主要内容
先前学习评估
As an NWACC student, you may be eligible to receive college credit for prior learning from previous training or work experience.
NWACC supports the concept of life-long learning to meet the retraining, upskilling and personal enrichment needs of students. Credit for prior learning provides a means of recognizing alternative educational or experience-based learning that has been attained outside of the traditional college setting.
Credit for prior learning 可能包括 learning acquired through employment, military training, advanced high school courses and training sponsored by associations, business, government and industry.
注意: 先前学习的学分并不仅仅取决于经验； you must also present evidence of college-level learning which entails knowledge, skills and competencies that you have obtained as a result of your prior learning experiences.
NWACC will award credit for prior learning if you have demonstrated learning proficiency through one or more of the following methods:
- 标准化考试
- 审查信贷
- 认证信用
- 先前学习/经验的学分
先验学习评估方法
标准化考试: Accepted test scores will be available in the current 大学目录 each year.
- 大学先修课程（AP）
- 国际文凭（IB）
- 大学水平考试计划（CLEP）
- 非传统教育支持防御活动(DANTES)/DSST
- GED -大学准备分数
To claim credits for standardized tests, you will need to submit a copy of the test scores earned on the tests listed above to 学生记录.
审查信贷 will only be considered if reasonable proof can be provided indicating that you have substantial education, training and work experience related to the course for which an exam is requested.
Credit will be granted for scores at or exceeding 80% for existing career and technical education courses in the NWACC curriculum as recommended by the dean of the appropriate academic division and approved by the Chief Academic Officer. There will be one opportunity to test out for credit for any given course.
步骤:
- Complete an application for credit by examination for a specific NWACC course or courses and provide justification/documentation or prior education, training and experience to the dean of the appropriate academic division. The dean, or designee, will review the request with the applicant and, if acceptable, assign an instructor in the appropriate area to review the application and meet with you. The instructor will make his/her recommendation to the dean who will then make a decision on the request.
- If the request is approved, the applicant will then pay a non-refundable fee for the test prior to the test being administered.
- A written exam and/or practical lab exam will be developed by a designated faculty member and approved by the dean of the appropriate area. A copy of the test will be submitted to the dean’s office and maintained on file.
- 考试学分将由讲师记录。 The completed exam and results of lab exercises will be submitted to the dean of the appropriate academic division.
- The approved credit by examination application will be forwarded to the Registrar when the credit hour requirement is met so that credit can be transcripted. Credit by examination will be transcripted only after you have completed at least twelve (12) semester hours of college-level credit at NWACC.
- Credit will be transcripted as the NWACC course number, course title, credit hours, and pass credits.
- 考试所得学分不计入成绩计算。
注意: In accordance with Higher Learning Commission 政策, “Except for courses articulated through transfer policies or institutional agreements, the institution makes no promises to prospective students regarding the acceptance of credit awarded by examination, credit for prior learning, or credit for transfer until an evaluation has been conducted.”
认证信用 will be limited to NWACC Associate of Applied Science degrees and certificate programs
that have related industry-standard certification or formal apprenticeship training.
认证信用 will only be considered after the you have applied for admission
and provided a completed application for credit by certification accompanied by documentation
of successfully passing a certified training program.
认证信用 will be awarded in accordance with American Council on Education
recommendations as published in the National Guide to Educational Credit for Testing
Programs and/or other recognized accrediting bodies approved by the Chief Academic
Officer.
认证信用 will only be awarded after you have completed 12 college-level
credit hours with a grade of "C" or better and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0, in coursework
specific to the degree being sought at NWACC and appropriate fees have been paid.
The total credit hours granted to any one student through credit by certification
toward an AAS degree or certificate is 50% of credits required. 认证信用
will be awarded only when it relates specifically to a program of study at NWACC.
通过认证获得的学分很可能不会转移到四年制大学。
Transfer of credit by certification to a four-year institution is not guaranteed by
NWACC. Credit cannot be awarded toward the completion of an Associate of Arts or Associate
of Science Degree.
步骤:
- Complete and sign an application for credit by certification and provide supporting documentation to the dean of the appropriate academic division. The application must include a list of the related NWACC career and technical education courses that you wish to be waived by this process and documentation of the industry-approved and nationally recognized certification
- The dean will assign a faculty member to evaluate the application and provide a written recommendation of credit to the dean for approval.
- Upon positive recommendation by the faculty member and approval by the dean, you will pay the credit by certification fee. Each certification may cover one (1) or more NWACC classes.
- The approved credit by certification application will be forwarded to the Registrar when the credit hour requirement is met so that credit can be transcripted. Credit by certification will be transcripted only after you have completed at least twelve (12) semester hours of college-level credit at NWACC.
- 认证信用 will be transcripted as the NWACC course number, course title, credit hours, and pass credits. 认证信用 will not be used in grade point calculations.
注意: In accordance with Higher Learning Commission 政策, “Except for courses articulated through transfer policies or institutional agreements, the institution makes no promises to prospective students regarding the acceptance of credit awarded by examination, credit for prior learning, or credit for transfer until an evaluation has been conducted.”
先前学习/经验学分： NWACC may consider other non-traditional learning experiences, such as internships and learning experiences attained through business or industrial training programs, on a case-by-case basis.
步骤:
- Submit a request in writing to the Office of the Chief Academic Officer for a specific NWACC course or courses and provide justification/documentation of prior education, training and experience to the Office of the Chief Academic Officer (CAO). Exceptions may be made for standardized and recognized local and national certifications, to be reviewed and approved by the CAO every two years.
- After initial screening of the application, the Office of the Chief Academic Officer will forward the information to the dean of the appropriate academic division.
- The dean, or designee, will review the request and assign an instructor or team in the appropriate area to review the application and supplemental materials and meet with you if deemed necessary. The criteria for granting credit are that all learning objectives from the requested course have been met by you through your prior experience and documented in a format that clearly displays your mastery of the learning objectives. The instructor and/or team will make a recommendation to the dean who will then make a decision on the request.
- As the applicant, you may pay a credit for prior learning fee based on the number of credit hours awarded.
- The dean will inform the Records Office of the decision and the hours awarded for credit for prior learning and the degree for which the hours apply.
- 学分将被转录为NWACC学分，用于先前的学习。 Credit for prior learning will not be used in grade point calculation.
注意: In accordance with Higher Learning Commission 政策, “Except for courses articulated through transfer policies or institutional agreements, the institution makes no promises to prospective students regarding the acceptance of credit awarded by examination, credit for prior learning, or credit for transfer until an evaluation has been conducted.”
Veterans may receive academic credit for military/educational training earned while serving in the armed forces based on evaluation and recommendation from the American Council on Education (ACE).
Veterans requesting credit for military experience must submit an official copy of their ACE transcript to the NWACC Office for Veterans Resources. This information will then be sent to the dean of the appropriate academic division and evaluated. 学分只授予那些符合证书或学位要求的课程。
Students who complete industry certifications or apprenticeship programs may be eligible to receive college credit toward a certificate of proficiency, technical certificate, or associates degree for completion of the training program/course. Please visit with the appropriate academic division advisor and/or dean.
Academic divisions will use the following formulas to calculate credit hours for specific courses or training:
- 授课时间：课时/ 12.5
- 实验课：课时/ 25
- 临床/实习时数：就诊时数/ 37.5
Credit hours will be rounded up or down to a full credit hour (example: 2.65 = 3 credit hours, 2.33 = 2 credit hours)
学生需要完成完成学位所需的总学时。 If prior learning education takes the place of a course requirement for less than the credit hours on the degree plan, the student will need to complete additional course(s) to meet the credit requirement for the degree.
合作伙伴机构:
View the 犯罪现场调查学位计划.
View the 执法管理学位计划.
View NWACC's 事先学习协议 with the 泽西学院.
View NWACC's 事先学习协议 for business and industry training.
View NWACC's 事先学习协议 with the 西北工学院.
View NWACC's 事先学习协议 with the 美国学校.
View NWACC's 事先学习协议 with the 本顿维尔的学校.
问题吗?
For more information on prior learning credit and methods, contact the Vice President of Learning’s Office at academicaffairs@nwacc.edu。