# Challenge by Exam

Explains how Northern College students can apply for a Challenge by Exam to earn credit for courses they already know. Covers eligibility, a 4-step process (consult coordinator, complete form, pay $148.65 fee, submit by email), rules on failure and retakes, BScN program exceptions, and requirements to keep attending class until a decision is made.

*Transfers & Pathways › Challenge By Exam*

## Links

- [https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/07/NC-Challenge-Exam-Form.pdf](https://www.northerncollege.ca/uploads/2025/07/NC-Challenge-Exam-Form.pdf)
- [https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/](https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/)
- [https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/pre-admissions-testing/](https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/pre-admissions-testing/)
- [https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/transfer-within/](https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/transfer-within/)
- [https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/transfer-into/](https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/transfer-into/)
- [https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/prior-learning-assessments/](https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/prior-learning-assessments/)
- [https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/challenge-exam/](https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/challenge-exam/)
- [https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/transfer-beyond/](https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/transfer-beyond/)
- [https://www.northerncollege.ca/students/academics/calendar/](https://www.northerncollege.ca/students/academics/calendar/)
- [https://secure.northern.on.ca/student/nph-student.pl?act=my_account](https://secure.northern.on.ca/student/nph-student.pl?act=my_account)

## Contacts

- pathways@northern.on.ca

## Documents

- [REQUEST FOR ADVANCED STANDING - CHALLENGE EXAM](/documents/nc-challenge-exam-form-pdf) — PDF · 184 KB

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<small>Source: [https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/challenge-exam/](https://www.northerncollege.ca/pathways/challenge-exam/)</small>