Resources

​​​​Guidance

• CAEL - Prior Learning Assessment
• Houston Community College - Prior Learning Assessment Manual
• College Credit for Heroes
• Lone Star College - PLA Resource Manual
• TWC - College Credit For Heroes Report to Texas Legislature
• CAEL - New Research on Prior Learning Assessment and Adult Student Outcomes
• EvoLLLution - Supporting The Adult Learner Lifecycle Through Prior Learning Assessment
• CAEL - Report: The Case for Prior Learning Assessment Financial Aid
• EvoLLLution - PLA and Competency Override Need for Traditional Degrees
• AACC Library
• New America

Publications

• ERIC - Using Prior Learning Assessment in Adult Baccalaureate Degrees in Texas
• PLAIO (Prior Learning Assessment Inside Out)
• RAND - Competency-Based Education Programs in Texas
• RAND - Competency-Based Education in Three Pilot Programs

Other Resources

• CLEP - Academic Success in Higher Education (PDF)
• CAEL - The Importance of a Prior Learning Assessment Process Mapping Checklist
• CACE Reviews (Consortium for Assessment of College Equivalence)
• CLEP - Develop Your CLEP Program
• CLEP - Military Benefits

Additional Resources on PLA in Other States

Colorado

• WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for HIgher Education) - Publications

New Jersy

• Thomas Edison State University - Prior Learning Assessment

Ohio

• Cleveland State University - Assessment and Accreditation of Prior Learning Assessment
• OhioHigherEd Department of Education Prior Learning Assessment​​

Oregon

• Oregon.gov - Prior Learning Assessment

Pennsylvania

• Bucks County Community College - Catalog: Prior Learning Assessment
• Bucks County Community College - Academics: Prior Learning Assessment

Washington

• Green River College - Prior Learning Assessment