Academic Advising Center

CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING REVIEW

Credit for Prior Learning is designed to help students receive college credit for life experience.

In order to pursue Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) a student must be:

• Currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program, and
• Seeking credit for courses that UAF currently offers

To receive credit for a course, students should:

• Talk with a faculty member from that department to verify that their life experience is equivalent to the course.
• Pull together any supporting documentation (certificates, letters of reference, books, training materials, etc.) that shows and quantifies his/her life experience.
• Compile the documentation into a portfolio, along with an unofficial transcript and justification for each course being requested. Three copies of the portfolio should be submitted to the faculty member who was originally consulted.

A committee, typically headed by the faculty member most familiar with the course, will review the documentation to determine whether credit should be awarded.

The process costs $50 to start, and $10 for each credit awarded. For in-depth information, please consult Credit for Prior Learning. (PDF)