Credit for prior learning
<p>Adult students at UW-Whitewater have the opportunity to request credit for classes currently available through the catalog.</p>
<p>During the application process, you will work with the program coordinator to determine your eligibility for the program and the courses for which an application is most likely to be successful. This will involve matching classes in the UWW catalog with your work and life experience.</p>
<p>Once you are accepted to the program, you will enroll in an online course. You will enroll in 1.5 - 4.5 credits, 1.5 credit for each course request.</p>
<p>In your online Credit for Prior Learning class, you will put together one portfolio for each class request. The portfolio will be a collection of artifacts and reflections that demonstrate the learning you have already done and how it relates to the learning objectives for the course for which you are requesting credit.</p>
<p>If you complete the portfolio, you will automatically earn credit for the online portfolio class. Your portfolio will also be submitted to an expert in the appropriate field. This evaluator will read the portfolio and determine whether or not sufficient learning has been demonstrated for credit to be earned.</p>
Majors, disciplinary areas and degrees that accept CPL
<p>Many different classes across campus have been successfully challenged, including the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Art History</li>
<li>Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences</li>
<li>Communication</li>
<li>Computer Science</li>
<li>Criminology</li>
<li>Early Childhood</li>
<li>English</li>
<li>Foreign Language</li>
<li>Management</li>
<li>Marketing</li>
<li>Media Arts and Game Design</li>
<li>Physical Education/Coaching</li>
<li>Political Science</li>
<li>Sociology</li>
<li>Special Education</li>
</ul>
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Departments unable to accept CPL
<p>College or Department policy and the expert opinion of faculty and instructors determines whether or not students can seek credit for particular courses. Sometimes an accrediting body prohibits or discourages use of Credit for Prior Learning as well. The following departments are unable to accept CPL toward their major:</p>
<ul>
<li>Accounting</li>
<li>Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health</li>
<li>Social Work</li>
<li>The College of Business and Economics primarily works with internship credits</li>
</ul>
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