Alexandria Technical and Community College awards credit for prior learning based on Minnesota State policy and procedure 3.35 http://www.minnstate.edu/board/policy/335.html.
Alexandria Technical and Community College (ATCC) is committed to recognizing the educational importance of learning accomplished outside traditional academic settings. Work, hobbies, leisure time activities, civic participation and personal study are examples of areas in which learning can take place.
The preparation of a competency demonstration for credit can be a significant educational experience. The work of organizing evidence and interpreting past learning will often be much more than a review of what the student accomplished in previous years. The student may be discovering how this learning has been integrated into his/her subsequent life and work and, in the process, form a new perspective on his/her experience and discover new relationships between prior, present and projected learning.
In additions to writing a paper that describes the learning, additional documentation may include:
The completed competency demonstration for which credit has been granted will become the property of the College. If the student wishes to keep the originals, he/she should place copies of certificates, letters, clippings, etc. in his/her portfolio.
The following are criteria for granting credit by portfolio review or competence demonstration.
The fee for earning credits through the credit by exam process is $40 per credit. If the request for portfolio review or competence demonstration is approved, a CR is recorded on the transcript; however, no notation is recorded on the transcript if the request is not approved. The student's GPA is not impacted in either situation but credit is awarded for a CR.
Approved by: ATCC Leadership Council
Effective Date: 8/16/12
Last Date Revised: 8/13/12