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Credit for Prior Learning is for adult learners who have gained significant knowledge, skills and abilities outside the traditional classroom that may be equivalent to college-level coursework. Credentialed faculty in each discipline will establish the course criteria and assess fulfillment to determine credit awarded. Open the below self-assessment checklist to help determine if Credit for Prior Learning is a good option.

Self-assessment checklist

• I am a fully admitted student to Utah Valley University. If you're not, start the process by applying today.
• Have I had at least 3 years of experience in the field/subject area?
• Have I managed other people at work or a volunteer organization?
• Can I demonstrate that I possess current knowledge from my past experience?
• Do I have extensive volunteer or community involvement that utilizes my professional skills?
• Have I learned progressively more advanced or complex processes in my job, travel, or volunteer work?
• Can I differentiate what I have learned from the experience and align it with the course learning outcomes?
• Do I understand both the practical and theoretical applications of the course?
• Do I have documentation to support my learning such as: licensure, certification, presentations, software code, work examples, etc.?
• Is there room for the course(s) in my program of study?
• Have I completed non-credit college courses?
• Am I or was I a member of the armed forces?
• Have I lived in a foreign country and/or traveled extensively?

If you answered yes to most of the questions in the self-assessment checklist, CPL may be a good option.