BSN students who believe they have the prior knowledge to successfully complete a course without participating in the day-to-day activities of that course may elect to challenge the course via a challenge exam. Credit will be earned for challenged courses successfully completed via earning a C or better on the challenge exam. No challenge exam can be taken after a course failure. The fee for taking the challenge exam is $150 per course. The $150 challenge fee is nonrefundable and not applied to tuition for financial aid needs if the individual fails the challenge. Students electing to take the challenge exam for MA 101: College Algebra must take the exam at least a month before the start of their first semester of enrollment.