Prior Learning Assessment Portfolio Process For Students

You may receive academic credit for a course when you successfully complete a portfolio or other assessment detailing college-level learning you've gained through experience.

DU will consider learning gained through career and personal experience, in job-related activities and community participation, as well as experience based on training from specialized schools or testing programs.

You may submit your portfolio for credit any time during the year. It will be assessed by faculty evaluators, and credit is assigned based on merit.

To begin the PLA process, send your most current resume and list of any professional certifications held and/or trainings completed to:

Dr. Wayne Sneath, Prior Learning Assessment Coordinator

wayne.sneath@davenport.edu

PLA Excluded Course List:

BUSN 489 & TECH 489 are not available via PLA. Program capstone courses are also not available via PLA.

PLEASE CONTACT DR. WAYNE SNEATH WITH QUESTIONS ON PLA EXCLUDED COURSES 

PLA Cost:

An assessment fee of $130 IS ADDED TO THE STUDENT E-BILL FOR EACH COURSE PURSUED THROUGH THE PLA process. 

Undergraduate Student Prior Learning Assessment Portfolio Student Handbook

This handbook describes the process for DU undergraduate students to follow when writing and submitting a Prior Learning Assessment portfolio.

Undergraduate Student PLA Portfolio Rubric

This rubric will be used to assess undergraduate student PLA portfolios.

Graduate Student Prior Learning Assessment Portfolio Student Handbook

This handbook describes the process for DU graduate students to follow when writing and submitting a Prior Learning Assessment portfolio.

Graduate Student PLA Portfolio Rubric

This rubric will be used to assess graduate student PLA portfolios.

PLA Frequently Asked Questions

This document answers many common questions about the process of Prior Learning Assessment.

Further questions about the Prior Learning Assessment Portfolio process should be directed to:

Wayne D. Sneath, Ph.D.
Program Director Experiential Learning & Prior Learning Assessment Coordinator
Assistant Professor, College of Arts & Sciences

Davenport University

6191 Kraft Avenue SE