Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is one of four programs in the Career and Experiential Education Center. The Mount offers students opportunities to obtain credit for college level learning which has occurred outside a college setting. Any student whose prior experiential learning is comparable to college course work may seek credit through PLA channels. Learning acquired must meet the criteria for college level learning as defined by the Council for Adult Education & Learning (CAEL) which states that college level learning must:

• be measurable
• be at a level of achievement defined by faculty as college equivalent
• be applicable outside the context in which it was learned
• have a knowledge base and be reasonably current
• include both a theoretical and practical understanding of a subject area
• show some relationship to your degree goals
• not repeat learning for which credit has already been awarded.