CAEL 1000 - Prior Learning Assessment

This course is the process of earning college credit for learning that was acquired from non-classroom experiences like work, professional training, military careers, volunteering, and personal life. CAEL 1000 will help students identify areas of learning they may want to have evaluated for college-level equivalency. The course will also guide students through the preparation and compilation of all components required for the evaluation of a portfolio of prior learning through LearningCounts.org. Students will use critical reflection skills to rethink the value of their learning and its implication for future learning. Adult learning theory, models, and concepts will be discussed and applied to case studies. CAEL 1000 is facilitated by an instructor who provides guidance for the student in preparing his or her portfolio-based request for credit. Successful completion of CAEL 1000 will result in a credit recommendation of three (3) lower-level credits for the course itself. Credit(s): 3 (online only)