how yours will count. Your plan stays on your device unless you choose to share it or save it to Google Drive.

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