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Nashua Community College may award credit for students who have potentially acquired learning outside of the traditional academic learning environment.
This learning may be composed of industry certifications, work experience, employer training programs, independent study, non-credit courses, volunteer or community service, or non-college courses or seminars.
The Credit for Prior Learning Assessment funnel illustrates how Credit for Prior Learning is assessed from the top (Level 1) to the bottom (Level 3).
Students must exhaust all options starting at Level 1 before moving on to the next level.
A student must be enrolled at NCC to be eligible for Credit for Prior Learning.
Level 1
Transfer Credit
Credits earned at another accredited institution or System College with a grade of “C” or higher may be accepted for transfer. Courses successfully completed prior to admission will be reviewed for transfer eligibility.
Accepted students who submit their official college transcripts to NCC will have a transfer credit evaluation completed with their assigned advisor during their registration appointment.
Official transcripts can be sent to: [email protected]
Transfer Equivalency System (TES)
Nashua Community College has a Transfer Equivalency System (TES) that you can use to determine how your credits and professional experience will transfer over to the school.
- TES is intended as a planning tool for your next steps in the transfer process; it is not an official evaluation of your transfer credit. An official course evaluation will be completed once you apply for admission to a degree program.
- If you have specific experience or credits that you’re not able to find in TES but believe it may still be eligible for transfer credit to NCC, reach out to an advisor.
Visit the Transfer Equivalency Portal
Level 2 (A)
Select option that is most relevant for your experience, if you have specific experience or credit you are not able to find; please reach out to us at: [email protected]:
ACE (American Council on Education) |
Advanced Placement (AP)
The College recognizes the College Board Advanced Placement Examination Program as a means of evaluating student eligibility for advanced placement. Matriculated students who have participated in the AP Program and who have been admitted to the College should have official AP grade reports forwarded directly to the College Admissions Office. Upon receipt of students’ AP reports, the advising center will access the grade and evaluate for transfer credit. The minimum score to receive credit varies from 3 to 5. No credit is awarded on any AP exam score of less than 3.
CBE (Credit by Exam)
Students may challenge a course by requesting and completing an examination or evaluation that covers the instructional material of the course. If successful, the appropriate credits earned are applied to the students’ programs but may not be transferable to another college. Not all programs provide the CBE option.
CLEP (College Level Examination Program)
A nationally standardized exam known as CLEP (College Level Examination Program). Passing scores for CLEP are 50 and above unless specified otherwise. Successful completion of a CLEP exam is treated as a transfer credit.
Level 2 (B)
IRC (Industry Recognized Credential)
Industry Recognized Credential is an umbrella term used to describe apprenticeships, badges, micro-credentials, certificates, certifications, degrees, diplomas and licenses.
Level 3
PORTFOLIO
Credit for prior learning offers students the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge they have gained through life experiences and apply this knowledge toward credit in some degree/certificate programs. To prepare for this option, students will develop a portfolio to be assessed by appropriate college personnel.
A student must be matriculated at NCC and exhausted all previous levels of CPL to be eligible to apply for experiential learning assessment credit.
Degrees and Certificates
