Presenting Your Portfolio for College Credit

People with lifelong learning experience may have an opportunity to present a portfolio to the admissions office to determine whether or not earn college credit may be earned for past experience.  Usually there is a limit to the number of credits you may be awarded.  Typically, the credit will be award toward a degree in a career field that matches your experience.  For example, someone who has been performing basic accounting tasks may be able to earn credit toward an accounting degree and have the introductory courses waived.

Tips for organizing your portfolio

• Review your current portfolio (see page x )
• Identify components that relate to a specific job skill
• Review the course catalog at the institution you want to attend and identify courses that match your hands on experience
• Organize your portfolio by your skills, ideally matching the course outlines
• Meet with the admissions counselor and present a copy of your portfolio.  You should plan to leave this copy so try not to include originals.
• Ask for a decision-making timeline.  You will want to know if certain courses will be waived prior to course registration.