Portfolio assessment is a process by which you document acquired college-level learning from your non-college experiences: things that didn't necessarily happen in a classroom setting. A portfolio is a collection of materials that provides evidence of that learning. Portfolios are course-specific. You'll pay a $150 fee to cover the costs of the review, regardless of whether credit is awarded. You'll need to be a degree-seeking student who's not in your first or last semester. To explore this option further, contact your academic adviser. 

The portfolio application is now available in LionPath. While we are still working to refine the list of what is available, you'll be able to see what is available on your campus or in your college. 

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Accessing the Prior Learning Request

The Prior Learning Request page can be accessed from the Student Home Base in LionPATH by clicking the Transfer Credit button. 

Once in the Transfer Credit collection, the user will need to select the Prior Learning Request from the left-hand menu.

The first page of the request provides important information that students need to be aware of prior to making the request. The user must accept the Policy Acknowledgement before moving to the next page to make their request.

Submitting a Prior Learning Request

Users will need to complete the Course Selection and Experience Details sections before submitting the request. 

If at any time the user wants to exit out of the request without submitting, they can click the Previous button or click the Prior Learning Request link from the left-hand navigation. When presented with the Save Warning popup, the user can click the No button to discard changes.

Monitoring the Status of a Request

After a request has been submitted, it will appear in the user’s Active Requests list on the Prior Learning Request page. The Request Status will update as actions are taken by the approvers in the workflow.

Students will receive email notifications when requests are approved or denied. For approved requests, there will be an email notification after the entry of the assessment outcome by the Subject Matter Expert for the requested course.