Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)

Previous Credit

A student who has taken college-level courses after high school is considered a transfer student (See Transfer Students section).

Students who are taking college courses while in high school must submit official transcript(s) in order to receive transfer credit.

Course Challenges

Any student wishing to challenge a course is responsible for furnishing material, approved by faculty administering the exam, to be used in the challenge examination. The challenge exam fee includes a $15 recording fee and $10 per contact hour compensation fee. The challenge must be approved by the department chair or designee in which the course is offered. A student may not challenge a course for which they have already earned a final grade at the college.

Credit From U.S. Armed Forces

The college may grant credit, upon the recommendation of a department chair, for courses of study satisfactorily completed under this program in those cases where such courses have application to a student’s program. Credit is treated as transfer credit.

Credit by Advanced Placement Examination (AP) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Students who successfully complete either Advanced Placement (AP) or College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations shall be granted transfer credit, as predetermined by the respective department chairs. Students must request that an official transcript of their grades (a copy of a grade report is not acceptable) be sent to this college. Students contemplating taking an AP or CLEP examination should be aware that Alfred State requires the student to take the “Subject” examination and, if applicable, the optional essay section. Alfred State is a testing center for CLEP. For further information regarding the testing center, please contact the Center for Extended Learning