University of Phoenix releases white paper on Credit for Prior Learning as a catalyst for internal mobility and retention

University of Phoenix announced the publication of a new white paper, "Untapped Potential: How Credit for Prior Learning Can Redefine Employer Outlook on Professional Development," by Devin Andrews, ...
Inside Higher Ed

Accelerating Degree Attainment: Credit for Prior Learning

One in five Americans of working age has some college credit but has not completed a degree, and yet earning a post-secondary degree or credential is becoming a prerequisite for the majority of jobs ...
Business Wire

University of Phoenix Issues White Paper Offering a Framework of Credit for Prior Learning in Graduate Degree Programs

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University of Phoenix has released a new white paper, “Advancing Graduate Education Through Credit for Prior Learning: A Framework for Equity, Access, and Academic Success,” ...
Business Wire

University of Phoenix Traditional MBA Program Offers Opportunity for Credit for Prior Learning

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--University of Phoenix is pleased to share that it offers qualified students enrolled in its traditional online Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Management ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Where Life Earns Credit: ‘Prior Learning’ Gets a Fresh Assessment

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 ...
Richmond Register

Turn Experience into a Degree with Credit for prior learning at EKU

Learning opportunities happen everywhere, whether it’s in the workplace, through military service or in high school. At Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), those experiences are recognized and rewarded ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

To Improve Degree Completion, Scholars Suggest Focus on Metropolitan Areas and Prior Learning

The federal government should get more involved in the country’s degree-completion agenda by creating policies that would allow easier transfer of students’ prior credits and learning experiences, ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Credit for Prior Learning

Reason for Policy: To provide a structured process for recognizing and awarding credit for learning acquired outside of a traditional classroom environment in compliance with State of Colorado law, ...
Center for American Progress

Articulation Agreements and Prior Learning Assessments

A brief lays out two tools that can help today's diverse learners complete their college degrees. Students attend a pharmacology class at Oregon Health and Science University School of Nursing. Too ...
Center for American Progress

Center for American Progress

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 ...
EdSourceOpinion

Don’t fight veterans on earning college credit for their military experience

We owe our former service members more than gratitude. As educators, we owe them clear, affordable pathways to degrees and ...