Prior Learning Assessment Course (PLAC)

PLAC 101 -  Prior Learning Assessment: Portfolio Development  (1)  
Prerequisite: ENGL 101  

Examines and applies college-level learning gained from life experiences that align with specific courses offered by the college and are related to their educational goals. Students will document experiential learning through the assembling of various components into a portfolio, demonstrating an understanding of the portfolio development process of collecting, selecting, reflecting, and projecting. The Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) portfolio development course provides a series of structured activities and strategic approaches for students to prepare petitions to submit portfolios for credit from prior learning.