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Credit for Prior Learning

Get Degree Credit for Work and Life Experience

Credit for Prior Learning Saves Students Time and Money!

How Does CPL Work?

Students can earn credit for prior learning by demonstrating college-level knowledge they gained outside the classroom. Working with a college, university, or other training provider, students can earn credit through exams, portfolios, or other individualized assessments, and evaluation of noncollege and noncredit programs. 

Credit for prior learning (CPL) is a term for the various methods that colleges, universities, and other education/training providers use to evaluate and formally recognize learning that has occurred outside of the traditional academic environment. It is used to grant college credit, certification, or advanced standing toward further education or training. Other common terms for this process include prior learning assessment (PLA) and recognition of prior learning. It saves students time and money by awarding credit for college-level learning acquired outside of the classroom. 

 

Learn how to earn college credit for what you already know

Types of Credit Assessment

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Certifications

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Military

Find out if what you know can help you finish your degree faster

Talk with an admissions counselor at one of our affiliated institutions to learn more about our Credit for Prior Learning program and find out if your experience can count towards your degree.

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