Prior learning portfolios only apply to undergraduate students.
Credit for prior learning experience is also possible in some departments through development of a formal, professional, written portfolio. The portfolio outlines, in-depth, the knowledge you have gained outside the college classroom and shows the relationship to college-level learning.
Assessment of portfolios and credit recommendations are determined by the academic department in which the credit is being requested.
How to Receive Credit for a Prior Learning Portfolio
- Contact the academic department of the course for which you would like to receive credit. They will provide you with information on specific applications. Not every department accepts prior learning portfolios.
- Complete the Credit for Prior Learning form and submit the form to the appropriate department. Pay the fee of $75 per course to have your portfolio reviewed. The fee is the same whether you are a full-time or part-time student.
- You will receive an email when your prior learning portfolio credit is processed.
Grade on Transcript
Prior Learning Portfolio credit will be recorded on your Boise State transcript with a grade of Pass (P). If your score is too low, no entry is made on your transcript.
Limitations
Prior Learning Portfolio credit is only posted to the current or future semesters. It cannot be used to repeat a class previously graded. You may earn up to one-third (1/3) of your total credits required for graduation through credit for prior learning.