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The student seeking credit for experience will complete Form 53, Part I, and present it to the Program Chair for each course. The burden to prove that specific experience deserves credit falls upon the student.
The Program Chair will give the student a course syllabus, which details the course content and learning objectives. The Program Chair will then sign the Recommended for portfolio Development section of the form (Part II) if she/he determines that apparent life experience coincides with syllabus objectives.
The student will pay a fee to the Business office. This fee is nonrefundable. The student will then prepare a portfolio that documents experiences and course work completed, matching experience point-by-point with the content/objectives listed in the syllabus. After the fee is paid to the Business Office and the completed portfolio is presented for evaluation, the Program Chair will select an instructor or instructors to evaluate the portfolio.
Examples of items to include in the portfolio:
- Resume;
- Job description;
- Documentation of how work experience has met the learning objectives outlined in the course syllabus. A minimum of six months' full-time work experiences is required before on-the-job performance will be considered. Include a letter (on company letterhead) from supervisor stating these duties have been performed on the job at XYZ Company, signed by the supervisor.
- Include seminar, certificates, and other relevant training documentation;
- Include examples of work, e.g., computer programs written, business letters written.
If the student is awarded credit, it will be shown on the transcript in a section labeled “Credit for Experience” and a “LE” grade will not be reflected in the BPA. If credit is not approved, no record will be placed on the student transcript.
Credit for experience is not an option once the student is enrolled in the course in question. Credit for experience may not supplant a low grade received in a course.
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