Some of these courses have a special designation in the section number. Credit for Prior Learning Credit can be grated for learning outside of college courses.
Credit is given through portfolio, standardized testing, challenge exams, and published guides.
A Credit for Prior Learning Handbook is available in the Student Services Office. Occasionally students enroll in a course and after attending for one or two weeks, determine that they have sufficient knowledge to pass a comprehensive assessment for the course at a C level or higher. If the faculty member agrees to the student's request, the faculty member will set a time for the assessment. Special Studies Courses with course numbers 195 or 295 are designated as Special Studies in a specific discipline. These courses allow the advanced student to engage in intensive study or research of a given topic un the individual direction of a qualified faculty member.