Credit for Prior Learning

Kansas Credit for Prior Learning Guidelines - November 2024 (pdf) The Kansas Credit for Prior Learning Task Force has developed guidelines to ensure consistent practices and quality standards are used across institutions. CPL awards credit for college-level equivalent knowledge and skills and includes credit evidenced by national standardized exams, military training transcripts, industry credentials, portfolios, and other methods.

Reports

• Credit for Prior Learning Awarded by KBOR Institutions - Academic Year 2023 - May 2024 (pdf)
• Credit for Prior Learning Awarded by KBOR Institutions - Academic Year 2022 - April 2023 (pdf)
• Credit for Prior Learning Awarded by KBOR Institutions - Academic Year 2021 - April 2022 (pdf)
• Credit for Prior Learning Awarded by KBOR Institutions - Academic Year 2020 - May 2021 (pdf)
• Credit for Prior Learning Awarded by KBOR Institutions - Academic Year 2019 - May 2020 (pdf)
• Credit for Prior Learning Awarded by KBOR Institutions - Academic Year 2018 - June 2019 (pdf)

Resources - Kansas 

• WEBSITE: Military Articulation Portal - launched August 2019
• PRESENTATION: Mapping ACE Credit for Military and Veterans - March 2017 (pdf)
• PRESENTATION: Credit for Prior Learning Pathways , ACE - June 2014 (pdf)
• TOOL:  ACE Gauging Institutional Capacity Tool (doc)
• Introductory Webinars from:
  • CAEL - PLA Quality Standards  - January 2014 (pdf)
  • ACE - Credit for Prior Learning Pathways - January 2014 (pdf)
  • College Board - Developing Effective PLA Policy for CLEP - February 2014 (pdf)
  • PLA at Thomas Edison State College - February 2014 (pdf)
• High School Counselor:
  • Cambridge in High Schools
  • CLEP Implementation for High Schools
             

Resources - National Experts

• Midwest Higher Education Consortium-Multi-State Collaborative on Military Credit (website)
• The Council For Adult & Experiential Learning Research Highlights (pdf), includes links to full research documents
• REPORT: Fueling the Race, CAEL - March 2010 (pdf)
• State Policy Approaches to Support PLA, CAEL - 2012 (pdf)
• American Council on Education (website)

Resources - State and Institutional Initiatives

• Ohio - PLA with a Purpose (pdf)
• Tennessee - Recommended Standards in Prior Learning Assessment Policy and Practice - August 2012 (pdf)
• North Carolina - Credit for Military Training at FTCC (website)  
• Minnesota - Career Pathways: Get Credit for Prior Learning (website)
• Indiana - Supporting Hoosier Veterans: A Look at Military Credit in Indiana - November 2016 (pdf)

credit for prior learning task force members

The Kansas Credit for Prior Learning Task Force consists of representation from each university and representation from the community college and technical college sectors. These representatives shall be appointed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs, in consultation with the Vice President of Workforce Development. The role of the Kansas Credit for Prior Learning Task Force shall be to provide oversight, as directed by the Board, for implementation of this policy and the Kansas Credit for Prior Learning Guidelines.