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About LearningCounts.org

We’re not giving away college credit. We don’t have to. You have already learned from experience at work, as a community volunteer and leader, in the military, through job training, through independent reading, open source courseware study and many hobbies. To earn college credit for what you already know, you only need to demonstrate that the knowledge you have is at the college level. LearningCounts.org helps evaluate the level of your learning through a process called Prior Learning Assessment (PLA).

Show What You Have Learned

LearningCounts.org is an online process you can use to demonstrate your learning in several ways. You can prepare a portfolio by writing about your learning, making a video of yourself performing a task, providing a product of your work, or having a third party verify your knowledge. The documentation—or portfolio—you present is then evaluated by a college faculty member. If what you have submitted is at the same level as what a successful student in a college-level course could produce, a faculty expert will recommend that you be awarded college credit without taking the class!

How do I use LearningCounts.org?

  1. Talk to an advisor (optional)
    You have the option to speak one-on-one with an advisor to find out which LearningCounts.org PLA option is right for you.
  2. Enroll in the course
    CAEL 100: Prior Learning Assessment Theory and Practice, a six-week, online course begins regularly to help you document your learning and lead you through the development of your portfolio.
  3. Create your portfolio
    You will learn how to compile your portfolio and get it ready for evaluation by a faculty expert. You can also use this portfolio to showcase your skills to employers.
  4. Request a portfolio assessment
    Faculty from colleges and universities across the country will evaluate prior learning portfolios and recommend credit awards. These recommendations will be recorded on an American Council on Education (ACE CREDIT) transcript.

For additional information visit the Learning Counts Website.