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Credit for Learning Assessed by Examination.
Valentine, John – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1980
A description is given of the system developed by the College Board during the past three decades through which, on the basis of examination, more than 1,500 colleges award degree credit for prior learning. Over 140,000 individuals take the examinations each year. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Credits, Equivalency Tests, Evaluation Methods, Experiential Learning
Credit for Experiential Learning in Michigan.
Doyle, Richard J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Reports the results of a survey of the practices of 78 Michigan colleges and universities in awarding and transferring credit for nontraditional or experiential learning. (WD)
Descriptors: College Credits, Evaluation Methods, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Credit-Granting Practices for Extrainstitutional Learning in Postsecondary Education Institutions: Report of a Survey.
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Cangialosi, Judith – College and University, 1981
A national survey reported on institutional practices in awarding credits for extrainstitutional learning. Results reveal that 98 percent of respondents award credit for extrainstitutional learning, with credit-by-examination, general exam, institutionally developed exams, College Board placement exams, and others used, in that descending order.…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Credits, Educational Policy, Equivalency Tests
College Learning Anytime, Anywhere. New Ways for Anyone to Get College Credits and College Degrees by Off-Campus Study and Examinations.
Nyquist, Ewald B.; And Others – 1977
Nontraditional methods of qualifying for a college degree are described in this student guide to off-campus study and examination. The three external degree institutions in the United States that offer these programs are discussed. They include: Regents External Degree Program of the University of the State of New York; Thomas A. Edison College of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, College Credits, College Students