To assure that standards are maintained and that the process assures academic quality, a representative council, appointed by the provost, will be responsible for policy review and procedure development and monitoring. Credit may be awarded for demonstrated learning related to specific courses or to knowledge and skills incorporating a broad spectrum within a discipline. Any matriculated student may petition for consideration of credit for prior learning. This should be done through consultation with the student's associate dean. Because of the nature of prior learning assessment, credit decisions cannot be made as quickly as traditional transfer credit.
Departments usually assess an examination or evaluation fee.
If you have already taken the test, submit an official score report and as much information about the test as possible. If you are contemplating testing, please seek prior approval from your associate dean. Frequently the student will be asked to prepare a portfolio for review by an appropriate academic unit. Examples of materials that could be presented in a portfolio are authored publications, slides or recordings of media presentations, written documentation of life or work experience and its relevance to the degree program, or a combination of such materials. Portfolio review provides the most flexibility to the student and reviewer, but is also the most time consuming.