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Middle Tennessee State University
Prior Learning Assessment
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Prior Learning Assessment
The process of earning college credit from
learning acquired through a student’s
work, training, volunteer experiences, and
personal life. Earn College Credit for
What You Know by Janet Colvin
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Program Features
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New program-First class F07
Part of Adult Degree Completion Program
Block elective credit
Maximum of 30 hours
Specialization Area related to degree
Applies to 3 online degree programs only
Based on ACE evaluations
Portfolio
3 credit hour 3000 level class
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Other University Assessment
Programs
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Military Credit
CLEP Tests
Challenge exams
Engineering Technology Portfolio
Global Studies
Nursing: LPN to RN and RN to BSN
Other department specific programs
ADCP Marketing
• Radio ads prior to each semester
• “Sales calls” to area businesses and
organizations
• Web site: www.mtsu.edu/adcp or
www.finishmydegreenow.com or
www.mtsuanytime.com
• Newspaper, radio and TV publicity
whenever possible
• Internal marketing within University
PLA TOOLS
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Transcript/learning evaluation
Web Site: www.mtsu.edu/adcp
PLA Handbook
Portfolio Development Class
Time budget work sheet
Orientation first week of class
Uses of Credit Agreement
Academic Plan
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Participant status
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12 classes/216 students to date: F07-F10
186 or 86% completed portfolios
Average credit awarded = 21
61 or 33% graduated with PLA credit
71% either graduated or are enrolled in
classes S11
• 65% were not enrolled at MTSU prior to
PLA
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Why We Do It
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Shirley
Chuck
Helen
Greg
Sam
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Shirley
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Attended MTSU in the 90’s
Athletic Scholarship
Business Major
Good GPA and Senior Status
Stopped out due to personal reasons
Returned in 2000s as online student, but unable to take
required Business courses online
• Earned over 120 hours, but when major changed from
Business she had too many Business hours
• PLA credit for Supervisory and Worker’s Compensation
training allowed her to earn enough non business credit
to complete her degree.
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Chuck
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Left MTSU in 80s to start a family and career
Needed 18 hours to graduate
Moved out of Tennessee
Faced with out of state tuition or 30 hours of
residency at new state institution
• Returned to MTSU online and earned enough
credit from PLA for Concrete Management and
procurement training to complete degree.
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Helen
• Adult, online student, parent, full time
police officer
• 3.0 average taking 15 hours online each
semester
• Earned 28 hours of credit from PLA for
Police Academy training
• Graduated and is now in enrolled full time
in online Masters program
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Greg
• Attended MTSU off and on over past 20 years
accumulating 19 hours
• Wife earned PhD and pressure from his job to
earn a degree
• Completed 6 year apprenticeship program
evaluated by ACE for 60 hours of credit
• Awarded 30 hours of credit through PLA
• Jump started his return to education
• Now has 60 hours toward his degree
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Sam
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Stopped out of private college in 1992
Career/technical ed HS teacher
Aspires to be a HS principal
Spring 08: 9 hrs CLEP
Summer 08:
– 12 hrs CLEP/challenge
– 16 hrs classroom credit
– 21 hrs PLA credit
• Fall 08: 9 hrs classroom credit
• Graduated Fall 2008
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