Prior learning, is the award of credit for knowledge acquired from work and life experiences, mass media, independent reading and study, Advanced Placement (AP), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), challenge courses, American Council on Education (ACE) approved military education or experience, and competency testing. Credit for prior learning may be granted only at the undergraduate level. Each institution will establish its own policies and procedures for evaluating and awarding prior learning credit, subject to the following general Board policies and the policies of the Commission on Colleges, Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.
Prior learning from institutions that are not accredited by a Board recognized accreditation agency has special considerations. Students transferring experiential or prior learning credit from non-accredited educational sources may encounter special problems in the portability of their prior learning credits.
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