External Academic Credit/Educational Credit by Examination

Credit hours may be earned through any one or combination of the following prior learning credit programs. These credits will not satisfy the academic residency requirement. The maximum allowable number of combined prior learning credits is 60.

Advanced Placement (AP) testing, College Level Examination Program (CLEP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Challenge Credits:

AP, CLEP, IB, and challenge exams measure college-level learning; therefore, Presentation College places no limit on the number of these credits accepted.

Challenge exams are program-administered examinations and are available at the division’s discretion. The following conditions apply to challenge examinations:

1. the course for which the examination is given is in the current College catalog;
2. no CLEP or other national examination for the course is available;
3. students earn a minimum grade of "B";
4. this grade is not counted in the GPA.

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc., Mobility Profile for LPNs or RNs:

Students may earn a maximum of 40 NLN credits toward an undergraduate degree as outlined in the applicable Nursing Program requirements.

ARRT Certification Credits:

A maximum of 50 semester hours blanket credit may be awarded for Radiologic Technology completion students with proof of current American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registration. These credits will be transcribed as RT electives upon successful completion of all other program admission requirements.

Portfolio Credits:

A student may earn up to 30 credits at the undergraduate level through work and life experience through the development of a portfolio. A portfolio presents the evidence necessary for students’ learning to be evaluated. The portfolio assessment program has these three elements:

1. a College course description that serves as the standard against which students’ knowledge is measured;
2. a personal narrative in which students describe what they have done, what they have learned, and how they have applied their knowledge;
3. evidence from a variety of sources that supports students’ claim to knowledge.

Portfolio applications and further information may be obtained from the Registrar's Office.