Policies & Procedures

The Board of Trustees recognizes the diverse learning experiences of student and authorizes the President to establish a program offering Credit for Prior Learning (“CPL”).  CPL will allow students to earn college credits for verifiable, college-level competencies, knowledge, and skills acquired outside of the traditional academic courses.

The President will establish rigorous and comprehensive administrative procedures to access CPL in its many forms, but not limited to:

• Work experience;
• Military service;
• Corporate training;
• Volunteer activities;
• Standard exams;
• Industrial certifications; or
• Completed apprenticeship.

The administrative procedures will establish eligibility requirements, assessment protocols (including portfolio evaluations), academic teams of subject matter experts, training program for evaluators, fee structures, and transcript recording standards.

Decisions of subject matter teams are final.  Please consult the administrative procedures for additional details.

References:

Rowan College of South Jersey Administrative Procedure, 3012 Credit for Prior Learning