2. CCCS Credit for Prior Learning Vision
Statement
A diversity of students can come to Colorado
community colleges at various stages of their lives and
careers and are able to validate the significant learning
they bring with them, accelerating the process of reaching
their academic and professional goals. College level
prior learning is validated by academically sound and
rigorous prior learning assessment methods.
3. CCCS Policy BP9-42 and SP-942
• Learning occurs outside of the classroom
• Evaluation must take student’s goals into account
• Evaluation must be substantive
• Learning is college level
• Portfolio, Institutional Challenge Exam, Standardized Testing, or
Published Guide
• System-wide procedural standards
• No grades, FTE, or tuition for CPL
• 25% residency for courses in a certificate or degree
4. What’s different?
• Better reflects spirit of The Student Bill of Rights
• Credit will count toward core educational requirements
• Name change: Prior Learning Assessment Credit or PLA
Credit
• Students must be admitted and have declared a major
• Students are not required to transcript residential credit
prior to being awarded PLA Credit
• New fee structure – same for all colleges
• Expanded Procedures Manual and Course Crosswalk
Matrix
5. PLA Credit Manual
• Changes to how colleges
• Market
• Advise
• Assess portfolios
• Transcript and track PLA Credit
• Changes to the matrices of standardized tests and use of
published guides
6. Course Crosswalk Matrix
• Updated Standardized test scores
• Inclusive (AP/IB expanded)
• Expanded ACE and other published guide courses
• Military credit
• Identified crosswalks
• State-wide challenge exam conversation
• Industry credentials/apprenticeships
7. Development
• PLA Committee 2015
• Create Procedures Manual
• Update Matrix
• Implementation activities
• An advanced manufacturing portfolio template
• Staff training – PLA 101
• Faculty training – Portfolio assessment
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