Prior Learning

Credit for Prior Learning

At CCRI, we recognize that college-level learning can occur in a variety of settings outside of the traditional educational environment. Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) pathways are opportunities for students to provide evidence of their college-level learning for college credit. Prior learning may have been gained through a variety of contexts, such as military training or work experience. 

Before you get started...

Credit for Prior Learning will only be awarded to students officially enrolled in a CCRI Degree or Certificate program. If you have not previously attended CCRI, or have not attended classes within the past two years, you should visit https://www.ccri.edu/onestop/admissions/apply/ to apply and complete all of the appropriate admissions steps. Workforce and Dual Enrollment students who have not been enrolled in an academic Degree or Certificate program should complete these application steps as well.

After confirming or establishing your status as an enrolled CCRI student, the next step is to review your program's requirements in order to get a better understanding of whether your prior learning will apply toward your program. As you review your program requirements, identify and take note of which course(s) seem to match your prior learning. Credit for Prior Learning is outcomes based, so you should review the Student Learning Outcomes (SLO's) for the course(s) you identify to confirm whether they match your prior learning. SLO's are usually available on the academic department/program's webpages. 

Note: Transfer coursework from other regionally-accredited colleges/universities and Advanced Placement (AP) Exams are usually processed through the CCRI Records department, not through Credit for Prior Learning. For information/steps, see  https://www.ccri.edu/onestop/records/transfers/tran_info.html.