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Prior Learning Assessment

Gain Credit for Your Prior Learning

Corban University recognizes that learning takes place in various settings. You may have earned credits from traditional higher education institutions that you can transfer to Corban to apply toward your degree.

But you may also qualify for credit for college-level learning that occurred outside of traditional college and university settings. This could be anything from a professional training course to extensive work experience to serving long-term as a Bible study leader or Bible teacher. We call this credit for prior learning.

See If You Are Eligible for Prior Learning Credit!

1. Watch the Video at the Top of This Page

This will help you determine if you may qualify for PLA credit (either through a standardized exam, a Life Learning Paper, or a Business and Professional Training submission). Also, review these websites to determine if you are interested in taking one or more exams:

2. Talk to Your Admissions Counselor

If you think you qualify for PLA and you are a prospective student, let's talk in more detail about the exams, papers, and submissions you want to complete.
Kirk Robinson

Graduate & Online Admissions Counselor

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(503) 832-4510

3. Submit the PLA Inquiry Form

After you have been admitted to Corban, complete the online inquiry form to begin the process of assessing your prior learning. There is no cost to submit this form. It simply initiates a dialogue between you and Corban’s PLA Coordinator, who will contact you to explain Corban’s assessment process further.

4. Earn Your Prior Learning Credits

If the coordinator believes you are a good candidate for PLA, they will:

  • Approve you to register for one or more standardized exams. This approval ensures that you do not take a standardized test that will not apply to your program. For example, it is unnecessary to take an exam on Principles of Marketing if you have already satisfied that requirement in your program or if you have no more space for elective credit in your degree program. Before you take the exam(s), you will indicate that you want the results sent to: University Registrar | Corban University | 5000 Deer Park Dr. SE, Salem, OR 97317

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  • Register you to begin the process of completing a Life Learning Paper or a Business and Professional Training submission. The coordinator will then assign you a faculty advisor who will coach you through the process of completing your submission.

5. Apply Your Credits Toward Your Corban Degree

If Corban awards credit for your prior learning, that credit will be applied to your general education requirements, your major, or your electives.

Note:

  • Credit will not be given for duplication of learning (i.e., courses that cover the same material).
  • Students may earn up to 75% of their degree (90 credits) through a combination of transfer credit from other colleges/universities and prior learning assessment. (A maximum of 30 credits may be earned through Prior Learning Assessment).
  • In order to graduate with a degree from Corban University, students must complete at least 25% of their degree (30 credits) through Corban University.

Prior Learning Assessment FAQs

See below for the key questions and answers that explain more about how Corban University assesses and grants college credit for this type of nontraditional prior learning.