Credit for Prior Learning Panel

1. Lesley Kleveter, J.D., M.Ed. The College of St. Scholastica Credit for Prior Learning Panel October 10, 2013

2. The College of st. scholastica • Lesley Kleveter, J.D., M.Ed. • Credit for Prior Learning • Road Map: • College Introduction • Credit for Prior Learning • Visualization: Student /Advisor • Types of Credit • Learning Portfolio Revised Process • CSS Complete

3. Over 100 years of learning!

4. Our benedictine values • Community: Sharing responsibility to create and support community • Hospitality: Create a welcoming atmosphere personally and institutionally • Respect: Cherishing and promoting the worth of all human life • Stewardship: Utilizing human resources responsibly • Love of Learning: Preserving the intellectual and material heritage entrusted to us by past generations

5. Visualization: Experiential Learning to College CRedit • Student and Advisor • Fact finding • Educational Plan • Degree Planning sheet

6. Credit for Prior Learning • Prior Learning Assessment • Transfer Credit • Professional Certifications • Military Training • Challenge Exams • CLEP, AP, and DSST • Prior Learning Portfolio

7. Transfer Credit • Most Common • 3 Influencing Factors: • Accreditation of the Transferring Institution • Course Grade • Comparable courses

8. Professional Certifications • Evaluated by College/University – meet college level learning equivalencies • First complete 2 terms at College – may be awarded credit • Certified Professional Human Resource Managers (PHR) • Principles of Management, HR Management, Training/Development • Senior Professional Human Resource Managers (SPHR) • Principles of Management, HR Management, Training/Development, Organizational Development • Professional Association of Health Care Office Managers (PAHCOM • Principles of Management, HR Management, US Healthcare System

9. Military Experience and Training • Request official copy of Joint Services Transcript for: • Army • Marine Corp • Navy • Coast Guard Request official copy of Community College of the Air Force Transcript for: • Air Force

10. Challenge Exams • Students may demonstrate college level learning equivalencies of some courses • Challenge exams created by faculty who teach the course • Students should meet with their advisor

11. CLEP, AP, and Dsst • CLEP - College Level Examination Program (www.collegeboard.com/clep) • AP – Advanced Placement (http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/home) • DSST – Dantes Subject Standardized Test (http://getcollegecredit.com)

12. Prior Learning Portfolio • Students can earn college credit for demonstration of experiential learning through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) • CAEL – Council on Adult and Experiential Learning Recommendations • CSS – awarding PLA credit to students since 1981

13. PLA Process • Timing: Meet with Recruitment Counselor prior to admittance or Advisor after admittance • Review/Discuss Experiential Learning • Review course syllabus – learning outcomes • Able to document learning? NOT documenting the experience, student is documenting the learning. • PLA Orientation – 8 weeks – work with Guide/Coach • Review the PLA process, write Educational Plan, Autobiography and Learning Statement, meet with Faculty Evaluator • PLA Specific Course Template – Learning Outcomes • Complete the Prior Learning Assessment Portfolio – clearly communicate and document prior learning related to specific learning outcomes.

14. CSS Complete • Versatile degree pathway – individually designed for each student. CSS will accept up to 96 credits from student’s: • Work Experience • Incremental Testing • Transfer Credits • Online learning • Prior Learning gained through Experience • Completion Coach

15. Thank you Lesley Kleveter Director, Extended Studies – Duluth Campus The College of St. Scholastica 1200 Kenwood Avenue Duluth, MN 55811 Phone: 218-723-5978 Email: lklevete@css.edu