Documentation and Portfolio

Application Form

There is an Application Form that is submitted when you formally request to be entered into the PLA program. This has the usual personal information and also informs the College about the program for which you wish to receive credits through PLA.

PLA Plan

When you are ready to submit your documentation, you will use the PLA Plan. This form outlines the courses in the program that you are challenging. On it, you will show which courses you will provide supporting documentation and which courses you would like to write a "Challenge" exam.

Supporting Documentation & Portfolio

When you submit the PLA Plan, you will attach the supporting documentation to demonstrate that you have acquired the skills and knowledge contained in each course

If you are providing transcripts of courses taken elsewhere, attaching exams, assignments, notes and the detailed course outline would all be helpful in determining the equivalency status of the courses involved.

If you are demonstrating life skills that match the objectives of a course, take a list of the objectives as given to you and show how you acquired each. Attach sample work, computer screen captures, letters of reference, work descriptions signed by your current or past managers, etc.

If you are unable to provide documentation, you may arrange with the PLA Center to submit a report, a case study, or to do a practical assignment or demonstration with a PLA Team member. You might also arrange to receive an oral exam or interview with a subject expert.

At anytime, the PLA Center may request that you provide further proof, or ask you to do one of the above supplemental supporting activities.

Note: All documents remain the property of the applicant and will be returned at the end of the PLA Process.