College credit may be granted to veterans for service schools attended. Recommendations of the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Forces, prepared by the American Council on Education, will be used to determine if credit will be allowed. For further information concerning financial benefits and credits for service schools, contact the Office of the Registrar. Portfolio of Experiential Learning. The portfolio program, administered by the Academic Dean, is for those whose prior experiential learning cannot be evaluated by any of the methods discussed above.
Students prepare a portfolio explaining and documenting their college parallel learning credit.
The portfolio is assessed for possible college credit by faculty in the departments petitioned. To be eligible, candidates must be admitted students and have earned a minimum of 15 credit hours, six of which must have been taken as University of Dubuque students. The maximum number of credits awarded is 30. Credits earned in this manner are not included as hours earned in any semester, and are recorded separately on the transcript. The institutional refund policy is only for students who withdraw from all classes and leave the University.