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General Guidelines for PLA Requests

  • Essays do not need to be lengthy - 2-3 pages are fine.
  • Essay content should briefly describe where/how you learned, but then focus on what you learned.  Include categories or areas of learning that you gained in this field.
  • Use the Guides below as appropriate to help you write your PLA request/s.
  • Once you and your mentor agree that your PLA request is ready to submit, your mentor will submit it via PLA Planner, where you can track its progress.
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New PLA Guides

The College has prepared detailed guides in subject areas for which credit is most frequently sought through Prior Learning Assessment. These guides will help with the submission process for your individualized Prior Learning Assessment request. The guides below are meant to help you understand the knowledge and skills typically expected of someone who has a college-level understanding in a specific subject.  This link will take you to PLA guides in:

  • Administrative Services
  • Business Communication
  • Data Management
  • Diversity in the Workplace
  • Leadership

 

General PLA Guide

Additional Subject-Specific PLA Guides

Some Sources of Learning

Individualized Prior Learning Assessment

This is a link to the college's full guidebook for individualized prior learning assessment (iPLA).

http://www.esc.edu/media/academic-affairs/ocar/2013-14/iPLA-2013-2014.pdf#search=prior+learning+assessment+guide+book

Samples on this Page

The following are sample PLA requests for individualized prior learning assessment through Empire State College's PLA process.  They range widely; some sample PLA requests are based on very individualized learning, and some are based on work experience and training.   All are used with student permission.  

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Sample PLA Essays/Recommendations

PLA in Progress

This is one student's use of his online portfolio to think about a particular area of knowledge for which he wants to pursue credit. https://mahara.esc.edu/view/view.php?id=47565

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