The department head will sign the permission form indicating receipt of instructor's evaluation. Portfolio-assisted Prior Learning Assessment is available through participating academic departments when CLEP, credit by examination, and validation are not appropriate in assessing the student's previous learning. College credit is awarded only for college-level learning. Credit is awarded only for learning that has a balance, appropriate to the subject, between theory and practical application. The determination of competence levels and credit awards is made by academic experts in the appropriate subject matter.
Credit is appropriate to the academic context in which it is accepted.
The applicant must be admitted to Eastern Michigan University. The student must complete AADV279 before requesting credit through the process of portfolio -assisted prior learning assessment. The student must compile a master portfolio to present for assessment wihtin one year of completion of AADV 279. The student will validate the assessment form by paying the required fee to the Eastern Michigan University Cashier's Office and returning a receipt to the PLA Office. The PLA Office distributes portfolios to department heads for assignment to faculty assessors.