Credit for Prior Learning Implementation: Where Is Your Institution?

February 20, 2015

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Credit for prior learning (CPL), also known as prior learning assessment, has become more salient in current conversations on postsecondary attainment than ever before.

ACE has developed a matrix that college and university administrators can use to explore where their campus is along a spectrum in each of three key areas (e.g., student outreach and support, faculty engagement, and campus infrastructure) that support sustained CPL policy and practice.

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