Portfolio Review for 先前学习评估

理解项目组合评审 

Undergraduate credit may be granted for college-level learning you achieved outside the classroom through relevant work experience, employer sponsored training or internships, 社区活动, 志愿者工作, 生活在另一种文化中, 自动导向的教育, 或者艺术发展. PLA portfolio credit is only available to current undergraduate degree students. 

The basis for granting credit will be a PLA portfolio of documentation that you prepare for the appropriate department chair or program director. 目前, most requests for PLA credit are for an individual course or two for which the student can document college-level learning achieved outside the classroom.

Credit will be granted only for documented learning that is clearly germane to your degree program, 不是为了经验本身. Portfolios should include a description of the training/learning with any documentation that demonstrates the content or level of learning (such as letters from a supervisor or trainer). Portfolios may be presented in a variety of formats as appropriate to the discipline (written or other forms such as video, certificates indicating completion of training, 等.). 

The chair or program director will recommend the number and type of credits to be awarded based on the portfolio submitted This may be designated as elective credit or may satisfy a program requirement as an equivalent course or as a substitution for a required course. The chair or program director will complete the Review and Approval form and submit, 和作品集一起, 通过审批链. Upon approval at the Provost level, the student, Registrar's Office, and the Bursar will be notified.

开始

Matriculated and currently registered students may use the 解放军兴趣表格 to begin the process of getting courses assessed for credit. 学生将支付评估费, which will be processed through the Bursar’s Office, and the Registrar's Office will post the credits to your official transcript as PLA credit. PLA credits are not graded and are not calculated in GPA nor do they count toward the college’s residency requirement. 

Pleae Note: Prior learning credit may not be listed on a second bachelor’s degree plan of study. A second degree plan of study requires a minimum of 30 Rhode Island College credits. 课程/信贷能力, 领域经验, prior learning portfolio credit or transfer credit is not counted towards the second degree 30-credit-hour requirement.

其他获得积分的方法

NOCTI信贷

The NOCTI Work的地方 Competency Credential provides 23 elective credits for students pursuing a degree at RIC in Technology Education. Students must submit the NOCTI certificate to the 招生 Office as part of the application process. Credits will be posted once the student is officially enrolled. 作品集不是必需的.

CNA许可证

Undergraduate students who have earned a state-approved Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) license will be awarded 4 elective credits. Students must submit an official copy of their current CNA license to the 招生 Office as part of the application process or to the Registrar's Office if already enrolled. Credits will be posted once the student is officially enrolled. 作品集不是必需的. 

Please Note: Undergraduate nursing students must have a review by the School of Nursing to determine eligibility for credit.