Experiential Learning Credit

Graceland University may award up to 30 semester hours of undergraduate credit for college-level learning that has occurred from prior work and life experiences. Prior learning is evaluated by appropriate department faculty for degree-seeking students who have been admitted to the university. Students are assessed a nonrefundable evaluation fee and a recording fee for each credit hour recorded.

Students requesting experiential learning credit must submit, at least one year prior to graduation, a completed Request for Experiential Learning Credit form for each course and supporting documentation that verifies learning. Credit is generally awarded for learning that:

1. will apply toward the student’s undergraduate degree program;
2. is measurable;
3. demonstrates a level of achievement defined by department faculty, i.e., course objectives are understood at the same level of understanding achieved through enrollment in the course;
4. has a knowledge base; and
5. is conceptual as well as practical.

Credit awarded to students is recorded on the academic record as experiential learning credit with a grade of “P” (Pass) after payment of the recording fee has been made.