Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)
Prior Learning Assessment includes different options that can be applied towards undergraduate Elective and General Education Elective credits in a number of undergraduate programs. Some graduate programs also allow the award of credit for prior learning, please see program pages for details.
Credit by Portfolio is one of the options possible for some students seeking to fulfill General Education Elective and Elective credits by taking the ACL301, Perspectives on Prior Learning class. Throughout this course, students survey principles and practices of adult and experiential learning, recognize, document, and validate their college-level learning that took place outside of a structured college curriculum for possible undergraduate credit.
Credit by Portfolio for major courses is possible in a several programs, including B.A. in Criminal Justice, B.S. in Management and M.S. in Written Communication.
The Portfolio program offered at NLU is in accordance with guidelines by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and the American Council on Education (ACE).
The portfolio that is recommended by program faculty for assessment and award of prior learning credit as a CPL option must be vetted through the Provost Office for approval.
For more information on Prior Learning Assessment Credit and fees visit, http://www.nl.edu/pla/.