Policies

Student Admission and Registration Resources • Official high school transcript(s), • Evidence of meeting prerequisite(s) established for any course for which a transfer student seeks to enroll through submission of unofficial transcript(s) or grade reports from other colleges or universities, and • Transfer students who request evaluation of transcripts from other institutions of higher education for potential transfer credit acceptance are required to submit official transcript(s) from the colleges or universities for which the evaluation is being requested. Official transcripts submitted by transfer students shall be evaluated in accordance with NPRC- 9425: Transfer Credits.

Prior Learning Credit Degree-seeking students are eligible to apply for prior learning credit (PLC) in accordance with NPRC-9515: Prior Learning Credit. A minimum of 70% alignment between academic course content and the identified prior learning is required for awarding PLC. Academic credit for prior learning may be awarded for: • Nationally Recognized Exams • Program-Specific Industry-Recognized Credentials • Career and Technical Education Program Completion • Challenge Exam • Challenge Portfolio Transfer Credit Transfer Credit will be evaluated and granted in alignment with NPRC-9425: Transfer Credit.

+Prior Learning Credit available with active Industry-Recognized Credential.

* Upon request, prior learning credit may be awarded to eligible students who have completed 120 hours of pr Associate credential. **Prior Learning Credit available with active Industry-Recognized Credential.

Early Childhood Education ECE 110 * Introduction to Early Childhood Education 3 ECE 150 Creative and Expressive Arts 3 ECE 240 Co-Teaching in the Early Childhood Classroom 3 Family and Cultural Perspectives in Education EDU 118* Family Involvement and Collaboration 3 ECE 220 Children’s Literature 3 EDU 285 English Language Learners (ELL) Foundations 3 Special Education SPD 230 Assessment in Special Education 3 Meeting Learning Needs for Children with SPD 245 3 Exceptionalities Learning Disabilities and Emotional / Behavioral SPD 285 3 Disorders * Upon request, prior learning credit may be awarded to eligible students who have completed 120 hours of professional development towards a Child Development Associate credential.

Students who are granted the CDA Credential by the Council for Professional Recognition may apply for prior learning credit toward an Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education. Please see the Prior Learning Credit Section for more details.

Prior Learning Credit is college credit awarded for college-level knowledge and skills an individual has gained outside of the classroom.

Unofficial transcripts are for student use only and may not be used to transfer credits to another college or university. Transfer Credit is credit awarded for course(s) completed from any college or university for which an equivalent or related course exists at NPRC which may be eligible to fulfill academic program requirements provided eligibility criteria are met. Receipt of an official transcript is required for transfer credit evaluation.

We encourage students to speak with the college or university they wish to transfer credits to prior to attending classes with NPRC to confirm courses will transfer.