Credit for Prior Learning Through Portfolio Assessment
Students must have been accepted into an undergraduate Southern New Hampshire University associate or bachelor’s degree program. Students must have earned a minimum of nine credits at Southern New Hampshire University to be eligible to present a portfolio for review. Students must request a portfolio review prior to earning their final 18 credits at Southern New Hampshire University. This applies to students in associate and bachelor’s degree programs.
Portfolio reviews will be accepted only for courses that are part of Southern New Hampshire University’s curriculum. Awarded credit may be applied to core, major or elective course requirements. All course prerequisites must be met prior to presenting the portfolio. A full-time Southern New Hampshire University instructor must be involved in reviewing the portfolio. A maximum of nine credits can be earned
by way of portfolio review for an associate degree program. A maximum of 15 credits can be earned for a bachelor’s degree program.
Students applying for a portfolio review must attend a series of Portfolio Workshops designed to:
• help them recognize the learning they have gained through non-curricular methods and settings.
• help them recognize how this learning fits into their chosen degree programs.
• help them recognize learning outcomes, competencies and course equivalents.
• help them gather and organize appropriate materials in a presentable portfolio.
Students applying for a portfolio review must complete the process within one year from the initial date of application. Students submitting a portfolio for review will be graded on a pass/fail basis.
Portfolio reviews will be accepted only for courses that are part of Southern New Hampshire University’s curriculum. Awarded credit may be applied to core, major or elective course requirements. All course prerequisites must be met prior to presenting the portfolio. A full-time Southern New Hampshire University instructor must be involved in reviewing the portfolio. A maximum of nine credits can be earned
by way of portfolio review for an associate degree program. A maximum of 15 credits can be earned for a bachelor’s degree program.
Students applying for a portfolio review must attend a series of Portfolio Workshops designed to:
• help them recognize the learning they have gained through non-curricular methods and settings.
• help them recognize how this learning fits into their chosen degree programs.
• help them recognize learning outcomes, competencies and course equivalents.
• help them gather and organize appropriate materials in a presentable portfolio.
Students applying for a portfolio review must complete the process within one year from the initial date of application. Students submitting a portfolio for review will be graded on a pass/fail basis.