Credit for Prior Learning

Snow College provides opportunities for students to earn credit for prior learning (CPL) for skills and abilities they have acquired through work, professional training, military training, and other learning domains. Credits are awarded through assessments that meet college level competencies. CPL may include departmental assesment, Standardized Tests, Military Credit, Technical Education Articulation Agreements.

CPL is determined by each department within the context of their mission, roles, student needs, and academic program. The number of credits earned through prior learning awarded may be limited. Limitations may be imposed by the student degree plan.

Credit for Prior Learning is awarded through: Transfer Credit,and/or Proficiency Credit (Training, Certifications, 3rd party evaluations, Standardized exams, Institutional Exams and Individualized Assessments (challenge exams)

• Students must meet prior eligibility for Departmental Assesment.
• Must be currently enrolled at Snow College.
• CPL will not be considered for courses in which a student has attempted or completed. An Audit, Fail, Withdrawal, or Unofficial Withdrawal is considered an attempt as well as any course registered for 0 credits.

• Tuition is not charged for prior learning credit. However, there are other costs associated with assessing a student's knowledge and experience as well as the processing fees for applying credit to a student's official record and transcript.
• All Standardized Tests (AP, IB, CLEP, FLATS, POST, etc.) will incur a non-refundable service fee charge of $10 per credit.
• Credits awarded through Military Credit or Articulation Agreements will not incur a transcription fee.
• Departmental Assesments (Challenge Exam or Experiencial Portfolio) will incur an assesment fee of $50 per assessment. This fee is non-refundable despite the outcome of the departmental evaluation.

• Credit will not be awarded for a course that Snow College does not offer.
• Credit will not be awarded if it duplicates credit previously attempted or completed.
• Students may not retake departmental assessments for credit for prior learning.
• CPL is recorded as Transfer Credit and will receive a TR grade. This grade does not impact GPA.
• Awarded CPL credit will not meet graduation residency credits.
• Federal financial aid and employee tuition reimbursement may not cover prior learning assessment fees.