Setting up an Education Plan with a Counselor

For more information on CPL and to create an education plan, which is required in order to earn credit through prior learning, contact James Wong in Counseling at jzwong@ccsf.edu or at (415) 561-1929 to set up a “CPL counseling appointment".

Eligibility

• The student must be currently enrolled in CCSF.
• The student must be in good standing with at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA and cannot be on academic or progress probation.
• All enrollment and or nonresident tuition fees must be paid in full and any holds on registration must be cleared prior to petitioning for Credit for Prior Learning.
• The student must meet the requirements for the individual course as specified in the current CCSF catalog.
• The student must not have already completed nor currently be enrolled in a course more advanced than that for which credit by examination is requested.
• The student must not have previously enrolled in and received an evaluative symbol (e.g., letter grade, W, P/NP) for the course for which Credit for Prior Learning is requested.
• The student must not have previously attempted the course Credit for Prior Learning and failed.

Limitations

• Credits awarded for Prior Learning are not applicable in meeting unit load requirements for veterans or social security benefits, scholastic honors, financial aid, or graduation residency requirements.
• Only one course in a direct series of courses may be awarded credit for Prior Learning, e.g., MATH 90, MATH 95, or MATH 110A or MATH 110B, not more than one of these courses. A student with the appropriate knowledge may take the assessment for MATH 110B and receive five semester units for this course; however, the student cannot take assessments for all four courses above and be awarded 16 semester units of Credit for Prior Learning. (The Allied Health and Nursing Programs are exempted from this policy.)
• Students who plan to transfer to another college or university are advised that other institutions may have restrictions on how they accept Credit for Prior Learning.
• Process to petition Credits acquired by Prior Learning are not applicable to meeting such unit load requirements as Selective Service deferment, Veterans, or Social Security benefits.
• Units for which credit is given shall not be counted in determining the minimum 12 semester hours of credit that must be taken at CCSF to meet the residence requirement.
• Credit by exam may not be available in all CCSF departments.

Grading Policy

• Grading shall be according to the regular grading system in accordance with Administrative Procedure 6.22 Grading and Academic Record Symbols: Credit Courses.
• The student's academic record shall be clearly annotated to reflect that credit was earned by assessment of prior learning

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