{"id":169,"date":"2024-07-15T15:03:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T15:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/policies\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2026-08-05T15:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:48:57","slug":"p308-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/policies\/p308-2\/","title":{"rendered":"308 \u00a0Awarding of Credits Earned through Extra-Institutional Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Approved by President<\/strong>
Effective Date: August 30, 2024
Responsible Division:  Academic Affairs
Responsible Office:  University Provost
Responsible Officer:  Vice Provost for Academic Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I. Purpose<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This policy articulates the process 糖心Vlog官方 (糖心Vlog官方 or University) will use for the recognition of equivalent extra-institutional learning that includes the awarding of credit or advanced placement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

II. Extra-Institutional or Lifelong Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The process for awarding of credits through extra-institutional or lifelong learning must be in compliance with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges\u2019 Principles of Accreditation, and the Commission\u2019s Transfer of Academic Credit Guideline<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The process for awarding credits through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) must be in compliance with the\u00a0Recommended Standards in Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Policy and Practice of Tennessee Public\u00a0Colleges and Universities<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>(August 7, 2012).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. When awarding credit under this policy, 糖心Vlog官方 will use a recognized guide or procedure for awarding the credit for extra-institutional or lifelong learning. Recognized guides or procedures may include:\n
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    1. American Council on Education (ACE) National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. ACE Guide to Credit by Examination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement Program (CEEB\/AP).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Defense Subject Standardized Test (DSST) formerly DANTES.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Credit by Departmental Examination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Subject matter experts who are not members of University faculty but who evaluate extra-institutional learning at the institution\u2019s request.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Individual portfolios using the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) or other standardized guidelines authorized, in advance, by the Provost.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. Applicable 糖心Vlog官方 transfer equivalency procedures, including portfolio review for prior learning assessment, for academic credit earned as part of a microcredential awarded by an accredited institution of higher education. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. When awarding credit to students who are veterans or military service members, the University will reference the Joint Services Transcript (JST), DD-214 and\/or transcripts from the Army\/American Council on Education Registry Transcript System (AARTS), Sailor\/Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript (SMART), Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) and Coast Guard Institute (CGI). The University will use the American Council of Education (ACE) procedures for awarding credit for military experience, education, and\/or training obtained during military experience. The recognized procedures include:\n
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      1. If military experience, education, and\/or training are equivalent to a course that fulfills a general education or degree program requirement, the credit will count towards graduation. Otherwise, appropriate course credit will be granted for elective credit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Should credit not be captured through ACE recommendations, the University will offer veterans and service members an opportunity for prior learning assessment via another recognized mechanism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. The University College will provide veteran and military service members relevant information on awarding college credit for military education, experience, and\/or training.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. When utilizing published guides for extra-institutional learning, the information provided should include:\n
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        1. course title;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. location of all sites where the course is offered;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. length in hours, days, or weeks;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. period during which the credit recommendation applies;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        5. purpose for which the credit was designed;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        6. learning outcomes;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        7. teaching methods, materials, and major subject areas covered; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        8. college credit recommendations offered by categories (by level of degrees) and expressed in semester hours and subject area(s) in which credit is applicable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Forms: none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Revisions: June 5, 2017; August 30, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Last Reviewed:\u00a0June 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          References: Recommended Standards in Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Policy and Practice of Tennessee Public Colleges and Universities; SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Approved by PresidentEffective Date: August 30, 2024Responsible Division:  Academic AffairsResponsible Office:  University ProvostResponsible Officer:  Vice Provost for Academic Programs I. Purpose This policy articulates the process 糖心Vlog官方 (糖心Vlog官方 or University) will use for the recognition of equivalent extra-institutional learning that includes the awarding of credit or advanced placement. II. Extra-Institutional or Lifelong Learning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-bannernosidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-169","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3598,"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions\/3598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}