Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)
Degree seeking students may be eligible for Prior Learning Assessment
(PLA) credit. PLA is a process in which students document college level
learning that has occurred through one’s life experiences such as on
the job training, CEU’s, certificate programs, non-credit courses,
military experience, volunteer activities, community service, etc. This
is done by taking a one-credit hour portfolio instruction class
designed to help the student understand, create and submit a PLA
portfolio. Appropriate faculty members evaluate each portfolio and
determine whether credit should be awarded. No more than 30 credit
hours toward a bachelor's degree program may be credited through
portfolio submission.
