CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING
Lakeshore Technical College (LTC) recognizes its responsibility to provide advanced placement status
to those students with valid and credible learning experiences that have occurred outside of our college
classrooms. Credit for prior learning, sometimes called Advanced Standing, may be granted for the
following situations:
1) Postsecondary credits earned at other WTCS colleges
2) Postsecondary credits earned at other non-WTCS college
3) Credits earned by high school students
4) Credits earned by completing a registered apprenticeship
5) Subject area competency demonstrated by passing a district or national examination
6) Previous work experience, military training, education or training, or other prior learning
demonstrated as comparable in content and rigor to a specific technical college course or
courses.
The student, under the guidance of the Credit for Prior Learning Coordinator along with the dean and
faculty, prepares a demonstration of the prior learning with one or more of the following methods of
assessment:
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Written essay
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Presentation of speech
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Document assessment
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Simulation or demonstration
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Interview
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Witness testimony
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Standardized or challenge exams
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Journals
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Role play/case study
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Evaluations of non-collegiate learning
General Guidelines
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Credit for prior learning must be applied toward a specific program at the College. Non-program
students are not eligible for advanced standing.
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The student must have earned a grade of 2.0 or better in the course being considered on a 4.0 scale.
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The course being transferred is generally equivalent in content and meets or exceeds the credit
value of the LTC course.
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Transfer credit may be awarded for up to 75% of the degree, diploma, or certificate
requirements. Credit by portfolio may be awarded for up to 25% of the total program credits.
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This is to include a minimum 25% of the technical/occupational courses required to complete the
degree or diploma.
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The college reserves the right to place time limits on prior learning for which credit may be
granted based on technological changes specific to that field.
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Original transcripts from awarding institutions are required when transferring in college credits.
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Refer to LTC Credit for Prior Learning student manual for refund of course fees based upon
advanced standing earned.
For more information, contact the credit for prior learning coordinator at 920.693.1727.
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