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Rolls, Dorothea M. – Lifelong Learning, 1987
Increasing numbers of colleges and universities are responding to the needs of adults seeking professional training and have come to recognize the value of experiential learning. One method of assessing previous learning is to prepare a portfolio with documentation of life experiences as they related to the learning process. The East Central…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Credits, Documentation, Experiential Learning
Deiro, Judy – 1983
This handbook presents information to aid students in applying for prior learning credit at Whatcom Community College (WCC). First, introductory material outlines the types of activities that may qualify a student for prior experiential learning credit and presents a flowchart illustrating the accrediting process. Next, a step-by-step guide is…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Educational Experience, Employment Experience
Sansregret, Marthe – 1985
This guide provides the adult student with information on developing a portfolio. Chapter I is designed to give the student an idea of what is involved when one participates in a program for the recognition of prior learning. Chapter II covers the various steps that the student will have to undertake to review his/her life and work experience,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, College Credits, Experiential Learning
Hengesbach, Ted – 1979
A step-by-step guide for seeking college credit for prior learning is presented in this Indiana University (IU) student handbook. The External Degree Program in General Studies at Indiana University at South Bend awards college credit toward the Associate and/or Bachelors of General Studies degree for knowledge and understanding gained through…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Credits, Education Work Relationship, Equivalency Tests
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
Cournoyer, Barry R.; Stanley, Mary J. – 2002
This book is designed to help social work students prepare a social work portfolio to be used as a learning guide, and following graduation, as a tool to maintain their social work licenses or other pertinent professional credentials. There are independent and collaborative group learning exercises as well as portfolio preparation exercises…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Career Development, Career Information Systems, Career Ladders
