Experience must be directly related to an academic discipline offered at Newman University. In general, any described work or life experience may be used for only one experiential learning course. Non-traditional credit will not be granted for a course for which the student has previously received credit.
Evaluation is done by the faculty in the related department.
Fees are charged for the evaluation and validation of credit. A form indicating the credit sought and supporting information is available in the office of Adult and Professional Studies and must be filed there by the student. A maximum of 12 hours. Students graduating in December must submit Experiential Learning Credit to the office of Adult and Professional Studies no later than November 1 of that academic year. Students graduating in May must submit Experiential Learning Credit to the office of Adult and Professional Studies no later than March 15 of that academic year and students graduating in the summer must submit their work by April 15.