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Grading Process

The college credit is transcribed during the fall for the previous spring term. For example, credit earned during the 2025-26 school year will be transcribed during the Fall of 2026, and appear on the students’ transcript as Spring 2025.

The deadline for high school instructors to enter grades and credit recommendations into MyCampusCredit is June 15th. 

After high school teachers have entered students’ grades and credit recommendations, Palomar College staff pulls records from CATEMA, so we can enroll students in the course and transcript their credit. Due to the high volume of students and classes, this is a lengthy process. We transcript the FINAL EXAM GRADE from MyCampusCredit with a notation of “Credit by Exam.”

If students do not complete any of the enrollment steps to receive credit on time then students have 3 years to connect with the Credit by Exam program. Below are the deadlines for the following academic years.

Academic Year Course TakenDeadline
2023 – 2024June 1st, 2027
2024 – 2025June 1st, 2028
2025 – 2026June 1st, 2029