But you still need to identify courses that are related to your knowledge and skills, and this isn't always easy. It is only after identifying specific courses for possible college-equivalent credit that you will be ready to write the narratives that justify your credit requests. As a first step, acquire the most recent West Virginia University Undergraduate Catalog . Read through all the course descriptions, department by department, and identify all of the courses which you want to consider for inclusion in your credit requests. Be sure to check the Departmental Guidelines for Awarding Portfolio Credit which may have specific comments on individual courses and how to obtain college-equivalent credit.
Many students make appointments just to get ideas about what credits to request.
As implied so far, your credit requests must target WVU courses if WVU has a department that teaches the knowledge or skills in question. You can't go credit shopping among institutions. Catalogs from other state colleges are available on the Internet and at the RBA Office. All portfolio material is submitted to the WVU RBA Office whether it involves requests for credit from departments at WVU or at another institution. Note also that you should never send a portfolio directly to a department or faculty member yourself.