Credit Sources

You can earn academic credit toward an Accelerated Online Degree Programme from a large variety of sources which can basically be categorized as follows:

Study modules taken at traditional colleges and universities
Distance learning study modules
Equivalency examinations
Portfolio assessment of prior learning

Portfolio assessment

The vast majority of mature students has acquired college-level knowledge outside the classroom in many different areas. You can claim academic credit for this prior learning by assembling a document called a portfolio. This document presents the evidence necessary for your learning to be evaluated. A portfolio usually consists of the following three elements:

A class description, used as the standard against
which students' knowledge is measured
A personal narrative in which is described what the student
did and what he learned
Evidence that supports the claims to knowledge

The life experiences that may be worth academic credits can be classified as follows:

Work
Homemaking
Volunteer Work
Noncredit learning in formal environments
Traveling
Recreation and hobbies
Reading, listening and viewing
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