How to Earn Credit for Your Work Experience
(Experiential Learning Credits)
If you have been in the workforce for a number of years, you
have gained experience that may earn you college credits toward
your degree.
By working with one of our staff and/or faculty through the
Experiential
Learning Credit Process, you may be able to earn credits for
up to two college courses.
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Register for and attend the
experiential learning seminar. |
The seminar provides a realistic and
practical approach to creating a portfolio for Experiential
Learning Credit. It explains how to do a self-inventory on
knowledge and skills, how to match learning with a Reinhardt
College course, and how to assemble a portfolio. This
includes writing a narrative and providing appropriate
documentation. The seminar also provides information on the
steps in the assessment process and the resources available
to students.
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Attendance is mandatory for all
students submitting portfolios.
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Seminar is offered at the North
Fulton Center during Fall and Spring semesters.
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You will be advised regarding
credits required for your degree program and how they
fit with portfolio assessment.
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Begin your self-inventory and
portfolio preparation for courses for which you want
experiential credit. |
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Syllabi will be made available.
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Please contact the North Fulton
Center at 770-720-9191, or e-mail
nfmail@reinhardt.edu if you have questions.
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You may not contact instructors who
teach the course(s).
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Register for credit and submit
portfolio. |
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Cost of experiential learning
credit is one-half the regular tuition fee and is due
upon submission of the portfolio. Payment of fee does
not guarantee credit.
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Deadlines for submission are
January 15 and August 15.
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Students will submit portfolios to
Donna Hunt at the North Fulton Center.
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Students will submit two copies of
the portfolio. One is returned to the student, and one
is kept at the North Fulton Center.
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Faculty assessors read your
portfolio(s). |
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Assessor has two weeks to review
the portfolio and advise on credit.
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An oral interview is optional and
would be used in cases where the amount of credit is in
question and /or the assessor needs additional
information.
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Credit is assigned. |
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Class credit will be noted as
earned through experiential learning.
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If you are not satisfied with the
number of hours credited or with the decision reached,
you may re-submit a portfolio a maximum of three times.
Appeals will be handled through the normal appeal
process.
Portfolio Components
A completed portfolio contains:
Courses eligible for experiential learning
credit are primarily upper level courses, but are not restricted
to business courses.
Reinhardt College reserves the right to
refuse to process any portfolio that does not meet the standards
set by the College.
Only one portfolio per course may be
submitted.
Please e-mail the North Fulton Center with
questions regarding experiential credit at
nfmail@reinhardt.edu.
For more information
The
North Fulton Center of Reinhardt College
4100 Old Milton Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30005-4442
(770)720-9191
- fax (770) 475-0263
nfmail@reinhardt.edu
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