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Credit by Demonstrated Mastery
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Credit by Demonstrated Mastery (CDM) is a State Board of Education policy (GCS-M-001.13) that was passed in October 2013.
CDM offers middle and high school students the opportunity to personalize and accelerate their learning by earning credit for a high school course through demonstrating mastery of course content, without being required to complete classroom instruction for a certain amount of seat time.
Students who wish to pursue CDM will need to show mastery of course content by completing two phases. In phase I, students must complete an exam of course content. In phase II, students must create a product/performance that exhibits a deeper understanding and application of course content.
Course Eligibility & Prerequisites
Students may earn CDM for all high school courses in grades 9-12 and high school courses offered in middle school in grades 6-8. The following courses are excluded from CDM:
- Career and Technical Education (CTE) work-based learning courses (co-op, internship, apprenticeship)
- CTE courses that have a clinical setting as a requirement of the course, such as Early Childhood Education I & II, and Nursing Fundamentals
- CTE Advanced Studies courses or any course without state technical standards
- English Language Learner (ELL) courses
- Healthful Living required courses
- AP/IB courses
For courses offered in a predetermined sequence, a student may only attempt to earn CDM for the next course in the sequence. For example, if a student has taken Math I and would like to attempt CDM for Math III, s/he would need to first successfully earn credit for Math II, either through CDM or traditional enrollment in the course.
2021-2022 CDM Timeline
Summer 2021
Fall 2021
Spring 2022
CDM Application Due
June 28
August 27
January 24
Phase I Assessment
July 19 - 23
September 20 - 24
February 14 - 18
Results of Phase I
By July 30
By October 1
By July 31
Phase II Assessment
July 26 - August 13
September 27 - October 15
February 21 - March 11
Results of Phase II
By August 16
By October 18
By March 14
Appeal Process
ends August 27
ends October 29
ends March 25
CDM Contacts
At Middle Schools:
AL Stanback: Wyn Payton, Samantha Bryant
CW Stanford: School Counselors
Gravelly Hill: Intisar Hamidullah
At High Schools:
Cedar Ridge: Heather Witherspoon
Orange High: School Counselors
For District: Crystal K. Vaught, Director of Accountability and Testing.