State of Florida initiative funded from 2013-2019 to support Florida adults who had earned some college credit, but had not earned an academic credential.
Published in Chapter:
PLA as a Tool: Lessons From Florida
Michelle Horton (University of West Florida, USA), Monica E. Vandenberg (Independent Researcher, USA), Ann Dziadon (University of West Florida, USA), Allison Romer (University of West Florida, USA), and
Karen Rasmussen (University of West Florida, USA)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1928-8.ch009
Abstract
Prior learning assessments provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their competence related to knowledge, skills, and abilities that might lead to the awarding of college credit, documenting a pathway to alternative credentials, or earning credit for what they know. Complete Florida, an innovation project in the state of Florida, sought to help adults with some college but no academic credentials, working with students and institutions to identify opportunities for earning non-traditional credit based on an individual's prior knowledge and experience. PLA opportunities help jumpstart an individual's CBE journey and can help to accelerate a student's progress toward completion. Complete Florida, established in 2013 and defunded in 2019, leveraged a discussion to help institutions and students proactively consider how PLA can be used to leverage prior education, knowledge, skills, and abilities for earning college credit.