Credit for Prior Learning
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- Prior Learning includes knowledge, competencies, and skills acquired through formal or informal education outside a traditional academic environment or at the initiative of the individual learner, including through participation in employer training programs, military service, and independent study.
- Credit for Prior Learning is assessed by a proven, validated process through which faculty subject matter experts evaluate a student's previously learned competencies in a particular field and grant college credit when appropriate.
- Credit for Prior Learning is determined by each department within the context of their mission, roles, student needs, and academic program. Undergraduate students must be admitted and enrolled at Snow College to be eligible to earn PLA credits. The number of credits earned through prior learning awarded may be limited. Some limitations may be imposed by the student degree plan.
- Credit for Prior Learning is awarded through:
- Transfer Credit (Block Transfer, Course-to-Course, Military) and/or
- Proficiency Credit (Training, Certifications, 3rd party evaluations, Standardized exams, Institutional Exams and Individualized Assessments (proficiency exam))
- Accepted forms of prior learning assessments include:
Additional Prior Learning Assessment Opportunities Include:
- American Council on Education (ACE)
- Joint Service Transcripts (Military Transcripts)
- Departmental Approved Prior Learning Assessments
- Third party or industry certification such as the FLATS, P.O.S.T
- Student portfolio, documented experience
- Department or institutional proficiency exams
More about Prior Learning
Credit earned for prior learning at a Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) institution is transferable to Snow College on the same basis as if the credit had been earned through regular study at the awarding USHE institution. Credit for prior learning will not be assessed for the purpose of receiving credit for a course in which Snow College does not offer. Additionally, credit will not be awarded if it duplicates credit that has been previously earned. Credit for prior learning is recorded on a Snow College transcript as Transfer Credit awarded as Credit for Prior Learning and will receive a TR or transfer grade. This grade does not affect the Grade Point Average (GPA). Transfer credit and Proficiency credit will incur a service fee charge. Proficiency credits of prior learning may incur associated exam or portfolio review fees. Federal financial aid and employee tuition reimbursement may not cover prior learning assessment fees.
Questions?
Contact the Registrar's Office at registrar@snow.edu
