Credit for Prior Learning Request - Undergraduate

This form requests academic credit for life experiences, work experiences, or portfolio work. This request must be made within one year of matriculation or completion of the experience(s) in question.

Steps to take:

  • Meet with your Academic Advisor to discuss Credit for Prior Learning
  • You will need two copies of the necessary materials for your review
  • Fill out a form for each experience/course you are seeking credit for

Classroom-based portfolio assessment includes:

  • A brief summary of the experience
  • Syllabus, learning objectives, textbooks, images, or  American Council on Education (ACE) reviews, etc.
  • A personal interpretation of how this classroom-based experience meets or exceeds college-level objectives
  • A reflective summary of the ways in which this classroom experience supports your personal learning

Experience-based portfolio assessment includes:

  • A brief summary of the professional or life experience
  • Evidence of work from previous employment
  • Specific examples of the ways that this non-traditional classroom experience meets or exceeds the following college-level objectives
  • Specific examples of the knowledge gained through this experience, and your practical application of the knowledge both in theory and practice
  • A reflective summary of the ways in which this experience supports your personal learning

View the Credit for Prior Learning Request - Undergraduate

Use this form if...

  • You want academic credit for prior learning experience(s)
  • You are an undergraduate degree-seeking student

Don't use this form if...

  • You are a graduate student

Next steps

You will be notified of a decision via your University email. If academic credit is assigned, students must pay the UMD-approved credit-by-examination fee.