The College of St. Scholastica, a Roman Catholic institution located in Duluth, Minn., wants to help working adults earn degrees with a hands-on approach to granting credit for learning gained outside ...
Students who have acquired skills and knowledge through prior learning experiences might be equivalent to college-level credit. Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) is available in certain instances if ...
At first, James A. Nienow was skeptical of the idea. Why should instructors give students academic credit for something they had done outside a classroom? Mr. Nienow, a biology professor at Valdosta ...
Last week, Indiana issued guidance on giving college students credit for what they’ve learned on the job and in life, a practice research shows can help adults complete a college degree or ...
Credit for Prior Learning is a game-changer for adult learners. "Learning happens in more places than a traditional classroom, so we want to apply that learning toward people's educational goals," ...
Knowledge gained through training and life experience could be turned into valuable college credit. Free information sessions at Delaware County Community College help students discover ways to earn ...
Prior learning assessments measure what a student has learned outside of the college classroom, evaluate whether that learning and then determine the equivalent number of college credits. Adult ...
Phil Anderson of Minot started his first shift as a flight paramedic with Trinity Hospital in Minot on Jan. 30. "I'm very excited about my new job," Anderson said. "The fact that I'm close to earning ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Dom Tychsen is a midshipman in the University of Utah's Naval ROTC program. He also served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, laboring in New Mexico and ...
If you haven’t seen Paul Fain’s piece in IHE about credit for prior learning, check it out. It’s a great introduction to a topic that it ready to break big over the next couple of years. The piece ...
All students accepted into Combined Master’s/Dietetic Internship must meet the same set of criteria before acceptance into the program. Transfer, returning and students with other baccalaureate or ...
Returning to school as an adult is a big deal. We’re here to help you get started and make the back-to-school process as quick and easy on you as possible. One of the major ways we help is by making ...